> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick O'Keefe > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 3:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Access to Mainframes via Putty? > > > On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 07:03:49 -0700, Paul Gilmartin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >... > >I guess I'm being finicky, but if the solicitor can present TSO > >or CICS as application choices, why can't it likewise present > >UNIX as a third alternative? > >... > > What you are calling "the solicitor" is part of the Tn3270 server, not > something sitting in front of either server. And it doesn't "present > TSO or CICS" it emulates VTAM's USS (the real USS, not Unix System > Services) starting sessions with VTAM applications. It has > no knowledge > of Unix. > > Yes, I suppose someone could write something that sits in front of > both servers and directs the connection to one or the other. > But don't > hold your breath. > > Pat O'Keefe >
You said what I was trying to think of how to say. The only reason that I can think of to have such a "solicitor" would be laziness on the part of the user (sorry, Gil, just my opinion). All my emulators are already set up to connect to the correct port. If I want a VTAM application, I double-click on that profile in Hummingbird. If I want a UNIX Shell prompt, I double-click on a different profile. I cannot imagine wanting to have access to a VTAM application via PuTTY. It does not do Tn3270 emulation. But, even then, I can select which profile to use in PuTTY. And if somebody were to create such a "solicitor", where would it end? Gil wants it to select between VTAM and UNIX shell. Why not also be able to select a "line mode" web server (similar to Lynx?). Or maybe the ftp server? Or even a UNIX shell via "telnet", "ssh", or "rlogin"? Just seems simplier to me to select the correct PORT from the client. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
