NEW FUNCTION : FIREWALL FRIENDLY FTP CLIENT


 
 APAR Identifier ...... PI80912      Last Changed ........ 17/12/15            
 NEW FUNCTION : FIREWALL FRIENDLY FTP CLIENT                                   
                                                                               
 Symptom ...... NF NEWFUNCTION       Status ........... CLOSED  UR1            
 Severity ................... 4      Date Closed ......... 17/08/23            
 Component .......... 5735FAL00      Duplicate of ........                     
 Reported Release ......... 640      Fixed Release ............ 999            
 Component Name TCP/IP V2 FOR V      Special Notice       ATTENTION            
 Current Target Date ..              Flags                                     
 SCP ...................                            NEW FUNCTION               
 Platform ............                                                         
                                                                               
 Status Detail: SHIPMENT - Packaged solution is available for                  
                           shipment.                                           
                                                                               
 PE PTF List:                                                                  
                                                                               
 PTF List:                                                                     
 Release 640   : UI49779 available 17/08/24 (1702 )                            
                                                                               
 Parent APAR:                                                                  
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 ERROR DESCRIPTION:                                                            
 Firewall Friendly FTP Client                                                  
                                                                               
 LOCAL FIX:                                                                    
                                                                               
 PROBLEM SUMMARY:                                                              
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 * USERS AFFECTED: All Users of the z/VM FTP Client             *              
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 * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *              
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 * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY PTF                                    *              
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 With the PTF for APAR PI80912, the z/VM FTP client is updated                 
 to improve interaction in configurations which require                        
 traversing firewalls.  This support includes some design                      
 changes as well as updates to default behavior.                               
                                                                               
 PROBLEM CONCLUSION:                                                           
                                                                               
 TEMPORARY FIX:                                                                
                                                                               
 COMMENTS:                                                                     
 See the memo to users which accompanies this APAR for a more                  
 detailed description of the code and documentation changes which              
 provide this support.                                                         
                                                                               
 The following publications will be updated:                                   
   - SC32-6240-07 - z/VM: TCP/IP User's Guide                                  
   - GC24-6235-05 - z/VM: TCP/IP Diagnosis Guide                               
   - GC24-6237-09 - z/VM: TCP/IP Messages and Codes                            
                                                                               
 MODULES/MACROS:                                                               
 FTBVMSUB FTCVMSUB FTMAIN   FTPROCS  FTUSER   LOCSITE  LOCSTAT                 
 MSFTPC   PASSIVE  PI80912  SENDPORT                                           
                                                                               
 SRLS:                                                                         
 SC24624007                                                                    
 GC24623505                                                                    
 GC24623709                                                                    
                                                                               
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 MESSAGE TO SUBMITTER: