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Communications Server

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Adding Bind functionality to PORTRANGE Statements

EZZ0313I BIND OPTION IN PORTRANGE STATEMENT ON LINE 237 IS NOT SUPPORTED IN THIS RELEASE. We need the ability to enter the Bind option on the PORTRANGE Statements just like you have on the PORT statements in the SYS1.TCPIP.PROFILE dataset.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant: Ability to copy objects from one backing store to another.

Ability to copy objects (Stacks, rules, groups, traffic descriptions etc.) from one backing store to another. Note: this requirement split out from DW RFE 86000
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Additional variable support in Configuration Assistant

Additional variable support. Especially the ability to supply a variable address group name - such as $LPAR_Group - where $LPAR would be resolved by a Stack Symbol. note: this requirement was split out from DW RFE 86000
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

PAGENT client connection retry notification

I noticed that when PAGENT reaches both ServerConnectWait and ServerconnectRetries for the ServerHostBackup the connection failure and retry messages stop appearing in the STC output. 16.02.46 STC37225 EZZ8780I PAGENT CANNOT CONNECT TO POLICY SERV...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Make APF-Authorised VTAM applications check VTAMAPPL resources

VTAMAPPL resources are only checked when non-APF programs attempt to OPEN ACBs.However, using programs such as SuperSession it is possible for any user to OPEN ACBs and thus subvert controls over ACB opening. This can be used in a denial of servic...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Improvements to Policy Agent

An expired key causes connection failures to DB2. Looking to improve resiliency within AT-TLS implementation
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

Pass CA-TSS informational message to FTP user as signon

FTP users do not see informational messages (last used, password expiring, etc.) from CA-TopSecret at signon. FTP Server needs to be able to pass these messages back to user. Here's CA's comments on FTP and informational signon messages. We (CA) h...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance z/OS FTP to allow copying Datasets cataloged with SSA

z/OS FTP does not support to copy Datasets that are cataloged using an SSA (system specific alias). Either it does not work or a wrong dataset may be copied in certain circumstances e.g. SSAZOS.SYS1.SAMPLIB may point to a z/OS SMP Target Dataset S...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Create a RACF/Secure Communications redbook

The documentation for setting up secure communications between z/OS lpars/plexes and external sources (that may or may not be mainframe-related) is not at all stream-lined, and I've had to dig into RACF, TCPIP and OpenSSH manuals, along with googl...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow PORT command to be disabled from FTP.DATA

While I understand there is a SENDPORT command to disable the sendport command for the z/OS FTP client I would prefer an option in the client's local FTP.DATA file to be simply set to disable it.
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration