I'd create the file in XMIT Outdsn format and then send that dataset via XMITIP to VM
Jerry Whitteridge Delivery Manager / Mainframe Architect GTS - Safeway Account 602 527 4871 Mobile [email protected] IBM Services IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 09/20/2018 05:50:51 AM: > From: Jean-Loup PIETIN <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 09/20/2018 06:02 AM > Subject: Problem with XMITIP, TXT attachment and ZVM / NJE > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > Hi > > I’m Jean-Loup PIETIN from FRANCE and I work like System Analyst on ZOS 2.1 > > I wrote you because we encounter a problem with your XMITIP program > in version 18.07 and the author of this program (Lionel B Dyck) > advise me to search in this forum. > > This is the message that i wrote to Lionel : > > We use XMITIP to send mail from Z/Os 2.1 via a NJE node to Z/VM 6.4… > > But we have a problem with txt file attachment.. when we send a file > with line length > 204 characters … the mail was doesn’t sent… > > We have open a PMR with IBM but no solution found… > > In cause, the mail object was send in VAFP print file and the SMTP > partition on Z/VM don’t support the VAFP print file…. > > The solution for the moment is to send the TXT attachment in ZIP > format but when we use the ZIP format, we use CPU consumption on Z/ > Os and the goal of our migration of XMITIP via NJE is to decrease > the CPU consumption. > > That’s why we wrote a program in JAVA to ZIP PDS file for use the > ZIIP processor before send mail with XMITIP…but if it’s possible to > keep the format TXT when we use the VIANJE option with Z/VM, it will be good. > > I don’t know if it’s possible to encode in BASE64 the txt file when > we transmit the mail but it will be a solution like the PDF or BIN format… > > Thanks a lot for reading me and I hope to find the best solution. > > And the response of Lionel was : > > I would like to help but I am not in a site with NJE – however all > XMITIP does when used in the NJE mode is to generate SMTP data in > the JES SPOOL for routing to an SMTP started task at another JES > node. I am not aware of LRECL limitations (mostly I don’t remember > if there are). IBM should be able to provide insight into the NJE > LRECL limitations of both JES and z/VM for you. > > You can ask your question on the IBM-Main Listserv as someone there > is very likely to be able to give you some advice as well. > > Let me know how you resolve this – I’m sorry that I don’t have a > better answer for you. > > Lionel > > > If anyone know how i can send a mail with txt attachement line > length >204 without ZIp it, i'll take it > > Best Regard > > Jean-Loup PIETIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
