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What is up with IBM sending out ancient news as new announcements?

  • 1.  What is up with IBM sending out ancient news as new announcements?

    IBM Champion
    Posted Tue April 30, 2024 01:03 PM

    A couple of times this week I've received emails from IBM touting some TR level of some release.  However they've all been for stuff that has been out for quite some time.  For example, today I've received an announcement for 7.3 TR1.  Jeepers.  I believe 7.3 TR1 came out in 2017 or earlier.  7.3 is now up to TR13 and holding there.

    I've also received announcements for the base (GA) level for 7.4.  Earlier this week was for some other non current level of TR for 7.4.

    I see that, for some reason, the "Modified date:" of these documents was updated and this probably triggers these emails.

    It's not really a problem.  It just doesn't look good.

    Gee, I wonder if it's something I kicked off?  I've been reporting several broken links.  Much of this has to do with missing announcement letters and IBM has been removing the links to these "archived" announcement letters.  And maybe they cleaned up the TR wiki pages to remove the links to the announcement letter which came with that TR level.  Yeah, probably my fault.



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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