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Communications Server

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SYSLOGD / syslog() API - Make it possible to configure a custom AF_UNIX socket for syslog() API

We'd like to get an option for the openlog() / syslog() / closelog() API to configure the AF_UNIX socket to direct the logging messages to another SYSLOGD that is running with -p option configured. The reason for this is, that we consider to run a...
3 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Under review

SYSLOGD zIIP eligable

Since z/OS V3R1 backported to V2R5 (PH47666), SYSLOGD provides the possibility to send logs to remote systems. This open's a whole new world, like connecting systems to Splunk in a very easy way. In times of every MIPS count, this new possibilitie...
7 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Under review

Syntax check for configuration member

It would be great to have an option to verify syntax of configuration members, namely ATCCON, ATCSTR, to prevent any possible issues to be found out only during IPLs, which are often done during weekends and resolution of such issues can be slowed...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Under review

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