On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:56:06 -0600, Patrick O'Keefe wrote:
>
>Supporting FTP is clearly way outside the Tn3270's venue.
>Does the Tn3270 client package provide it's own FTP client or should it
>invoke the platform's "native" FTP client (if such a client exists)?
>Does it assume there is an FTP server at the same IP addr as the
>Tn3270 server or does it ask for the FTP servers IP addr?
>At the very least, there is more customization needed for the FTP
>support than for the IND$FILE.
>
Most browsers and some E-mail clients do it, with little or
no configuration required. What happens when you click on?:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/s390/
But, I agree, FTP is less in the venue of Tn3270 than of a
browser, although Tn3270 might be more aware of the z/OS
"QUOTE SITE" idiosyncrasies than the average FTP client.
Firefox seems to have a built-in FTP client. Thunderbird
and OS X Mail seem to invoke a system service. I don't know
any that support uploads. An external FTP client could be
a configurable helper app for Tn3270, much as a PDF or MPEG
viewer is for a mailer or a browser.
Does DSLIST have a prefix command to transfer a file? (I'm
expecting Dave S. to jump in any time now.)
-- gil
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