Sounds right to me, but in REXX, I've always just done the following: "ALLOC FI(MAIL) SYSOUT(B) WRITER(SMTP) LRECL(80) RECFM(F)"
Then open, write to it, close it, and free it; repeat. First Horizon Bank Mainframe Technical Support -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Friday, May 15, 2020 4:09 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Looking for clarification/guidance on SMTP DD FREE/SPIN [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments.] I am designing a long-running Rexx program that will from time to time generate an e-mail via the SMTP server. The idea is to allocate a DD SYSOUT=(B,SMTP) and write the SMTP commands to it. I've never done that before so I have some questions: - Am I correct in my assumption that I will have to "spin" the dataset before the SMTP server will pick it up? - Assuming Yes to the first question, am I correct (a.) that FREE=CLOSE,SPIN=UNALLOC on the DD will get the records over to SMTP on EXECIO (FINIS; but that (b.) at that point the DD "no longer exists" -- that I will get an error if I try to open it again? (Recall the program is "long-running" and needs to generate multiple e-mails "from time to time." They need to go out more or less as created, not in a big batch later on.) - Not a huge deal if so, I guess. I can use BPXWDYN to allocate my DD again and again rather than JCL. Anyone have any better ideas? Thanks. Outside-the-above-box suggestions cheerfully considered. I'm pretty much set on Rexx, e-mails, and "long-running with multiple e-mails from time to time" but will consider other possibilities. Charles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Confidentiality notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail message from your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
