Re: Supportline page (was:TCP/IP Set

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry about that... most of the time the link works...
but any who...here is the document 18300213


D.BALE@handleman.com wrote:
> 
> >http://as400service.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/document/10000051
> 
> Pat, this is not a slam on you, but on IBM...
> 
> You know what *REALLY* ticks me off about this link?  You can't link directly
> to a specific document!  I've almost got this link committed to memory from
> all the suggestions over time to find various documents using this link.
> Please, everybody, if you find a useful document on this, please PLEASE
> include the document number!  Then, at least, one can SEARCH on the document
> number to find the document.
> 
> Search?, hmmm, not available on the main page.  Where's that search window?
> Oh, yeah, click on one of the links, like "All Documents" to see the link for
> that.  Click on Search and enter the document number.
> 
> Oh, yeah, the document number, where does one find THAT?  You look through the
> entire document wondering where in the h*ll IBM hid the durned thing, then
> come back to the top and see "+ Document Information" and click on the "+" to
> find it hidden there.  IBM apparently doesn't deem the document number
> important enough to include in the "normal" text of the document, which means
> if someone hands or faxes you the document without the "+ Document
> Information" expanded, you have no easy way of getting to the online document.
> 
> I'd finish by saying "Don't get me started" but I'm past that point now.
> 
> Did IBM Marketing design this page?
> 
> So, Pat, what was the document number of the doc you were referring to?  <g>
> 
> Dan Bale
> IT - AS/400
> Handleman Company
> 248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
> 
> -------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
> I posted an earlier message on "HOW TO DO IT" but here is another
> 
> I found while browsing through the bush....
> 
> http://as400service.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/document/10000051
> 
> It's about like the other, but anyway for what it's worth, it
> might help you along...
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