Huh? What version of Windows are we talking about??? Both the Windows machines on my desktop are running a built-in ftp server. One is XP Pro, and the other is Vista Enterprise Edition.
The ftp server is not installed by default, but it is included in the optional components, for Windows 2000 Workstation, XP Pro and Vista Business/Enterprise. Go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Optional Features, and look under Internet Information Services. The ftp server will be first item on the list. You can certainly ftp from the host to the ftp server in Windows - I've done it. No special configuration is required on Windows, it just works. Obviously you need something to act as an ftp client on the host (such as 'ftp' under Open MVS). The ftp server for Windows 98 had to be downloaded separately from microsoft.com, but I hope no-one is still running Win98 :-). NT 4.0 I can't remember - but again, NT 4 is long out of support by Microsoft. Hope it helps, Andrew > Hal Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not possible with standard Windows because it don't come with a FTP > server. > > Initiation and control of FTP always comes from the client. Therefore, > your z/os job would run as a client (see FTPCDATA) and you'd need a FTP > server on Windows. > > It follows that you'd need logon credentials for the server. Not sure if > it is current information, but once upon a time auditors frowned on > running FTP server software on ordinary desktops. > > HTH > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Day > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:09 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: MVS initiated FTP to Windows > > I would like to be able to kick off an FTP of a dataset to a Windows > platform from MVS. All of the info I can come up with talks about how > to perform this from the Windows side. Windows initiated receive. I > want to do this from the MVS side. When the file(s) are ready, send > them down to the PC. Not when the file(s) are ready, go over to the PC, > and run FTP from there to receive the file(s). Is this possible? Is > there anything like an FTP daemon that can run on Windows to receive the > data and put it in the desired location? > > --Dave Day > > > 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
