I must agree to an extent. A 10 user login limit is the pits on an ftp server.
-Bob
At 05:08 PM 9/25/96 -0500, you wrote:
At 05:08 PM 9/25/96 -0500, you wrote:
>(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
>
>
Bob Finnell finnell AT erols DOT com

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