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Communications Server

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Modify dataset prefix with LPRSET Command

Hello, Is it possible to modify the prefix of the dataset name "userid.LASTING.GLOBALV" when we use the LPRSET Command ? We need your help because RACF don't allow we to specify any generic characters in the high-level qualifier of a data set name...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Reverse MAKEFILE

We're trying to move to the IBM recommended /etc/ipnodes host table from the legacy ADDRINFO/SITEINFO format. We recently noticed that we were missing the TCPIP.HOSTS.LOCAL source used by the MAKEFILE command to create the ADDRINFO/SITEINFO datase...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

INTERFACE statement for Static VIPA doesn't support subnet mask parm

Interface statement for Static VIPA doesn't support subnet mask parm.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

change ezz0401i ezz0303i ezz0318i to Error messages

please will you update the following messages to be Error instead of informational for following as vipa was taken over even though the vipa distribute was not going to workVIPA WAS FOUND ON LINE 197 AND A VIPADYNAMIC PARAMETER WAS EXPEcted - beca...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Requests for improvement : please set the selection to change NODELAYACKS / DELAYACKS even when the response mode.

I can set NODELAYACKS / DELAYACKS the PORT statement in TCPIP Profile, but it becomes NODELAYACKS forces if the response mode is requested.I understand that this logic that has been implemented to improve performance. However, NODELAYACKS is force...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Autoreserve BPXPRM INADDRANYPORTS

In BPXPRMXX you can specify INADDRANYPORT which is used for bind calls. The stack has no indication that these ports have been reserved for this use and you can put a port definition in place without error. however when you attempt to use the port...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

TN3270 access to require user logon to capture user credentials

We'd like TN3270 access to capture a user's security credentials (logon). Tracking users after a TN3270 connection is extremely difficult. We'd like the ability to have their Id available at connection time.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

HealtCheck msg for OMPROUTE SWAP or NOSWAP

Add a HEALTCHECK msg to indicate if OMPROUTE started SWAP or NOSWAP, the preferred and suggested startup it's a NOSWAP ASID
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

FFST F-probe Providing Incorrect Timestamp

Working SR 69213,122,000 IBM VTAM Level 2 tells me there is a problem in which FFST F-probes are not writing the correct timestamp, i.e., the timestamp seen in the EPW9523I message does not match the actual timestamp found in the console log.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Route Advertisement and Creation sequence

During route selection, the preference would be (1) host route first, (2) best matching subnet route, (3) DEFAULT route. To ensure host route would be the best route available at the time of route selection, it seems it is not appropriate to adver...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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