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Add TLSMECHANISM ATTLS or FTP to the output of the LOCSTAT command in the FTP Client

Clients need to know which environment they are running in for auditing purposes.The LOCSTAT FTP Client subcommand should be enhanced to expose the TLSMECHANISM, either ATTLS or FTP.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

TRACERTE IPV4 vs IPV6 BEHAVIOR DIFFERENCE

SYSTEM: traceroute utilityACTOR: operator, analyst, engineer... (RACF USERID) Traceroute is a common and vital network diagnostic utility. Its behavior is desired to be equivalent whether processing an IPV4 or an IPV6 address. At ZOS_2.1, the trac...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

DFRMM don't know a RENAME IDCAMS

We have the authorization to make a DEFINE or DELETE for a TAPE file. When we do it, DFRMM know this information on his control dataset.We have too the possibility to do a RENAME idcams of a TAPE file. We cannot modify the last 17 characters. But ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Not under consideration

TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT / accept filter support

Apache HTTP Server, and probably other portable network software, would benefit greatly from an easy-to-use socket option like TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT or freebsds accept filters. For HTTP especially, but really for any protocol where the client sends fir...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

update ist1578i, ist1222i ezz4307i & ezz4341i to error messages please to warn users to be aware of osa hardware/software/lan

EZZ4338I ERROR REPORTED ON INTERFACE OSAInnn - CODE 80100040 DIAGNOSTIC CODE 03EZZ4337I ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER INTERFACE OSAInnnEZZ4346I UNABLE TO RECOVER INTERFACE OSAInnn EZZ4307I REASON: ERROR ENCOUNTERED AFTER REACTIVATION EZZ4341I DEACTIVATION...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow Modetab parm on adjcp major node

Currently, when using an EE link to activate a cpcp session between lpars the logmodes cpsvcmg and snasvcmg are expected to reside in ISTINCLM and no other modetab is searched..
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

gse tkguide test

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over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

zOSMF Configuration Assistant Usability Enhancements

zOSMF Configuration Assistant usability enhancements:1. The ability to select and add multiple reusable rules at one time. 2. The ability to select and operate on multiple rules at one time – Delete, Enable, Disable etc.3.Additional variable suppo...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

z/OS HCD HMC-Wide Activation Enhancement

In order to maintain consistency in our HCD configurations, we use a single HCD Profile that all of our systems programmers share. In that profile, there is a parameter for CONFIGURATION_TABLE. It would be useful if that could use a symbolic varia...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / HCD 6 Not under consideration

Make the RECONLIM parameter of TSOKEY00 capable of specifying individual users or groups of users.

These days it is very common place for employees to use laptops. One issue this creates is losing our TSO sessions when disconnecting from the network. One possible solution is to significantly raise the value of the RECONLIM parameter in TSOKEY00...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration