AFAIK, yes (no examples available). -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: File transfer Red Alert
Can I run sftp as a batch job as I can regular ftp? On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Paul Gilmartin < [email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 23 May 2018 16:57:18 +0000, Pew, Curtis G wrote: > >> > >> Why didn't the supplier, as a courtesy to the customer, deliver the > file with > >> the needed extension and save that step? > > > >This is just a guess, but maybe some firewalls or other policy > >enforcing > software block .jar files but allow .zip files. If you have a Java VM > on your system, .jar files contain executable code and in some > circumstances might be executed inadvertently. > > > And other firewalls block .zip instead (or also). After all, a .zip > might contain anything, including executable code. Some firewalls > have a whitelist. > And I > dealt recently with one that blocked a .eml (Forward as Attachment). > > MIME-encode it; strip headers; name it *.txt. or wrap it as *.pdf. > But don't rely on a filename as defense against malware. See: > "steganography". > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent Mainline’s positions or opinions Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
