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Entries Tagged as 'Humor'

WMQ Humor

April 14th, 2009 1 Comment

Resurrecting something I wrote back in 2003 over a lunch break:
MQ Message pick-up lines…
Your queue or mine?
What’s your sign-bit?
Is that a COA in your message descriptor, or are you just glad to see me?
What’s a message like you doing in a queue like this?
You look like you’ve got a good message header on your shoulders.
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When automatic translators go wrong…very wrong!

April 7th, 2009 No Comments

I just found a blog post about WMQ security that has, I believe, been run through an automated translation service with unintentionally hilarious results.   Here’s an excerpt:
WMQ Adventurer authenticating a connexion to a queue director
For both waiter and client hallmark, the queue director demands:

The personal credential released to the queue director by it Holds [...]

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Comparing snail mail to WebSphere MQ

June 17th, 2008 1 Comment

As you know, I’m constantly on the lookout for new messaging technologies that compete or interact with with WebSphere MQ. I recently came across the web site of Boredom Research where they are testing out a new Snail Mail system based on…well…actual snails.

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