This seems like a weirdly phrased question.. but this should do. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_FTP_server_software_packages
If the question is "does anyone have a list of FTP server software packages"? Because if they stick to the RFCs .. they should all work to communicate with the z/OS FTP client. HTH, Rob On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 3:58 PM Carmen Vitullo <[email protected]> wrote: > IIRC Attachmate and Reflections from WRQ merged, and now is a micro > focus product, I use reflections today and you are correct from the top > tab (session-ftp client) opens a new window and you can choose how to > and what OS to connect to, you don't have to be logged onto the same > system you are logged onto via TSO. > > IND$FILE is as you said is a command initialed by the client and is > basically a screen scrapper, mistakenly hit attention and you can see > the data on your screen as its being transferred :) > > Carmen > > On 6/10/2022 2:46 PM, Tom Brennan wrote: > > Assuming I remember correctly, you started FTP by selecting a menu > > option which opened a separate window. That window handled the > > transfer and the resulting status. TSO was not informed of this > > action and remained at READY. And since TSO never knew you were > > running the FTP, there was no reason to lock up the TSO terminal (i.e. > > X-SYSTEM). Now, someone could say locking your keyboard prevents you > > from, say, doing updates to the same dataset you're running FTP > > against. I would expect normal enqueues to prevent that instead of > > locking you out of the entire TSO session. Note this was late 1990's > > and Attachmate is apparently different now. > > > > IND$FILE of course locks up the TSO terminal because it's a command > > and commands lock you up until they complete. So my only explanation > > for Attachmate's action at the time was to make FTP act more like > > IND$FILE which people were already familiar with... doing a large > > transfer? Go get some coffee. > > > > On 6/10/2022 11:50 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:39:31 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote: > >> > >>> And I remember working with an Attachmate TN3270 emulator in the late > >>> 1990's which would (for no technical reason) lock up your TSO session > >>> while doing an FTP transfer. > >>> > >> How could it have reported status or completion if it transferred > >> concurrently? > >> > >> Did it likewise, (for no technical reason) lock up your TSO session > >> during > >> an IND$FILE transfer? > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > -- > /I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to > succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand > with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, > and part with him when he goes wrong. *Abraham Lincoln*/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
