Just wanted to confirm for you all that Skips' note below is totally accurate. 
Addition of the below 2 lines is ALL that is needed to convert your existing 
jobs from the unsecure ftp delivery to the secure HTTPS delivery (and in my 
case also solved a firewall issue I'd been having with my Notwork folks with 
FTP )

Jerry Whitteridge
Manager Mainframe Systems & Storage
Albertsons - Safeway Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
Of Jesse 1 Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 2:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: IBM secure z/OS software delivery: Don't get locked out!

OK, just learned from a colleague who actually read the doc (!) that with the 
addition of two lines in <CLIENTINFO>, HTTPS is used to download an order 
instead of FTP. I missed that tweak. Mea culpa.

   downloadmethod="https"
   downloadkeyring="javatruststore"

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J.O.Skip Robinson
Southern California Edison Company
Electric Dragon Team Paddler
SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager
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626-302-7535 Office
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse 1 Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 1:59 PM
To: 'IBM Mainframe Discussion List' <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: IBM secure z/OS software delivery: Don't get locked out!

Sorry to harp on a question that I've asked before, but I need to ask it again. 
We cannot use FTPS here because the proxy appliance we're required to go 
through (Blue Coat) does not understand it. We get 'syntax error' from the 
appliance with FTPS keywords. We have no problem with Shopz orders getting 
delivered directly to the mainframe. In the past I was told that we should be 
fine because this indicates that HPPTS is working. However, we also see the 
messages below in a Shopz order. Looks a lot like vanilla FTP. I need some 
reassurance. ;-)

DATE 05/02/16  TIME 13:44:35            SMP/E FTP Output           SMP/E 36.74

> /bin/ftp -e proxyz.sce.com 21

<snip>

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
Of Kurt Quackenbush
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 7:09 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: (External):Re: IBM secure z/OS software delivery: Don't get locked out!

>> Well, the date for the end of the transition has been announced:
>> "As of AUGUST 14, 2016, all unsecured connections will be rejected by
>> IBM download servers used for all z/OS product and service orders."
>
> Including for example SCRT software, Red Alerts and freebies (RACF
> goodies, RMF Spreadsheet software, et al.) from www.ibm.com?

No, it only affects "IBM download servers used for all z/OS product and service 
orders."

Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development


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