Alan - thank you - that resolved my challenge. If I had RSCS this would not have been an issue and setting up SMTP would have required more 'paperwork' to register a new SMTP sender in the network. This now works for the limited use that I plan to use it for.
Thanks to everyone who responded. Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist Enterprise Platform Services, Mainframe Engineering KP-IT Enterprise Engineering, Client and Platform Engineering Services (CAPES) 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck Kaiser Service Credo: "Our cause is health. Our passion is service. We?re here to make lives better.? ?Never attribute to malice what can be caused by miscommunication.? NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are prohibited from sharing, copying, or otherwise using or disclosing its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, forwarding or saving them. Thank you. Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 07/10/2007 03:52 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: LPR Assistance Please On Tuesday, 07/10/2007 at 05:47 EDT, "Lionel B. Dyck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to send a text file containing smtp headers and text from z/VM to > my z/OS system so that my z/OS SMTP server will pick up the file and deliver it > as e-mail. I didn't know you could "print" file to SMTP. Since it is apparently already in BSMTP format, can't you just PUNCH (NOHEADER it to the VM SMTP server? > It is working with one slight issue - the file is arriving in the z/OS system > and having carriage control inserted somewhere. z/OS LPD added the carriage control. I confirmed by using the same options and performing a wireshark trace on my workstation. > SERVICE TCPSMTP PRINTER NJE CLASS=M DEST=TCPSMTP FILTERS f Try "RECFMU" instead of "PRINTER". PRINTER specifically adds a blank for carriage control. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott