At 1:01 PM -0700 8/8/00, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>The concern is that with three supporting jobs (one each for
>syslog, bind, and sendmail), if any one of them crash, then
>the job limit would allow user jobs to run simultaneously,
>causing some to bomb.
...
>(Multiple job queues" aren't bundled with FOS, are they?
>Even if they are, I have no idea when this machine will be
>updated beyond 5.5pp4.)


Yes, multiple job queues are indeed bundled with FOS as of MPE/iX 6.0.
Aside from a few cosmetic problems the new user defined job queue facility
works very well. In addition to that, there are quite a few other useful
changes in 6.0. We've been using it for over a year, and it has proven to
be very stable. Aside from the effort and planning required to upgrade,
there's probably no good reason not to.

Barry.