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Communications Server

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Provide DHCP Client to z/OS Comm Server

As z/OS evolves into more dynamic environments such as devtest running in Cloud VSIs, a static IP address may not always be suitable or known. This request is to incorporate a DHCP client into base z/OS components for the purposes of dynamically a...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Add guidance to permit and protect traffic with AT-TLS in the NSS technology tabs

The 'Permit and protect NSS traffic with AT-TLS' check boxes under the NSS technology tabs are ambiguous. The answer is always yes to AT-TLS because the NSS Server won't allow unsecured TCP connections from IPSec Clients. There should be on-screen...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Addition to VDPT display to see when target came available

A time stamp in the VDPT display for when a target became active would be helpful in debugging.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

NCA FTP is broken

Prior to a recent update, we could use FTP within NCA to send our generated policies to other LPARs. Now FTP does not support application controlled FTP, breaking our AT-TLS rules and resulting in a failure of NCA FTP to connect. To continue using...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

CS IP Config TCPIP.DATA to allow more than 6 DNS domain names to be searched

We would want to be able to define more than 6 DNS domain.names to be searched.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Request that the z/OS Comm Server FTP client and Server support direct transfer of VSAM data

Request that the z/OS Comm Server FTP client and Server support direct transfer of VSAM data between two z/OS systems.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

TCP/IP Support of ACCOUNT Subcommand

Copied from old SHARE Requirements system SSEWCP00002: Voting Priority=2.2 +4=3 +3=5 +2=5 +1=7 abstain=4 Priority=2.2 (Please ignore where voting=0.0 elsewhere) TCP/IP specification defines an ACCOUNT subcommand for use by FTP and TELNET servers. ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant: Ability to define a template of rules

Ability to define a template of rules and then be able to copy that template to an existing Stack configuration. note: this requirement split out of DW RFE number 86000
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

RACF interface to PAGENT to allow users to access pagent defined resources

When we are in our disaster recovery environment we have users that access it via vpn. We block most ip addresses unless they tell us to add it to pagent. One user had a different ip addr each time he logged in and had to contact us to add it to t...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

IPCS trace formatter tally trace entry counts are incorrect, turns out that they're n/a for certain traces

Request: either remove the Tally report section for SYSTCPDA and SYSTCPOT traces or add verbiage stating that it is not applicable to those traces. Client observation: The interactive IPCS trace formatter "Tally" report section does not tally the ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

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