What about scp ?, covers the UN*X world. Regards Gerard Ceruti may the 'z' be with you
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grant Ward Able Sent: 10 January 2008 12:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: File Transfer conundrum Has MQSeries been considered? I'd have thought it would have solved most problems like this..... (unless one of the partners doesnt actually have MQ installed!) -- Regards - Grant ==================================== Grant Ward Able Senior Systems Architect DTCC ==================================== "John S. Giltner, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> 10/01/2008 02:51 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: File Transfer conundrum Any reason why you can't ftp directly between the two z/OS system? If security is an issue you could use either IPSec tunnels between the two systems or setup IBM SecureFTP server (SSL'ed FTP). Bruce Baxter wrote: > We've routinely exhanged files with business partners running on z/OS > machines using tape for years. > > We're now in the process of converting a number of these to electronic > means, using in part FTP. This is being done at the behest of one of our > business partners, who (IMHO) hasn't thought through all the issues that the > use of FTP introduces in this process. The central issue as I see it is that the > mainframes at either end of the pipeline are both EBCDIC and record oriented, > and the servers and ftp processes that lie between them to facilitate these > transfers do not have any inherent concept of record oriented files like the > mainframe. > > I'm going to treat FIXED BLOCK data separately from VARIABLE BLOCKED data > separately. > > The first files that we received were FIXED BLOCK, and had been translated > from EBCDIC to ASCII, most likely at the first transfer of the file from z/OS to > an ASCII based server platform (either Windows or AIX). When they arrived > on our z/OS system, we had issues of data corruption because the data > contained zoned decimal data. After some discussion, we agreed that we'd > transfer these files in BINARY mode at all steps along the way. Thus, all we > had to do was ensure that the LRECL used for the destination dataset on > z/OS was the same as the source dataset. This seems to be working OK. > > Most recently, we've been having problems with other files that are VARIABLE > BLOCKED. We received the first of these files last week, transmitted from end- > to-end in BINARY mode. What we got was not at all what we expected. > We've discovered that the initial FTP from z/OS to the server stripped off all > information regarding record length and thus record delineation. Because __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Standard Bank Disclaimer and Confidentiality Note This e-mail, its attachments and any rights attaching hereto are, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the property of Standard Bank Group Limited and/or its subsidiaries ("the Group"). It is confidential, private and intended for the addressee only. Should you not be the addressee and receive this e-mail by mistake, kindly notify the sender, and delete this e-mail, immediately and do not disclose or use same in any manner whatsoever. Views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of the Group. The Group accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages whatsoever and howsoever incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email or its attachments. The Group does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. Licensed divisions of the Standard Bank Group are authorised financial services providers in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, No 37 of 2002 (FAIS). For information about the Standard Bank Group Limited visit our website http://www.standardbank.co.za ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
