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Allow EE LDLC timer parms (LIVTIME SRQTIME SRQRETRY) to be coded on EE Switched Major Node Group and PU Statements.

Allow EE LDLC timer parms (LIVTIME SRQTIME SRQRETRY) to be coded on EE Switched Major Node Group and PU Statements.
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

ISPF 3.17 Unix Directory List - cannot move the MESSAGE column

Customer is trying to customize his ISPF Unix directory list to display: File name (35 chars) TYPE SIZE CHANGED_date and TIME The issue is that the MESSAGE column is part of the STATIC section of each line built by ISRUUDLD. The customer would lik...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

SUPERC and SRCHFOR should honor the configuration table values for temporary data sets.

The configuration table has the following: USE_PDFCUNIT_FOR_TEMP_ISPF_DATA_SETS PDF_DEFAULT_UNIT implying that if you set the first one to Yes, that any temporary data set will use the value from the second one. However, in SUPERC, OLDDD and NEWDD...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Options to select Ehternet Frame type for OSA : Type2 or 802.3

OSA send 802.3 ARP by default after Ethernet Type2 ARP don't get re resolved and user have no options to remove 802.3 frame.802.3 frames are not supported some latest Routers/Switches and caused a lot of error messages on the router the OSAs are c...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Provide a more inclusive set of translation table samples

Currently, the z/OS Communications Server product is shipped with two libraries--SEZATCPX and SEZADBCX--which provide sample translation tables which can be compiled into a binary format and provided to applications to use in translating between d...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

remove OSASF dependency on APPC

We are planning migrating RACF RRSF to TCP/IP and now Only IOASRV OSASF depends on APPC. Would it be possible to also have OSASF use TCP/IP directly. see Service Request 40852,180,000
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enable FTP to optionally treat a 'LF' as a 'CRLF' for inbound data

Currently, FTP (client and server) provide configuration options allowing users to specify what characters should be used to terminate records for outbound data. These are the SBSENDEOL and MBSENDEOL configuration statements, allowing a user to te...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

FTP/SSL client can pull the CA from the FTP/SSL server

Today z/os FTPS client gets the public Cert (CA) from the FTPS server when it connects. If the CA is not in the RACF database (or keyring) it rejects the connection with an appropriate error message. Other platforms and SSL products, such as https...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance TCPIP display command for tn3270 to make 2 character cipher IDs match the rfc

I would like a more user friendly and auditor friendly display output that displays what ciphers are in use. My first thought is that the 2 character abbreviation should match the 2 character abbreviations from the rfc. However it would be most co...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

SNTP - correct loop problem

I'm creating this RFE in response to the customer problem reported in the PMR. The customer's SNTP server ended up in a loop with another z/OS SNTP server on another system. It appears our SNTP can get into a loop sending responses back and forth ...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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