Because of the potential pitfalls, we only send notifications ("Your
report is ready for pick up." or "The interface file from xxx was
processed last night ") to the users rather than the actual report.On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Pommier, Rex R. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Hal, > > Funny you should bring the pitfalls up. I mentioned several of them > yesterday when the subject was brought up to me, asking how they would > handle them. The response I got back was the "deer in the headlights" > look and a "I dunno" response. > > Rex > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Hal Merritt > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: mainframe e-mail with attachments > > We have been using XMITIP for years and have been very satisfied. We > send a lot out every day. > > Something to consider, however, is that we found that email delivery of > critical reports to customers to be unacceptable. Our side worked > perfectly, but we found full mailboxes, people out of the office, > reports too large, accidental deletion, broken PC's, etc, etc, etc. That > is, we had no control over the far end and yet we still got beat up when > the reports were delayed/lost. > > And that was before the requirement to encrypt sensitive data. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 4:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: mainframe e-mail with attachments > > Hi all, > > Sorry in advance for the probability that this has been discussed in the > past but I did some searching of the archives and didn't hit much. > > > What I'm looking for is an e-mail package running on z/OS that will > allow me to attach files to e-mails for sending out. I found many hits > on XMITIP but really nothing else. What all is out there that will > allow me to do this? At this point it is a research project to present > to mgmt. > > In addition to XMITIP I found SMTP-Send. Any other products that > anybody is using? Pros/cons would be welcome. Private responses back > if you don't want to talk about products on the list would be welcome as > well. > > Thanks in advance. > > Rex > > [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it > are intended > exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The > message, > together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged > information. > Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or > distribution > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, > please > immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
