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Core Infrastructure

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Batch FTP

Add ability to enter PORT number in Batch FTP PROC . Currently can only do //FTP EXEC PGM=FTP, // PARM='9.23.246.20 2021 (EXIT TI 900 TRACE ' The required HostName must be there or the PORT would be assumed HostName..Suggesting if Hostname on the ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Add PURGE option to MVSPUT dsn (REALLOCATE

Communications Server FTP MVSPUT provides a (REALLOCATE option, so that when a file of the same name exists at the destination site the current file is deleted to allow the new file to be stored. However, if the file at the destination site has an...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow allocating target data set using attributes of an uncataloged data set

When creating a new data set from contents within an edit session, panel ISRMCALL allows creating a new data set to match the attributes of the data set whose content is being copied.    If the attribute data set is not cataloged, a "Dat...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

SDB not working as advertised

SDB not working as advertised as below from ISMF: HELP-------------------- SYSTEM DETERMINED BLOCKSIZE -------------------HELPCOMMAND ===> Use the SYSTEM DETERMINED BLOCKSIZE (SDB) field to specify that the system determined blocksize should be...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Disk Storage SW Support 2 Future consideration

CSSMTP: support IDN addresses (convert to punycode)

When working with a domain name containing international (non-ASCII) characters, we need to convert the domain name for example into "punycode" before entering it into the DNS server.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

"Warning mode" for CSSMTP User Exit

It should be possible that the CSSMTP Exit EZATCPIPCSSMTPV3 allow something like a warning mode.In that "warning mode" CSSMTP should call the exit and do normal processing. The exit should not reject the mail but create additionally an error repor...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow PORTRANGE be valid on PORTS not defined by a PORT statement

Allow PORTRANGE be valid on PORTS not defined by a PORT statement.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Support <suspend/> element in workflow with parallel step execution

We would like to use the parallel feature introduced with workflows but it does not support the <suspend/> flag. We would like it to support this flag.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Need to separate Stack wide command function from tunnel functions for IPSEC command in SAF

We would like to have a way to separate out the ipsec –f default/reload functions in the EZB.IPSECCMD.**.CONTROL SAF profile so we can assign them to a higher level user and allow other users to still manage IPSEC Tunnels. This separation would al...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Conditional access information doesn't appear in the ICH408I message

Testing conditional access such as: WHEN(CRITERIA(SERVICE(service name))), found that when a user attempts to access the key and does not have the conditional access permitted to a certain service, the normal ICH408I msg is displayed, but there is...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

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