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Communications Server

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zOS FTP Server Customizable Timout for active data connections

If the zOS FTP Server initiates a data connection in active mode and if this TCP connection cannot be started for some reason (for example because of firewall restrictions) the timeout for this connection initiation is at least 120 seconds dependi...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

TCPIP port application that are defined with PORTRANGE cut 119 type 7 records

SMF 119 sub type 7 are required records even if application ports are defined with portrange.
about 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Configuration Assistant access to symbols/variables table

The recent ESP discussed the use of symbols becoming available to Configuration Assistant in z/OS V2R3, these symbols will not be available to all aspects of Config Asst.Enabling the use of a symbol table by such fields as certificates and certifi...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

zOS PT - Support for a 6 character APPLID prefix

Currently, zOSPT only supports a 5 character prefix followed by * in SNA application range definition within Network Configuration Assistant. To work around this we changed the CICS workflow provided by zOSPT to use the software service instance n...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

FTP-server: Command control by RACF

We have multi customer LPARS where lots of filetransfers are done by FTP, FTPS and SFTP. In security audits we get complains about how we control security about what a customer can do by Ftp in z/OS. Test this:Logon Ftpcd ''ls * c:\dsnlst.txtThis ...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Facility to get DWACT from live system

Currently issuing a D NET it is possible to get DWINOP status BUt not DWACT, hence require either in diminishing requirements:1. D NET enhanced to show DWACT status for running system for EE2. Library call accessible via C or ideally REXX to query...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

zOS CommSrv OMPROUTE should report 'NEW STATE 128' after successful recovery from 'OSPF ADJACENCY FAILURE'

Write a message to the OMPROUTE and to the system log when OSPF adjacancy was successfully recovered to 'STATE 128' after an 'EZZ7921I OSPF adjacency failure'.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

PARSER needs to be able to handle other Whitespace characters

There are times when we have engineers cutting and pasting things into the configurations. Due to translation issues sometimes pasting from an app (Word or Onenote) gets translated to other white space characters. We have had multiple issues over ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

TLS Failure Message Enhancements :: System SSL error code added to all TLS handsahke/authentication failure messages

Currently when an FTP fails we get a cryptic message such as the following in the FTP server ID=FTPSEC100168 SECURE fails Reason=4 Text=The TLS handshake failed or in a client connection EZY2640I Using dd:SYSFTPD=SYS5.TCPIP.PUBLIC(CFTPSEC) for loc...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

OSA hangs when SVIPA and DVIPA range overlap and FTPS job is run

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over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

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