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"Mail from" address in SMTP email design change to allow user and domain name in lower case.

Currently the design has hard coded setting that forces Upper Case on user and domain name in SMTP on Mail From.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Under review

Add SO_REUSEPORT socket option

It would be great to have SO_REUSEPORT socket option on IBM i. This would allow to load balance traffic between multiple jobs that listen on the same socket, better failover in case of job termination etc.
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Under review

New IBM i Service for SMTP

I would like an IBM i Service to view and manage the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) on IBM i. Ideally this service would not only allow a user to view and or modify the configuration of SMTP but also to view the Email History stored within t...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 8 Not under consideration

Please add nslookup, host, dig as part of the base os or TC1

I need to use nslookup (could maybe settle for dig or host) from IBM i. However you only get these tools if you have option 31 of SS1 loaded. Option 31 will no longer be supported as per https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/end-marketing-en...
5 months ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Functionality already exists

add email importance to the SNDSMTPEMM command

There is currently no way to flag an email with high importance in the IBMi SNDSMTPEMM command. The old SNDDST command had 2 additional options that are not included in SNDSMTPEMM. Content importance . . . . . . . *NORMAL *NORMAL, *LOW, *HIGH Prio...
4 months ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

Allow the same SMTP alias to be used for different domains when SMTP attribute are configured as DIRTYPE(*SMTP)

With SMTP attribute (CHGSMTPA) configured as DIRTYPE(*SDD) you could use the same SMTP alias for different domains, e.g noreply@mycompany.com noreply@mycompany.eu noreply@mycompanysubsidiary.com This could be accomplished by using the WRKNAMS...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Not under consideration

OS400 Unsecure Ports

Different OS400 OS functionality depends on using non-secure ports (i.e. 446 and 8470 to 8476). If the different services (HTTP *ADMIN or CONSOLE) are configured to use secure ports (SSL) they still have dependencies on the backend for those unsec...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Future consideration

Add option to append notes like confidentiality to an outgoing email

I need a confidentiality notice appended to emails going out from the IBMi to cover legal requirements. There are no user exits in the system that I can use. I also need to embed other information into any outgoing email to identify which LPAR an ...
7 months ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Under review

Provide DKIM signing to the SMTP server/client on IBM i

DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is an authentication protocol that links a domain name to a message. The protocol allows you to sign your email with your domain name. The purpose of the DKIM protocol is not only to prove that the domain name ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Not under consideration

FaceLink is a revolutionary platform that leverages facial recognition and AI to streamline personal and professional networking, making connections seamless, secure, and effortless.

Here's a revised version of the text, fixing the grammatical errors and improving the overall clarity and flow: Why FaceLink is Useful: FaceLink addresses the growing need for efficient, secure, and versatile networking in both personal and profes...
3 months ago in IBM i / Networking 0 Submitted

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