The business case is especially strong considering our business. Regards, Richard Schuh
> -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:35 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: SENDFILE with SMTP > > Frank, > > Re-read his line: > > We have zero-tolerance prohibitions against installing unapproved > software, and most everything falls into that category. There > are none that I can find in the approved list. > > That's one of the challenges of working for large companies: > lots of bureaucracy that requires many layers of management > approval for the installation of anything new. But there is > a good business case for that paranoia -- protecting the very > resources that got them to become a large company in the first place. > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > > "Frank M. Ramaekers" <framaek...@ailife.com> > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > 10/01/2009 02:13 PM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > > To > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: SENDFILE with SMTP > > > > > > > There is a free hex editor by cyngus. > You can get it here: http://www.softcircuits.com/cygnus/fe/ > > > Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. > Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE > American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 > 1200 Wooded Acres Dr. Fax: (254)741-5777 > Waco, Texas 76710 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:39 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: SENDFILE with SMTP > > > Yes. Well, maybe. The question is: What is in the file? A hex > > editor on your PC will tell you. > > The source file, if I haven't copied it adding strange bytes > while trying to find the secret, is strictly printable > EBCDIC, comprised of the characters a-z (upper and lower > case) digits 0-9, blanks, and the characters "-/." (at least > there were no others in my test file). > > Is there a hex editor that is included with Office 2003 or with WinXP? > We have zero-tolerance prohibitions against installing > unapproved software, and most everything falls into that > category. There are none that I can find in the approved list. > > > My question about "What > > form of SENDFILE did you use?" goes to the heart of the issue. > > Both SMTP and, as of this morning, MIME. > > > Files sent in the plain-text body of the e-mail will be > subjected to > > any and all re-encoding required to get it past the SMTP > "sensor net" > > looking for SMTP controls. CRLFs are the usual victims. > By using the > > MIME options on SENDFILE, the file will be encoded in a way that > > insulates the file from such predations. > > Looks like I will have to either convert to RECFM F or send > it as an attachment. > > Late breaking news - appending x'05' to each record works > regardless of whether SMTP or MIME is specified. > > > > > Alan Altmark > > z/VM Development > > IBM Endicott > > > > _____________________________________________________ > > This message contains information which is privileged and > confidential and is solely for the use of the > > intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be > aware that any review, disclosure, > > copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message > is strictly prohibited. If you have > > received this in error, please destroy it immediately and > notify us at privacy...@ailife.com. > > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying > documents may contain information that is confidential or > otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the > intended recipient of this message, or if this message has > been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the > sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, > including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or > other use of the contents of this message by anyone other > than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All > messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be > monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to > ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect > our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed > to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or > destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have > accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail. >
