The slack link for OMP Slack workspace has been renewed and the link in your registration confirmation email should work. Please try the link again.
Original Message:
Sent: Fri September 22, 2023 07:07 AM
From: Hartanto Ario Widjaya
Subject: Slack Open Mainframe Project Access Problems
Hi Marc and @Mahesh Gudelli,
Sorry for the inconvenience, it seems that the invite link used has expired. We will inform the Linux Foundation people so that they can fix the link.
In the meantime, please try this link: https://join.slack.com/t/openmainframeproject/shared_invite/zt-1gkhwtzsx-EZuJXgu05N67AWyalJJq_A
It should allow you to register for an account.
Thank you!
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Hartanto Ario Widjaya
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 20, 2023 02:10 PM
From: Marc Gauthier
Subject: Slack Open Mainframe Project Access Problems
Please be informed that the problem is recurring as of September 2023. I have the exact same problem as described by Valeria Pimentel and the other member on this board.
I followed the link in the email from Zskills@us.ibm.com informing me that my account had been created. The link invited me to join the Open Mainframe Project on Slack.
When I tried to log into Slack with the Gmail account I used to register with IBM, I was greeted with the same error message as the first post. It looked like Gmail wasn't a possibility?!
As I had a Slack workspace associated with the email, I changed my email with IBM, and requested a new mainframe account. Alas, to no avail: I was once again greeted with "The email address must match one of the domains listed below. Please try another email." even though I was trying to use my @gmail.com account.
It is very unfortunate since I cannot get a password to log into my account on the mainframe and, therefore, cannot continue the COBOL tutorial on z/os that I was following.
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Marc Gauthier
Original Message:
Sent: Mon March 20, 2023 09:24 PM
From: SUDHARSANA SRINIVASAN
Subject: Slack Open Mainframe Project Access Problems
Valeria, I just responded to your message 1 on 1 as well. Please try the link in the registration email again - it should work. The OMP team tells me the link was reset to ensure our learners can register and get access to the slack workspace.
Let me know if that does not work.
Sudharsana
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SUDHARSANA SRINIVASAN
Original Message:
Sent: Fri March 17, 2023 08:46 PM
From: VALERIA PIMENTEL
Subject: Slack Open Mainframe Project Access Problems
Please I need help accessing the Slack Open Mainframe Project.
I'm beyond frustrated.
I'm new to IT, and I'm trying to learn COBOL by IBM course.
I received an email with how to access the system (COBOL Programming with VSCode Labs Confirmation).
The email says to :
"We are using Slack for system access questions and password issues:
Click this link https://slack.openmainframeproject.org/ to add yourself to
the Open Mainframe Project Slack workspace. Within this workspace, add the
cobol-programming-course channel."
However, Slack does not accept my Gmail email. It says "The email address must match one of the domains listed below. Please try another email." Then it says:
You can use any account with the domain:
- linuxfoundation.org
- phoenixsoftware.com
- contractor.linuxfoundation.org
- virtualzcomputing.com
Don't have an email address from one of those domains?
Contact the workspace administrator at Open Mainframe Project for an invitation."
I only have GMAIL and I'm stuck in this loop.
Any suggestions?
I really would like to take this course.
Thank you so much for any suggestions.
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VALERIA PIMENTEL
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