>Rumor has is that a IP-based interface was added to at least the z/OS >DFSMS to allow remote access for shared libraries with pSeries boxen; I >wonder if it wouldn't be smarter to develop a stub for VM DFSMS to >access the IP interface (and for extra credit, write a set of C routines >that Linux could use to interact with the thing....8-)).=20
DFSMS/VM (RMS) does provide remote host access through an IP interface, which is written in C. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development