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- From: samiam@netcom.com (Scott Moore)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Sending mail to IBM on CIS
- Summary: Procedure to send mail to IBM support on CIS
- Keywords: IBM CIS MAIL PROBLEM
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.061959.2683@netcom.com>
- Date: 2 Jan 93 06:19:59 GMT
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- Lines: 191
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- I am gratified at IBM's reponse to my program to transfer problem reports
- to them from the internet. They could easily have said no. Instead, they
- accepted the reports and returned replys, and where quite nice about it.
-
- I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN INVITE YOU ALL TO RELAY YOUR IBM OS/2 PROBLEM REPORTS
- TO ME. THEY WILL BE RELAYED TO IBM ON CIS, AND I WILL RELAY YOUR ANSWER
- BACK TO THEM.
-
- Use the problem report listed below. If I don't see it in this form, or you
- didn't fill it out correctly, I'll return it to you unsent.
-
- BEGIN FORM*******************************************************BEGIN FORM
-
- Relay information: Send to CIS address: _______________
-
- ------ Submit an OS/2 Problem Report ------
-
- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
- << THIS SUPPORT IS ELIGIBLE FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS WITH >>
- << VALID COMPUSERVE OR TALK-LINK ID'S ONLY >>
- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
-
- Use this form to submit defect problems to IBM support. Please
- provide as much information as possible on your problem. Feel free to
- add additional space, or remove sections of the form that are not
- relevant to your problem.
-
- CONTACT PERSON: __________________________________
-
- PHONE NUMBER: (___) ___-____ x____ Phone number where you can be
- contacted between 8-5, M-F.
-
- Note: Support will normally be handled electronically through
- CompuServe mail. IBM may contact you via telephone if it
- appears it will expedite resolution to the problem.
-
- ONE LINE DESCRIPTION OF THE OS/2 PROBLEM:
- ___________________________________________________________________
- DETAILED PROBLEM DESCRIPTION - If possible, provide step-by-step
- recreation scenario. Also, please include any fixes or work arounds
- you may have already tried.
- ___________________________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- Enter any error messages that occur: ________________________________
-
- Select the appropriate answers by placing an "X" in the space indicated.
-
- Can you recreate the problem? Y _ N _
-
- Has the problem occurred on more than one system? Y _ N _
-
- OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION:
-
- OS/2 Version 2.0 .........: _ CSD Level: _______
- OS/2 1.3 Standard Edition : _ CSD Level: _______
- OS/2 1.3 Extended Edition : _ CSD Level: _______
- NOTE - CSD = Corrective Service Diskette.
-
- Use the SYSLEVEL command to determine, if unknown.
-
- HARDWARE CONFIGURATION (provide as much as possible):
-
- Brand and model of PC: ____________________________________
- Microprocessor: Intel _ Other (specify) _______________
- Type: 286 _ 386SX _ 386 _ 486SX _ 486 _
- Speed: __ MHz
- Total RAM ....: __ MB
- Disk drive ...: ____ MB File System: FAT _ HPFS _
- Manufacturer: ___________________ Model # _______
- Type: IDE _ SCSI _ MFM _ RLL _ Unknown _
- Manufacturer and model # of disk controller: ________________________
- Manufacturer, revision #, and date of System BIOS: __________________
- Manufacturer and model # of video adapter: __________________________
- Manufacturer and model # of display: ________________________________
- Memory installed on video adapter: _____ EGA _ VGA _ SVGA _ XGA _
- Diskette Drive A: 3 1/2" _ 5 1/4" _
- Diskette Drive B: 3 1/2" _ 5 1/4" _
- List other adapters installed:
- _____________________
- _____________________
- _____________________
-
- TRAP INFORMATION - If a TRAP occurs and results in the 16 bit trap
