Author Archives: Roger Lacroix

My name is Roger Lacroix and I am a die hard programmer. I have been programming since the 80s. My favorite programming languages are Java, C and Rexx. I have worked in the Airline, Retail but I have spent most of my time doing middleware work in the financial services industry. In 1994, I was introduced to IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) and I thought it was the next best thing since man created fire. This blog will be about IBM MQ, Java, C, Rexx and any other interesting items that I can think of. I hope you enjoy it.

List Ciphers used by JVM

June 2, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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On StackOverflow, someone was having an issue with a particular CipherSuite. So, I posted a sample Java code that I found a while ago to list the ciphers used by a JVM. I found the Java code on Atlassian Support’s page here. The purpose of the code sample is to allow the user to determine […]

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IBM MQ v9.1.0.15 Fix Pack Released

May 10, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.1.0.15 Fix Pack: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6989409 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.3.2.1 Continuous Delivery CSU Released

April 28, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.2.1 Continuous Delivery CSU: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9321-continuous-delivery-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.3.0.5 Fix Pack Released

April 28, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.3.0.5 Fix Pack: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9305-fix-pack Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.2.0.11 LTS CSU Released

April 28, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.2.0.11 LTS CSU: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-92011-lts-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ v9.0.0.17 LTS CSU Released

April 28, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ v9.0.0.17 LTS CSU: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-90017-lts-csu Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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OpenBSD v7.3 Released

April 11, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v7.3. https://www.openbsd.org/73.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Disabling IPV6 in IBM MQ

April 5, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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Angel Rivera of IBM posted a document on how to disable IPV6 in IBM MQ. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6980507?myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSYHRD&mync=E&cm_sp=swgws-_-OCSSYHRD-_-E The document states that: “The default behavior with IBM MQ is to try to use IPV6 calls (Internet Protocol Version 6), and if there are timeouts, then the IPV4 calls will be tried next.” I did not know this […]

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IBM MQ Download Links

March 6, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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If you are a developer and need a download link to something related to IBM MQ, sometimes it’s a real pain to find the link/page you need. So, I decided to create a blog posting with many of the useful IBM MQ links in 1 spot. IBM MQ Advanced for Developers on Windows IBM MQ […]

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IBM MQ 9.2.0.10 Fix Pack Released

March 2, 2023 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released IBM MQ 9.2.0.10 Fix Pack: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-92010-fix-pack Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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