I've heard that the INDEX.STORSYS.IBM.COM site has a 56Kb internet
connection.  It seems to me that it would actually save IBM money if
they improved this - a better connection would mean that less people
would have to order this stuff to have it sent by snail mail (diskettes,
4 mm tape, etc.)  - I'd imagine the old software distribution process is
much more expensive than the recurring costs for something like a T1
intenet connection.
        Would also like to put my 2 cents in on the 'after download' process -
while the Unix distributions are fine, it's a tremendous waste of time
having to download files from the internet, then run LOADDSKF to create
diskette images for Windows and Netware which I then usually turn around
and copy back to a directory on an internal anonymous FTP server for
installation and distribution.  Could the LOADDSKF utility be improved
to allow you to send the 'diskette image' to either a diskette or a
directory on your hard drive ??  This would be a good compromise for the
folks who still want to create diskettes and those of us who would just
as soon not bother.

Tim Pittson
tpittson AT himail.hcc DOT com

>----------
>From:  Stacy Lacy[SMTP:Stacy_Lacy AT CARGILL DOT COM]
>Sent:  Wednesday, September 25, 1996 5:51 PM
>To:    Multiple recipients of list ADSM-L
>Subject:       Re: windows 95 client
>
>Talking with our District (Regional?) ADSM marketing manager, he
>indicated to look for better performance shortly after the first of
>August.  Possibly a high-speed link to the server.
>
>Anyone managing index.storsys.ibm.com want to comment?
>
>
>> (Ray lamented on INDEX.STORSYS.IBM.COM distribution woes)
>>
>> Don't forget those diskettes IBM forces you to create.  Let's see ...
>>
>>    o unreliable access (can't connect much of time)
>>
>>    o incredibly slow (I get between 320 and 2500 bytes per second)
>>
>>    o unintuitive layout (only interesting stuff is in something
>called
>>      "fixes"?!)
>>
>>    o arcane interface (FTP, no WWW) (diskettes, what are diskettes?
>>      Ever heard of ZIP and self-extracting EXEs?) (AIX & MAC are OK)
>>
>>    o out-of-sync mirrors (make new PTF available simultaneously on
>>      various servers) (AIX directories may still not match this
>week!)
>>
>>    o people-time intentive processing *after* download. (diskettes)
>>      (major changes to installation with each revision, usually
>>      unannounced, not discussed) (poor reinstall/upgrade ... no one
>cares
>>      if their old version gets blown away during upgrade: get rid of
>it).
>>
>> Internet distribution is such a great concept.
>>
>> IBM and ADSM just don't get it when it comes to INDEX.STORSYS.IBM.COM
>>
>> On another subject, does ADSM (VM V2 server) have an HESC feature
>code yet?
>>
>> Hard to be an advocate sometimes,
>>
>> Wayne T. Smith               internet: wts AT maine.maine DOT edu
>> Systems Group -- CAPS        University of Maine System
>>
>
>Stacy Lacy
>Excel Corporation
>