Oh. I thought you were switching contexts. Now I see. And thanks to Kirk for the additional enlightenment.
A file transfer protocol that isn't FTP is more than a little confusing. Let's see, we have: FTP FTP under TLS SSH packet file mover FTP under SSH But SSH also can be used for other things, like telnet, web service, etc, right? My head hurts :-) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 2:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: secure ftp on the mainframe On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:22:16 -0500, Hal Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I was referring to the sftp that Walt mentioned. My take was that it was >neither TLS nor SSH. > >"SFTP is not FTP at all. It is a secure, FTP-like communication >protocol." Perhaps you didn't see the next sentence of that message? "SFTP here, is a function provided by the ssh protocols." -- Walt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
