Hello list, I have what I think is a simple question on FTP client and server options/parameters and overriding them.
First a caveat - I don't know if I'm blind or just can't see... I found several locations in the documentation (and in the archives on IBM-main) that talk about the search order for both the FTP client and server. Here is the 'chart' for both. I'm assuming that running the FTP client in a batch job would follow the same search order as under TSO. The FTP server search order is: 1. A data set specified by the //SYSFTPD DD statement 2. ftpserve_job_name.FTP.DATA 3. /etc/ftp.data 4. SYS1.TCPPARMS(FTPDATA) 5. hlq.FTP.DATA data set TSO shell 1. -f 2. SYSFTPD DD statement 3. tso_prefix.FTP.DATA 4. userid.FTP.DATA 5. /etc/ftp.data 6. SYS1.TCPPARMS(FTPDATA) data 7. tcpip_hlq.FTP.DATA file So I have found the search order several places, but nowhere could I find how it actually works. Does the search stop after it finds something to override the defaults or does the search find any/all the listed places it can and use the 'highest ranking' for each parameter? In other words, for example, if a batch FTP client job has a //SYSFTPD DD statement, does it just stop looking and use what's there and doesn't even bother looking to see if there's a /etc/ftp.data file? I'm thinking that is the way it works (in fact that's the only way that makes sense to me) but just want verification that I'm right - and if not, let me know how it actually works. TIA, Rex The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