- display similar to the following, enter any of the register values that
- you recorded:
-
- SESSION TITLE: __________________________________________________
- TRAP____
- AX=____ BX=____ CX=____ DX=____ BP= ____
- SI=____ DI=____ DS=____ ES=____ FLG=____
- CS=____ IP=____ SS=____ SP=____ MSW=____
- CSLIM=____ SSLIM=___ DSLIM=___ ESLIM=____
- CSACC=__ SSACC=__ DSACC=__ ESACC=__
- ERRCD=____ ERLIM=____ ERACC=__
- _________________________________________________________________
- _________________________________________________________________
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- If a TRAP occurs and results in the 32 bit trap display similar to the
- following, enter any of the register values that you recorded:
-
- TRAP ____ ERRCD=____ ERACC=____ ERLIM=________
- EAC=________ EBX=________ ECX=________ EDX=________
- ESI=________ EDI=________ EBP=________ FLG=________
- CS:EIP=____:________ CSACC=____ CSLIM=________
- SS:ESP=____:________ SSACC=____ SSLIM=________
- DS=____ DSACC=____ DSLIM=________ CR0=________
- ES=____ ESACC=____ ESLIM=________ CR2=________
- FS=____ FSACC=____ FSLIM=________
- GS=____ GSACC=____ GSLIM=________
- THE SYSTEM DETECTED AN INTERNAL PROCESSING
- ERROR AT LOCATION ##____:________ - ____:____.
- _____, ____
- ________
- INTERNAL REVISION _.___, __/__/__
-
- PRINTER - If this is a printer problem, please provide the following:
-
- Printer Vendor: __________________ Model ....: ________________
- Driver Name ..: __________________ Port Used : ________________
- Printer is attached to: Local _ LAN Server _ Host _
-
- COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - If this is a problem with Communications
-
- Manager, please provide answers in this section:
- OS/2 Extended Services ............: _ CSD Level: _______
- OS/2 EE Communications Manager 1.3 : _ CSD Level: _______
- Describe your Communications Manager configuration (DFT, T-R, etc):
- _________________________________________________________________
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- LOCAL AREA NETWORK - If this is a local area network problem, please
- enter information about the lan involved.
-
- LAN SERVER:
- OS/2 LAN Server Version 1.3 : _ CSD Level: ________
- OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Entry ..: _ CSD Level: ________
- OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 Advanced: _ CSD Level: ________
- LAN REQUESTER:
- LAN Server 2.0 Requester....: _ CSD Level: ________
- OS/2 1.3 Requester..........: _ CSD Level: ________
-
- DOS LAN REQUESTER
-
- LS 2.0 Requester ...........: _ CSD Level: ________
- OS/2 1.3 Requester .........: _ CSD Level: ________
- DOS Version: ____ DOS Vendor: _________________
-
- Is the failing system a Domain Controller? Y _ N _
- Is the failing system an additional server? Y _ N _
-
- DATABASE MANAGER - If this is an OS/2 DATABASE MANAGER problem, please
- enter information about the DataBase Manager problem below.
-
- SQL Error Code ....: ________ Secondary Return Code: ________
- Error occurs when database is being accessed as:
-
- Stand Alone ......: Y _ N _
- Requester (Client): Y _ N _
- Database Server ..: Y _ N _
- Using RDS ........: Y _ N _
- Using LAN ........: Y _ N _
-
- If the error is occurring at a requester, can the problem be recreated
- at the server? .....: Y _ N _
- Error occurs in which application?
- Query Manager.....: _
- CLI ..............: _ (Command Line Interface)
- User Application..: _
- If a trap has occurred, provide the SQLABEND results:
- __________________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________________
-
- PLEASE REVIEW ALL OF THIS PROBLEM REPORT BEFORE SENDING.
- When you are ready to send this OS/2 Problem Report, send the form via
- CISMAIL to ---
-
- Base problems - Base Support, 76711,610
- ES/LS problems - ES/LS Support, 76711,611
- (ES = IBM Extended Services, LS = IBM LAN Server)
- --
- Scott A. Moore [SAM] | "Cash is more
- samiam@netcom.com | important than your
- Santa Cruz, CA USA | mother"
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