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Communications Server

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Provide an example similar to SYS1.TCPI.SEZAINST(SMTPNOTE) that operates in the USS environment.

For users not wanting to implement sendmail client/daemon in the USS environment, a good working example for using the facilities of the CSSMTP daemon is needed.This example should have similar functionality as the SMTPNOTE REXX EXEC provided for ...
about 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add PURGE option to MVSPUT dsn (REALLOCATE

Communications Server FTP MVSPUT provides a (REALLOCATE option, so that when a file of the same name exists at the destination site the current file is deleted to allow the new file to be stored. However, if the file at the destination site has an...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add support to the z/OS FTP server for uploading RDW data

The z/OS FTP Server has long been able to download binary data from RECFM=V* datasets with RDWs prepended to each record. However, there is no mechanism for uploading similar data and have the record boundaries respected. There is currently no met...
about 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

CSSMTP: support IDN addresses (convert to punycode)

When working with a domain name containing international (non-ASCII) characters, we need to convert the domain name for example into "punycode" before entering it into the DNS server.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

"Warning mode" for CSSMTP User Exit

It should be possible that the CSSMTP Exit EZATCPIPCSSMTPV3 allow something like a warning mode.In that "warning mode" CSSMTP should call the exit and do normal processing. The exit should not reject the mail but create additionally an error repor...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow PORTRANGE be valid on PORTS not defined by a PORT statement

Allow PORTRANGE be valid on PORTS not defined by a PORT statement.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Need to separate Stack wide command function from tunnel functions for IPSEC command in SAF

We would like to have a way to separate out the ipsec –f default/reload functions in the EZB.IPSECCMD.**.CONTROL SAF profile so we can assign them to a higher level user and allow other users to still manage IPSEC Tunnels. This separation would al...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Source Vipa and Interface interaction

We recently attempted to switch from Device Link statements to Interface statements. However we ran into an issue where if a Client lived on the same Host as where the Dynamic Vipa was currently on and attempted to use a Target on another LPAR the...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Add encryption status to data visible by default in FTP Exits

Sub Component: FTP Server Description: Our company uses FTP internally for batch jobs to move application data between servers and for administration purposes. We are converting to use FTPS but will have to have both FTP & FTPS active during a...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Externalize additional details about TCP/IP ECSA utilization

The display command support does not provide details about how TCP/IP is utilizing ECSA storage. The DUCB expansion problem recently experienced was identified using a system wide ECSA monitoring tool. Once the problem was identified and linked to...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

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