Re: Death to Fix Central!

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You, sir, are a scoundrel.

On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Some draconian changes have been made at Fix Central.  Apparently if you
> have an LPAR at 7.5 and an LPAR at 7.6 and you try to order cume/group/etc
> downloads for both within 30 days you are considered quite the nefarious
> individual.  You cannot download more  than once within that period.
> If you do a SNDPTFORD SF98750 on one lpar to test connection after applying
> PTFs it will work that once.  If you try it on another LPAR on the same S/N
> it will fail.  If you try the original LPAR again it will fail.  Again,
> because you are obviously a cheater.
> You will have to email fixexp@xxxxxxxxxx to explain why you, as a
> disreputable individual, feel you are worthy of downloading more than
> once.  They will email you a form to fill out.  I have been in contact with
> one individual who emails "on behalf of FC Exceptions Handling...".  So, if
> an IBMer sees this and cannot believe this I can give them more details.
> If you've downloaded the cume/groups/etc and then get notified that a new
> hiper and security group just came out and you try to download that too,
> again you are unworthy of ordering them on a timely basis, you cheater you.
> This vexes me to no end.
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