-=> Quoting Ron Nicholls to All, [19 Nov 99  00:00:00] <=-

 RN> Using FTP-PM
 RN> Has anyone tried to ftp 'hursley.ibm.com'
 RN> recently. I get a strangely broken up root list
 RN> with no access to any dir even with full
 RN> drwx permission.
 RN> Also no pub dir is listed but it can be entered
 RN> if typed in the current dir window eg ;  /pub .

 RN> Other sites behave normaly, very strange.

 RN> This started when I went looking for java 118
 RN> having seen fixes for same but informed by
 RN> soft ware choice that it  is not released yet.

I presume you are savvy that the 118 files at hursley are useable ONLY
if you already have installed an earlier 118? Here's from the readme @
ftp.hursley.ibm.com/pub/java/fixes/os2/11/118

/***************************************************************************/

/* Java for OS/2 service update version JDK 1.1.8 IBM build o118-19991026  */
/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------  */

/***************************************************************************/

/* IMPORTANT: If your current JDK level is not 1.1.8 then ...              */

/*                                                                         */

/*   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<    */

/*   >>> DO NOT INSTALL THIS SERVICE ON TOP OF YOUR EXISTING SYSTEM <<<    */

/*   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<    */

/*                                                                         */

/* This service is intended only for installation on systems where         */

/* JDK 1.1.8 is already installed. This is because the 1.1.8 installation  */

/* process updates your OS/2 operating system for JDK 1.1.8, adds the      */

/* ICS debugger, and has support for multiple languages.                   */

/*                                                                         */

/* If you are NOT currently running JDK 1.1.8 then you should download     */

/* the 1.1.8 JDK code (and the latest feature installer if you do not      */

/* have it) from //http:/service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/en_us/catalog */

/*                                                                         */

/***************************************************************************/

/* APARS FIXED                                                             */

/* -----------                                                             */

/* For a list of APARS fixed in this service update please see the         */

/* fixes.lst file in the java11 installation directory.                    */

/***************************************************************************/

Self extract zip files available
--------------------------------
runtime.exe - Runtime files which are always required.
toolkit.exe - Toolkit required to develop java programs.
samples.exe - Sample java programs.
os2jre.exe - Java Runtime Environment if required.
rmi-iiop-toolkit.exe - Remote Method Invocation - Internet Inter Orb Protocol 
if required.



Installation of the JDK

-----------------------

1/ Back up your existing JAVA11 directory and sub directories.

2/ Make sure you are using the binary ftp option.

3/ Download runtime.exe, toolkit.exe and samples.exe

4/ Stop any JVMs that are currently using files in the java11 directory tree.

5/ From the root directory of the drive where Java is installed

   run each of the three downloaded EXE files in turn.

   NOTE: These zip files should be installed OVER your existing installation

   directory tree, not into an empty directory.

6/ Type java -fullversion to verify that you are now running the updated
level

   of Java.

----------------

Good Modeming!  /\oo/\


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