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Communications Server

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CSSMTP € character in SUBJECT

Our customer(s) requirements to have € character supported in Subject can't be solved converting all needed eMail to execute CUNMRCSM like functions.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Have option for Distributor to reply with reset or not reply if there are no targets available

We are asking that IBM explore adding an option for the distributing stack to not pass traffic to the local stack if there are no current targets available to the distributor. Giving us the ability for when we receive a SYN packet to either have t...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Console MVS command to issue PING

When need a compatible command to issue a PING to a network resource and it can be done on the tso option 6. We need to have it able to do on the MVS Console. We had problem where tso was down and needed to ping a network resource from the mvs lpa...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Delivered

zOS CSSMTP AT-Sign Conversion

In zOS Communication Servers SMTPD Mail Gateway the hexadecimal representation of the AT Sign can be specified with parameter ATSIGN. The same function is needed for the CSSMTP Mail gateway. With the actual codepage conversion not only the mail te...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Delivered

Notify subsystem when TCPIP deletes IOCTL DVIPAs

Our shop allocates a range of IPs for use by DB2 subsystems via the VIPARANGE parameter is our TCP.PROFILE configuration. Since our DB2 DVIPAs are defined in the BSDS, DB2 uses IOCTL DVIPA defines to bind to them. When the TCPIP stack experiences ...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Add Sysplex Monitoring to SWSA tunnels

We need a way for sysplex autonomics to recognize that an IKED on a particular system is sick and will take itself out of the sysplex when it can not form SWSA tunnels after a certain percentage of failures.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

ICH408I on SDSF class ISFCMD.FILTER.OWNER for FTP FILETYPE=JES

Starting with z/OS 2.5, only SAF (Security Authorization Facility. for example RACF) is supported for SDSF security decision (i.e., ISFPARMS support has been dropped). After adding SDSF class ISFCMD.FILTER.OWNER with UACC(NONE) to prevent public a...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Enabling wildcard support for jobname in PORTS reservation

Enable wildcard character support for jobname in PORTS reservations (as already available in VTAM Major Node definitions).
over 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

Message "EZD1314I TCP/IP AND EXTENDED SERVICES ARE NOW INITIALIZED FOR STACK" not living up to its expectations

EZD1314I is supposed to tell us that TCPIP is ready and waiting for work and that it's ok to start applications that depend on TCPIP to be fully active. We wait for EZD1314I to appear at IPL time and yet our TN3270 servers kick out error message "...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Delivered

DBCS Support for CSSMTP

System : z/OS V2.2 MainframeActor : User needing new function.Our customer uses SMTPD and considerates migration from SMTPD to CSSMTP. (Action for SMTPD abolition in the future)Description : we need DBCS(Japanese) Support for CSSMTP.Without the fo...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered