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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories Communications Server
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 17, 2012

RELATED IDEAS

Enable the z/OS FTP Client program to recognize and make use of multiple IP addresses in the answer from a DNS name query

z/OS FTP Client program should have a configuration parameter in FTP.DATA to enable the program to recognize and make use of multiple IP addresses present in the answer from a DNS name query. Currently, the FTP Client uses only the first IP address in the DNS answer, and if the connection attempt to that address fails (times-out or rejected), the CLient gives up and quits. It should be able to try any additional IP addresses in the DNS answer list.

The FTP Client should not terminate until and unless it has exhausted the complete list of addresses returned by the DNS server.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Dec 7, 2020

    This item is not in our plans but is being kept in our backlog.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 19, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS Communications Server

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Networking
    Product - z/OS Communications Server

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