Have you considered another solution? Forgive my bias and ponder these Connect:Direct VM advantages:
CONNECT:Direct provides automation and scheduling for unattended operations, delivers end-to-end management and security, and supports multiple computing platforms and protocols. CONNECT:Direct for VM/ESA enables robust data exchange between many systems, including OS/390, LINUX systems, Windows and many more over TCP/IP or SNA connections. It also features an ISPF user interface to submit transfer requests and for system administration. With CONNECT:Direct for VM/ESA, users can initiate data transfers and other work directly from the central site or have interactive user requests, application programs and production batch jobs initiate them locally or remotely. CONNECT:DIRECT FOR VM/ESA: Assures data delivery and eliminates costly retransmission through checkpoint/restart and automatic session retry. Supports extensive configuration options for flexibility of deployment, management of network resources and optimization of data transfer performance. Supports direct use by applications through a robust API. Provides optional data compression that is configurable for maximum compression or optimal use of system resources. Supports all major file types, media and record formats across multiple platforms. Data exchange is independent of content. Allows users and administrators to monitor status of work through CONNECT:Direct user interface. Allows users to filter operations through custom exits for security, I/O and statistics analysis. Provides automation through easy-to-use process definition and scripting. Multi-step processes manage data movement, as well as pre-and post-processing. Automatically establishes connection to remote server when data is ready for transfer. Automatic session retry re-establishes an interrupted connection; work resumes at the point of failure. Offers flexible security options to control access to data, network or system resources. Interfaces to operating system and vendor-supplied access control and security software. Provides a complete audit trail of data movement through extensive statistics logs. Supports CMS shared files. Please visit our web page: http://www.stercomm.com/ Thanks, Bob Heerdink Sterling Commerce Product Support Connect:Direct VM/VSE/MVS 1-800-292-0104 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
