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Communications Server

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Enhance SNI client configuration

In a scenario where a single mainframe client task is talking outbound to a cloud service on a single listener for multiple services, there is no way to configure SNI in ATTLS to support this. The only current way is to split the client task into ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Improvement to EEDIAG,TEST,LIST=DETAIL command

The D NET,EEDIAG,TEST command with LIST=DETAIL sets an incrementing TTL to provide a list of routers in the path to the end-point similar to the IP traceroute command. It appears that the current code stops incrementing the TTL count if a router i...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance FTP DIR Results for PDSE

Enhanced the results of the FTP subcommand DIR to report a PDSE as PE or PO-E, instead of as PO where it can be confused with a PDS.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Add PIPELINING support in CSSMTP

The SMTP PIPELINING FUNCTION can increase the performance of transmitting SMTP mails to the remote SMTP Server (MTA). Especially in cases where a large number of mails have to be transmitted. CSSMTP does not support the SMTP PIPELINING function.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

z/OS EZATMAIL output class configuration option

We would like to have the output class for EZATMAIL set as a configuration option. Currently output class A is hardcoded and there is no way to change it.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

NETSTAT STATS doc update and output enhancement

The output values (counter) for 'SEGMENTS SENT' and 'SEGMENTS RETRANSMITTED' of command 'D TCPIP,,NETSTAT,STATS' wrap after *4'294'967'295 to 0.*Need to be verified by IBM. This 'wrapping situation' happens in our environments about every 7 to 10 ...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Enhance TSO TELNET command to be able to pass parameter 'Srcip'

Allow source IP parameter to be used with the TSO TELNET command, or an equivalent command/service.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enable support of more than 100 characters passed as parameters to EZASNMPD

I discovered this problem when working with the SNMP agent, EZASNMPD. However I believe it to be more systemic than just EZASNMPD. If you provide more than 100 characters as parameters then it abends with CSV043I REQUESTED MODULE EZASNMPD NOT ACCE...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

extended ip-address support for netaccess

Include the ip-address of the network resource that is being accessed to the ICH408I-netaccess-message and not just in the smf-audit-log. Everytime netaccess is denied for a user the ich408i message occurs.As administrator it's much easier to dete...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

enhance UUID@GEN to generate ITU compatible uuids

UUID@GEN data set is a member of hlq.SEZALOAD. (alias of member ezauidgn) currently TSO UUID@GEN or TSO ezauidgn generate for exampleuuid (458487b55160.02.c0.64.02.03.00.00.00)containing time_high := 458487b5time_low := 5160family := 02host := c06...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration