On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Nims,Alva John (Al) <[email protected]> wrote:
> I take exception to David's comment, because my shop is an exception. > > #1. UFL is "Getting Off" the mainframe sometime in the next few years. > #2. I have had a request to use SFTP from the mainframe for production, > the request to use SFTP was from the security group, who does not take #1 > into account. > #3. Because of #1, GUESS WHO CAN'T SPEND ANY $$$$'s on anything new! > #4. So I am following this discussion in the hopes to expand my limited > knowledge of SFTP to satisfy #2. > > Sorry if I sounding HARSH there, but not all shops can throw $$$$'s at a > problem! > Co:Z is __FREE__ to download & use. Money is only required if you want a support contract. I've used Co:Z at our company (similar to yours - almost off the z) for years with no support and __NO__ problems. I don't use sftp, personally. But that is simply because I use Co:Z (remember it is _free_ to use) and it's utilities: fromfile (z/OS UNIX file to stdout), tofile (stdin to z/OS UNIX file), fromdsn (z/OS data set to stdout) and todsn (stdin to z/OS data set) instead. The fromdsn can also be used to read job output from the JES SPOOL. The todsn can be used to write a report to the JES SPOOL or to submit JCL to run. Since I need unattended transfers, I have a RACF id which is quite restricted but which has an SSH cert without a passphrase. This means that I can use this id to do unattended transfers successfully; no prompts for passwords or passphrases. This should work with the "normal" (read primitive) IBM sftp as well as the enhanced sftp from Dovetailed Technologies. I do understand that, even if free, some management won't allow implementation of "unsupported" software. A catch-22 - can't afford to buy software in order to be supported, also can't use free & unsupported software (regardless of the quality & praise of others), but still required to "just get the damn job done". > > Al Nims > Systems Admin/Programmer 3 > UFIT > University of Florida > (352) 273-1298 > > -- There’s no obfuscated Perl contest because it’s pointless. —Jeff Polk Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
