At least for my corporate laptop, CBTTAPE.ORG does not require FTP support to access files there. HTTPS is used now, and although the URL for a download contains “ftp” I believe that is just a directory name and not the transport mechanism. E.G.:
https://www.cbttape.org/ftp/cbt/CBT001.zip Whether or not a z/OS batch job or shell session or TSO session can access the website is a different question entirely. AFAIK “curl” is only OPTIONALLY available in z/OS today, not by default. For those who don’t have it, I believe the zopen project has a version available, assuming both that your corporate PC has the authority to download that package and that you have enough personal Unix file space to load it into. Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CBTView ISPF Dialog - quick survey/question On Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:08:48 +0100, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > >> If the concern is malware infiltration, curl, HTTPS, and IND$FILE >> from a desktop waystation are all suspect. > >Not mentioning the reasons or rationales, the FTP traffic in/out company >is forbidden. > Is there a whitelist allowing either mainframe or desktop access to cbttape.org? Is there a pathway by which (suitably privileged) individuals can install cbttape content, possibly program objects, on the mainframe? Is curl available on the mainframe? Otherwise this discussion is academic. Unless the cbttape repository can be mirrored on a desktop. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
