DSIN access (was Re: Electronic SPR submission)

[brodie at fps.mcw.edu]

in previous article(s), I wrote....

>> I disagree!   Although DSIN has a lot of introductory "how to" articles,
>> it is also "chock full" of problem notices, product release notes, and
>> many, many programming examples of stuff that is very handy.  A common
>> example is a "how to" do certain references to vms system services from
>> many languages.  Even the "experienced" sysadmin-type needs a good 
>> example here and there.

In article <8967 at cbmvax.UUCP>, grr at cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:

> I disagree!!!  As far as Ultrix is concerned, DSIN is almost as useless
> as the "Ultrix System Dispatch", which as we all know is slightly less
> than zero.
> 
> The Ultrix group(s) simply do not seem putting any effort into maintain
> in the Ultrix area of the DSIN data base.  Yes, occasional useful articles
> show up and even tutorials, but that's about it.  None of the problems
> that I've submitted to the Support center have ever shown up as known
> problems and they don't even bother to post notices of available patches
> or release announcements.

ok, there, you definately have a point.  I forgot the article was originally
cross-posted to comp.unix.ultrix.   Yes, it does seem that stuff is mostly
geared to the vms-side of things.   But, I'm a vms site.  :-)

> In addition, since retrieval is limited to keyword oriented searches,
> it is almost immpossible to find either problem descriptions or tutorials
> unless you happen to log in periodically and try your 10 best keywords.

well, that all changes in the future.  INCA's search mechanism uses
ALL searching.  i.e., not limited to keywords anymore.  You search the
ENTIRE context of the article(s), and you can use simple boolean logic
to narrow down to what you really want.

In addition, I also stated that the DSIN database is gonna expand a LOT.
Does this mean they're gonna expand the ULTRIX stuff too?  I dunno....


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