Allan Staller wrote: >I am not aware of any shops that use SMTP "to the mainframe". >i.e. the mainframe is not usually the target for inbound >communications. This would require a "email server" to be running >on the mainframe (HRC anyone?)
Even if "mainframe" means z/OS specifically in this context, yes, that happened (and happens I assume). As one notable example, Lotus Domino for z/OS (IBM Program Number 5655-S73) supported inbound SMTP (and a lot more). As another example, Computer Application Services, Inc. markets a product called "Mail2ZOS" which does exactly what it sounds like it does: equip z/OS to receive and to process e-mail via SMTP. It's a specialized SMTP server for z/OS, and it's also a POP3 client. Details here: http://www.casisoft.com/Products/M2Z/M2ZHome.aspx CASI's EMS (Electronic Mail System) for CICS (z/OS and z/VSE) is also still available/supported: http://www.casisoft.com/Products/EMS/EMSHome.aspx Speaking of CICS, you can use IBM's CA1Y SupportPac to send and fetch e-mail using standard protocols. CA1Y is not an e-mail server, though, and the fetch portion has not been IBM tested. https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033197 If you need an IBM supported way on z/OS to fetch e-mails from a POP3 or IMAP e-mail server, then IBM Integration Bus for z/OS offers that capability and much more. IIB can also send e-mails via SMTP. If you need a new, generalized e-mail server then the open source Apache James looks promising: https://james.apache.org It looks like Apache James Server can use Db2 as a data store. Another possibility (although not actively maintained) is the open source project SubEthaSMTP: https://github.com/voodoodyne/subethasmtp The list above is not a complete list. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM Z & LinuxONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
