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The first one, called iPTF, I think, is like SNDPTFORD.
The second way ALSO checks coreq/prereq stuff and is,
IMO, just fantastic (was, at least <g>). You can tell
Boulder to send your order anywhere, on any media. Great
for scheduled stuff.
> This is a multipart message in MIME format.
> --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> Jeff,
>
> There are two internet ways of ordering PTF's.  One connects to your
> iSeries.  One doesn't.  I use the first much like SNDPTFORD and I want it
> to check for coreq's, prereq's, etc.  When I want a cum or any group ptf's
> I use the second method.  The advantage to the second method are:
> 1)  You get 3 emails for every order:
>  a)  Here is your order number
>  b)  Here is your order number and Airborne tracking number
>  c)  Here is your order number, Airborne tracking number, and Airborne
> just left with the package.
> 2) For fat fingered folks like you, you enter each order on a separate
> line like
> SF99501
> SF99069
> etc
>
> Interactive ordering:
> http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/p_dir/ptforder.nsf
>
> Via Airborne:
> http://service.software.ibm.com/as400.us.reg/orderptfmedia?lang=english|1
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> Benjamin Franklin
>
>
>
>
> "Jeff Silberberg" <jsilberberg@mindspring.com>
> Sent by: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> 06/10/2002 11:43 AM
> Please respond to midrange-l
>
>
>         To:     <midrange-l@midrange.com>
>         cc:
>         Fax to:
>         Subject:        Re: PTF Groups
>
>
> NOPE !!!!!!!!!!!
>
>         I ordered V4R5 stuff last week, after attempting to input the
> string
> into the iPTF process a number of times, I finally gave up and went green
> screen, did a sndptford for all eight packages delaying the report step.
> Then I hooked up the modem, and reported them as one group.  Well, I still
> got eight Airbourne Packages, although the driver only had to come out
> once.
>
>         Why in this day of OPS NAV (I should have a list box of those
> PTF's/Packages available for my system to just select from), high speed
> Internet, and relational Databases is this so hard. They doing the backend
> processing in IBM DOS or something ????
>
>         Jeff Silberberg.
>
> PS: The AIX world has had a great process for years, maybe we will when
> AIX
> comes to iSeries..
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <rob@dekko.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: PTF Groups
>
>
> > This is a multipart message in MIME format.
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > The problem is that IBM is now trying to save money by combining
> multiple
> > groups into one Airborne package.  I used to use address three for which
> > AS/400 and which group.
> >
> > I don't know how they determine when someone is doing this and when the
> > locations really are physically different.
> >
> > Rob Berendt
> > --
> < S N I P >
>
>
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