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Support of 256 characters long user names in CSSMTP

We have a mailing application that use long user names of 140 characters length. With SMTPD the MaxUserName value is 256 characters but with CSSMTP this must not exceed 64 characters in length. For upgrade compatibility this limit should be extend...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

*VMEVENT

Create *VMEVENT records when real devices are attached, detached or changed in a userid. i.e. real device xxxx is attached as virtual device yyy.Create a *VMEVENT recordNow the user does CP DEFINE yyy AS zzzCreate another *VMEVENT recordNow the us...
over 6 years ago in z/VM 2 Delivered

Allow for Filtering on Needs Install field in zOSMF

Currently in zOSMF you can filter on different columns however you can not filter on if the profile needs to be installed. This would make it easier to be able to install across multiple systems since as you installed they would disappear from you...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Dataset profile EXTRACT feature for IRRSEQ00 RACF API

Hello, Following the PMR 68238,662,706 could you enhance the RACF API IRRSEQ00 to add a feature to extract dataset profile information ? A feature called ADMN_XTR_DATASET should be wonderful (like ADMN_XTR_USER or ADMN_XTR_RESOURCE) because at thi...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Delivered

RMSSERV.EXEC check for MACHINE ESA

When the directory for RMSMASTR is set to MACHINE ESA or when using a system default (GLOBALOPTS MACHINE ESA) without additional MACHINE statements the RMSMASTR startup fails. DFSMS/VM RMSSERV EXEC checks for MACHINE XA or XC but not for ESA. Sinc...
almost 7 years ago in z/VM 0 Delivered

OSM Console Problem during NIP Phase

OSM Console Problem during NIP Phase on z13 System. More Details PMH 37068,075,724.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 1 Delivered

Enhancement to Security logs in HMC / SE

The security logs in the HMC and SE are very useful for Audit and security tracking. There is 1 item that we would like added. Currently when a USB device is plugged / unplugged there is a Hardware message posted. Also at startup discovered USB de...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 3 Delivered

ICSF support for pin block format 4

We recently had a requirement in a project to encrypt PIN codes with an input PIN block format described in ISO 9564-1:2011/Amd.1:2015. Since we didn't find it in the ICSF manual (other ISO formats like ISO-0 to 3 are described in there), we had t...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 6 Delivered

JPMC Cusotmize API setting with IP address & port specification needed

In the Customize API Settings task, when I attempt to add a recipient for SNMP trap notification I am unable to add an IP address with a port number specified as shown in the screenshot below. JPMC get an error indicating the TCP/IP address is inv...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 4 Delivered

maxttl is same for NEG/POS cache on Resolver..NEG Cache needs seperate maxttl

Currently there is a single maxttl used for positive and negative cache on Resolver. If something happens to cause a negative cache entry to be created then it takes maxttl time for the cache to flush allowing that entry to be resolved again.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

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