Thanks, Donna!!   :-)

Wish we could all be there.

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> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of donna garverick
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:14 AM
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> Subject:           [HP3000-L] sig mpe minutes
> 
> greetings from chicago!
> 
> here are the minutes from sig mpe.  please let me know if you have any
> questions.....       - d
> ===================
> SIG MPE, 17 aug 2004
> 
> 1. john burke remains as chair of sig mpe
> 2. introduced hp representatives
> 3. covered 7 tactical 2004 sib items that hp has commited to doing
>    - network printing to non-hp printers
>    - support ftpusers and ftpaccess
>    - firmware reporting
>    - send commands to scsi devices
>    - spoolinfo
>    - devinfo
>    - volinfo
> 4. 2 tactical issues addressed by script available on jazz
>    - system-level ci variables
>    - enhanced showjob
> 5. 'backporting' sib enhancements
>    - many customers are willing to patch to add on enhancements but
>      are stuck on 6.5 due to 9x7 hardware
> 6. getting beta patches into gr status
>    - putting them on jazz creates monitoring/follow-up issues with hp
>    - requested weekly 'current beta patch' update to 3000-l
> 7. disaster recovery after 2006
>    - lots of responsibility on users to do 'homework'
>    - need 'go to' people within hp to handle mpe issues after 2006
> 8. stm passwords
>    - will be removed before end of 2006
> 9. merging sig's
>    - revisited merging in sig image
>    - need for advocacy is even more important as eol approaches
>    - sig vplus indicated they'd like to merge in
>    - sig cobol is also a likely candidate
> 10. hp update from mike paivenen
>    - storage issues - hba's, large scsi drives, ability to update
>                       firmware, driver 'hardening'
>    - making ce handbooks available
>    - hobbiest source license
> 
> =====
> Donna Garverick     Sr. System Programmer
> dgarverick -at- longs -dot- com
> 925-210-6631        Longs Drug Stores
> 
> Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
> Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
> We are not now that strength which in old days
> Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are.
> "Ulysses", A. Tennyson
> 
> >>>MY opinions, not Longs Drug Stores'<<<
> 
> 
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