On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:26:29 +0100, Vernooij, CP - SPLXM <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >"Scott Barry" <[email protected]> wrote in message >news:<listserv%[email protected]>... >> On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:02:47 -0800, Walter Marguccio >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >many of our batch jobs take their input from data sent us >> >Hello list, >> >> many of our batch jobs take their input from data sent us by means of >e-mail >> attachments. >> Attachments are manually stored on PCs, uploaded to z/OS, then batch >starts. >> This is obviously >> a manual and error prone process. Therefore I ve been asked to see if >it's >> possible to setup z/OS >> in order to receive and handle e-mails and their attachments which >will >> eventually feed our batch. >> >> Having already SMTP for outbound e-mails, I started from it and, >thanks to >> Steve Comstock's SMTP >> saga on ibm-main, I've been able to set it up to receive e-mails. But >the >> TSO RECEIVE seems not >> to be able to handle attachments,unless I missed something. >> >> Before reading the many publication on this matter, I would like to >ask what >> would you recommend >> for this goal. >> >> SMTP or sendmail ? >> Any other valid ISV alternatives ? >> Any pointer to publications/Redbooks which would help ? >> >> Your input is highly appreciated. >> >> Walter Marguccio >> z/OS Systems Programmer >> BELENUS LOB Informatic GmbH >> Munich - Germany >> ______________________ >> >> If you have either WPS or SAS Base on z/OS, you can easily >send/receive >> EMAILs (either text-format, HTML- or some others - imbedded in the >EMAIL >> body) and optionally with attachments. Suitable links provided below >(mind >> any URL wrap): >> >> WPS - Language Elements reference, search for EMAIL access method: >> >> http://teamwpc.co.uk/docs/WPS-Reference-for-Language-Elements.pdf >> >> >> SAS - Sending E-Mail from within SAS Software >> >http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/hosto390/61886/HTML/default/ >a001412669.htm >> >> >> >> Scott Barry >> SBBWorks, Inc. >> > >Scott, > >The question was how to receive email and attachements on z/OS. From >your link to SAS I only see how to send email. Is it possible to receive >email and attachements with SAS? > >Kees. My apologies. Wrong data-direction. So, given your post and the follow-up (getting the attachment on z/OS is what's important), most job scheduler agents have a "dataset/file" trigger feature which can be used to automatically submit a defined batch job when a file arrives on the z/OS system. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
