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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.
8 days ago in IBM i / Networking 0 Submitted

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...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Networking 0 Submitted

Anpassung SMTP Server

im Parameter ALIASDMN können leider nur 10 Aliasnamen eingetragen werden, wir würden für unsere Niederlassungen aber ca. 30 ALIAS benötigen.
7 months ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Under review

WRKSMTPUSR - Same alias may be used for more than one user when unique for each domain.

In CHGSMTPA we have 3 different domain. We have these users: FAKTURA1 e-mail: post@bladetmotgift.no FAKTURA5 e-mail: post@bladetfokus.no FAKTURA6 e-mail: post@bladetbevis.no In WRKDIRE there is no problem, but in WRKSMTPUSR it's not possible. TCP5...
7 months ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Under review

Ability to send notification if IDS is disabled

We recently enabled IDS on our Power 9 iSeries. Is there a way a notification could be added if a threat inside your network disabled IDS (as another layer of protection) so that those on the IDS notification alert list would be alerted to this ac...
11 months ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Future consideration

Active NTP log to have ALWSAV *NO

Active NTP log to have ALWSAV *NO We have backup issues while trying to save the contents of directory :/QIBM/UserData/OS400/TCPIP/NTPThis is the Netwok Time direcotory and contains two objects which are routinely locked during the backup window:/...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Networking 0 Submitted

Capture MAC address in QAUDJRN with QAUDLVL *NETSCK

The *NETSCK audit level already provide information about socket connections made to the IBM i server, which includes from-and-to-IP-addresses. However, it does not capture the MAC address from where the socket request comes from. The reason why t...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 1 Not under consideration

Add the possibility for routing encrypted QZDASSINIT Jobs in 7.4

Hello, the Cordes & Graefe KG asks for the possibility for routing encrypted QZDASSINIT Jobs in 7.4. As of now this feature is only announced / possible in 7.5, and we are only able to upgrade to 7.4 in the near future but would like to encr...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 1 Not under consideration

Allow prioritisation of DNS MX record over A record for SMTP server.

Product - SMTP server, presumably part of 5770TC1. We have a situation where a destination DNS resolves to loopback and it causes QMSF to crash. It turns out that the A record has 127.0.0.1 as it's address and the MX record has the correct address...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Not under consideration