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LPQ Command - Utilize capturable output method

The TSO LPQ command does not have a method to capture the output via an interactive method (TSO CLIST, REXX, Unix tsocmd, etc.). This is due to the following per IBM support: "Several TSO commands supplied as a part of TCP/IP are written in Pascal...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance MODIFY GR Command to delete generic resource application affinities.

Enhance the "MODIFY GR" delete generic resource command to add the "CHANGE OPTCD=ENDAFFNF" function to the command. For example, you could add an "ENDAFFNF" operand to the "MODIFY GR" command to force terminate any affinities for that generic reso...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

DDVIPA message when target app is no longer available-down

We'd like z/OS TCPIP to issue a message when a target app for a DDVIPA - previously available -up - goes down.We'd like to better monitor DDVIPA target apps and get notified.
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Stream Control Transmission Protocol for z/OS

Desirable to have SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) for z/OS TCP/IP stack.
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Edit recovery doesn't recognize dataset/member being recovered has changed

Edit recovery is unable to tell that the underlying dataset/member has been changed since the recovery dataset was written. Since the entire dataset/member already appears to be being written to the recovery dataset, it should be possible to save ...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Change Default Ignore_Undefined_Interfaces to YES

The current default setting in the OMPROUTE Global_Options statement is Ignore_Undefined_Interfaces=NO. Change the default to be Ignore_Undefined_Interfaces=YES.
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance the NETSTAT CONN or ALLC to enable a user to see only summary counts

To enhance the NETSTAT CONN or ALLC to enable a user to see only summary counts if only the counts are needed. For example; how many sessions are established in port xxxxx; or how many are ‘established' ; how many are in ‘LastAck' etc
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

CSSMTP Customizable Codepages for zOS 1.12

CSSMTP did not support customizable Codepages, see also MR 1009091825. Beginning with zOS 1.13 customizable Codepages are available. For customers running zOS 1.12 and skipping 1.13 it is a long time from now having customizable Codepages with zOS...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

FTP Client command LCD to be able to specify Volume/Serial of device when dataset is not cataloged.

Currently the FTP client forces the user to change directory for the ability to transfer a load module since the member name is the only allowed value on the GET, MGET, MPUT and PUT subcommands. When the source LOADLIB resides on an uncataloged FE...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

A more user friendly and capable CICS EZAC transaction

Dear Sir/Madam, As a CICS team, we strongly need to have an EZAC transaction that is also capable of listing all the listeners defined in the EZACONFG file. In the current one, we should now the LISTENER trx in order to see the deatils of it. If E...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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