On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:06:15 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >I believe that IND$FILE is included in your z/OS license. I also believe that >it is long out of support and less efficient than, e.g., SFTP (yes, FTP is >considered insecure these days.) > I suspect that some auditors are unaware that many terminal emulators imbed IND$FILE and employees use it to circumvent policies prohibiting data transfer.
How secure is IND$FILE? Probably as secure for transport as the terminal protocol. But it still may transgress policies prohibiting data on personal devices (ref. HRC). On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 08:18:49 -0600, Tom Marchant wrote: > >Browsing the load module reveals this: > >5665-311 COPYRIGHT IBM CORP 1983,1988; LICENCED MATERIAL - PROPERTY OF IBM, >REFER TO COPYRIGHT INSTRUCTIONS FORM NO. G120-2083 > >1983 was several years after IBM went OCO. > >That, in turn was several years after they started to license and charge for >some software. > Might there have been earlier releases not so licen[cs]e encumbered and/or available in source? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
