There is a nice tool on CBTTAPE.ORG in file 247 - Brodcast Manager Utilities.
There is no fatal issue if Brodcast fills up. You just lose SEND messages and notifies. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of J O Skip Robinson > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 2:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Notify for XMIT > > First off, I highly recommend userlog data sets. Implemented here nearly 20 > years ago. Solved the problem of SYS1.BRODCAST filling up. You get to > choose the name. I somewhat regret setting 'BRODCAST.userid'. It makes > them very easy to find, but users have no clue that they exist. Not all bad. > > As for clearing out a full SYS1.BRODCAST, you can use the SYNC command to > reformat it. You lose all undelivered messages. There are also some tools on > CBT to clean it out with a finer blade. > > The problem with SYS1.BRODCAST is that every message gets stored there > even for a defunct userid that will never see the message. A userlog, > whatever you call it, is created automatically by the user when logging on or > issuing LISTBC. Hence a defunct userid never creates a userlog. You can set > up userlogs in IKJTSOXX such that a transition takes place: SYS1.BRODCAST is > checked for messages before userlog, so that old messages are not lost. > > . > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 626-302-7535 Office > 323-715-0595 Mobile > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Steve Thompson > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 1:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Notify for XMIT > > On 05/13/2015 10:13 AM, Steve Thompson wrote: > <SNIPPAGE> > > Per z/OS JES2 Init & tun Ref V2R1 SA32-0992-00, the default is > > MAILMSG=NO. > > > > I was just asked a question about SYS1.BRODCAST, and I've been pouring > through the ABCs of sysprog and the TSO (z/OS 2.1) manuals that I have in > PDF format on my laptop. > > Here is the question: What happens if SYS1.BRODCAST fills up? > > In our case we are running a SYSPLEX with multiple LPARs and CFs. > > So, anyone know what to expect if SYS1.BRODCAST gets full when it is shared > in a SYSPLEX? > > How many (willing to say) are using logfile.USERID in place of > SYS1.BRODCAST? How difficult was this to implement? And could it solve that > problem for us? > > Regards, > Steve Thompson > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
