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Communications Server

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Change the TCP/IP Base Resolver Configuration search order

Move DEFAULTTCPIPDATA so it comes before SYS1.TCPPARMS(TCPDATA) in the TCP/IP Base Resolver Configuration search order.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

CSSMTP user data in SMF record

Add a user data field (256 bytes) to the SMF 119 subtype 50 (Mail record) record for CSSMTP. The CSSMTP server should populate the user data field from a header in the SMTP file written by the application.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow NETACCESS to control down to the PORT level

In addition to the functionality given with NETACCESS, add control at the PORT level.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 5 Not under consideration

Extended ping support in TSO option 6

Need important extended ping in ispf.we can only do workstation of extended ping for OSA, etc. When doing destructive or plan outage to see traffic route with using extended ping. Similar ping ofPing xxx.xxx.xxx -t-t is extended ping and cntl c to...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 8 Not under consideration

Enhancement to DISPLAY TCPIP NETSTAT PORTL - Add Range

Enhance the TCPIP DISPLAY command for NETSTAT,PORTList to include the ability to specify a RANGE. Some examples of the command syntax: D TCPIP,,NETSTAT,PORTL,PORT=14000-14500 Or D TCPIP,,NETSTAT,PORTL,PORT=14000,MAX=500 Or maybe D TCPIP,,NETSTAT,P...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

In NCA When copying a stack should we should have an option to change the Version of the stack

There are times when we are copying a stack from one image to another. The current image is a lower level then the one we are moving to. Right now I have to stop the process, go to the image, update it and then move it. It would be better to do th...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add SNMP manager usage of MIBS.DATA for processing alert traps

We are running OSNMP in a started task to receive messages over port 162 from outboard hardware. Previous to z/OS 2.3 the messages come across as EBCDIC and we could use automation to create alerts for warning and critical messages. Now under z/OS...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow APPN to be returned via the NMI API

Enhancement to allow for APPN data to be monitored and returned using the Network Management Interface (NMI) via a TCPIP socket.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

BGP Protocol on z/OS

We would like to have z/OS TCP/IP (OMPROUTE) support BGP protocol.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

TN3270 server logging of failed LU Pool Lookups

Level set: We have no default pools for our TN3270 server; all incoming connections must match a specific pool. If a connection comes in and fails because it does not match a pool, it is very difficult to detect, even using SMF 119 records. We wou...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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