It would be impossible to speak to highly about Co:Z - and not just about their sftp server enhancement but also their other tools. They have provided what IBM should have.
Check the license - it's free with some restrictions. And they offer a full support contract as well (which I would encourage you to consider if you're going to use it in production if only to support this great company). Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of John S. Giltner, Jr. Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 9:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Preferred FTP Client for Windows Co:Z SFTP only talks SSH/SFTP. It sits "on top" of IBM's ported OpenSSH. So you need IBM's OpenSSH installed. To get/put z/OS files you do need to use some special command such as to put a text file with LRECL=80 and fixed block to z/OS ls /+mode=text,lrecl=80,recmf=fb,blksize=0,space=trk.1.1 put //!ZOS.FILE.NAME To get a z/OS file that is text: ls /+mode=text get //ZOS.FILE.NAME To do binary it would be ls /+mode=binary. For OMVS files the get/put are just like any other *nix host. If the files are in EBCDIC you need the ls /+mode=text. If they are binary or in ASCII you use /+mode=binary/ Co:Z does have a config file where you can set defaults for mode, lrecl, blksize and everything else so you don't have to specify the parameters every time if you know what you going to be using most of the time. You can also use Co:Z as a client on z/OS to send/get files from other SFTP servers. On Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:25:34 -0400, Rick Troth <tro...@gmail.com> wrote: >This is great to hear, John. Thanks. > >For people like me, who need excruciating clarity, you're saying that >the SERVER in the Co:Z product groks traditional datasets as well as >USS files. Correct? Fantastic! >That means one can use a variety of clients, specifically several which >go via SSH. Is that also correct? > >You mention SFTP which is FTP-like behavior using SSH under the covers. >Contrast with FTPS which is traditional FTP but with SSL/TLS added. >I'm keen on the former because it uses a single channel. Though I much >prefer a one-shot command in any case, and 'scp' does that (and runs >via SSH like 'sftp'). > >Does the Co:Z server speak both SSH (for SFTP) and traditional FTP? > >-- R; <>< > > >On 7/28/23 07:34, John S. Giltner, Jr. wrote: >> I use sftp with Co:Z SFTP installed on the z/OS side. It allows access to >> z/OS files as well as OMVS files. Where as OpenSSH on z/OS only allows >> access to OMVS files. >> >> Under Windows you can use WSL, Putty, Cygwin, or any other CLI sftp product. >> I use Cygwin most of the time. >> >> >> On Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:06:52 -0500, Steve Estle <sest...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> I work in a secure government environment and moving files up and down from >>> the mainframe (especially traditional ZOS datasets) is a 'xxxx' pita with >>> Winscp and everything I read (including IBMMAIN archives) is that tool is >>> just plain dumb when it comes to datasets with standard ZOS HLQ's. I'm >>> trying to do a non-scientific poll - what is the preferred FTP client to >>> run on Windows platform out there everyone is using that you are happy with >>> and can easily navigate to either traditional ZOS HLQ dataset or Unix >>> System Services files. Of course freeware is preferred if user friendly. >>> >>> I know there is Filezilla but not sure it is much better than Winscp? >>> >>> Thanks for everyone's thoughts and input. >>> >>> Steve Estle >>> steven.es...@peraton.com >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO >>> IBM-MAIN >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO >> IBM-MAIN > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
