Andy,

Is the APAR you refer to IC22037 (below)?  Any news on when it will be
available?  You last mentioned today as a soft target, but I note that the
target date in the APAR isn't until 1/24/99.  I hope that's wrong.  We
really need this fix.

..Paul
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APAR Identifier ...... IC22037       Last Changed..98/09/24
APAR Identifier ...... IC22037       Last Changed..98/09/24
  UNABLE TO BACKUP MAC FILES AND FILESPACES STORED ON NT SERVER.
  FUNCTION BROKE IN PTF5 (FINAL) FOR WINNT

  Symptom ...... IN INCORROUT         Status ........... OPEN
  Severity ................... 3      Date Closed .........
  Component .......... 565511902      Duplicate of ........
  Reported Release ......... 31E      Fixed Release ............
  Component Name ADSM CLIENTS         Special Notice
  Current Target Date ..99/01/24      Flags

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At 10:38 AM 10/7/98 -0400, Andrew Raibeck wrote:
At 10:38 AM 10/7/98 -0400, Andrew Raibeck wrote:
>We are working on a test fix for this problem that will be bundled
>in with a number of other APAR test fixes (mostly related to the
>problems that the Win32 client has in handling accented characters
>such as umlauts).
>
>Our usual test fix strategy is to fix one problem per test fix.
>However, given the number of problems encountered with version
>3.1.0.5 of the Win32 client, this strategy is deemed insufficient
>since providing a fix for one problem still leaves other serious
>problems... sort of like patching only one hole on a boat with
>8 holes (the boat will still sink).
>
>Right now our goal is to have the test fix available by the end
>of next week (October 16). This is subject to change, and thus is
>not a firm date. The short of it is that we hope to have relief
>available within the near future.
>
>I will post here once the fix is available.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Andy
>
>Andy Raibeck
>IBM Storage Systems Division
>ADSM Client Development
>e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
>Is anyone aware of a workaround for this problem or perhaps the approximate
>date the fix will be available.
>
>Thanks,
>Gerald Siciliano
>Moodys Investors Service
>