Ted, Are you possibly thinking of NPF, the network print facility? We use it to support a couple virtual printers out of IDMS. I found a manual talking about it in the IBM Communications Server bookshelf. It is manual SC31-8833-00 and is called IP network print facility. I think it has been functionally stabilized so IBM can sell IP-Printway.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 7:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: TCP/IP & JES2 & CICS Many moons ago, I worked at an OS/390 shop and we had to purchase VPSPrint, along with the CICS and JES components, because neither played well with TCP/IP, and we were converting away from SNA. The products were not very expensive, THEN. We just got a ridiculous price quote from LRS, through our out-sourcer, who was suppposed to have a deal/discount for us. So, we are looking at alternatives: 1. I have heard (but not read) that JES2 (at least) gets along better as of 1.7 (or is it 1.8?). 2. When does CICS cooperate? 3. I have looked through the 4-volume RedBook Collection 'Communications Server for z/OS V1R7 TCP/IP Implementation' and have found very little reference to JES. 4. Doesn't IBM have a (little liked) replacement called NTP Print (or something like that)? 5. Does anybody know where this stuff is documented? - -teD 300,000 Kilometres per Second Not only is it a good idea! It's the LAW!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
