[Info-vax] : Welcome to lockdown - HP limiting access to patches

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

On 2010-08-18 18:09, Art Wiens wrote:
> Anyone else see this at the ITRC main page? :
>
> Important note: As of September 18 (or shortly thereafter),

I guess we are still in "shortly thereafter" since
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/
still seems to work just fine.

Maybe best to fetch whatever is the currently latest
kits, just to be safe... :-)


Jan-Erik.





  HP will
> institute a change in the way that Patch services are accessed. Beginning
> at that time, Patch access will be through the ITRC support portal. You
> need to have a valid ITRC user ID and password and ***** will now also need
> an active HP support agreement that includes Software Updates linked to
> your ITRC profile to access Patch content and services. *****
>
> "No patches for you! Next!" (Patch Nazi)
>
> And while you're at ITRC staring in disbelief, can you stop in at the VMS
> Forum and help me with my DCPS problem?
>
> Cheers,
> Art