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    Work with IP connections > show current user

    When using WRKTCPSTS OPTION(*CNN) the system offers filtering options using F15. There is a lack of filtering by user name (which is possible using Navigator for i - column filtering) to find a specific user connection.By the way - the user name s...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Not under consideration

    improve FTP Server Exit Point QIBM_QTMF_SERVER_REQ

    Please consider updating this exit point to provide more information / events like* LOGOUT* end of SEND / RECEIVE operation (maybe including transfer rate)* LOGON > logon failure due to password error Use Case: extended logging using this exit ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Not under consideration

    OKD builds as free version of OpenShift for Power

    More and more IBM customers are unhappy with being forced to OpenShift by IBM. There are multiple requests for free versions of Kubernetes platforms for ppc64le besides OpenShift to experiment with it. OKD is the free version of OpenShift, but not...
    8 months ago in Linux for Power / RHEL OpenShift (5639-OCP) 0 Future consideration

    Send EMAIL even when SNDSMTPEMM detects Lock on IFS Attachment

    When Sending an EMAIL using the SNDSMTPEMM CL command and specifying the ATTACH parameter, the Command will fail if the file identified on the ATTACH parameter is open for READ-only in a User job somewhere on the system, or even if it is the same ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Is a defect

    Send email with SNDSMTPEMM command with variables for the email addresses not all filled

    Change this command to accept an email address with all *blanks, not as an error but as *none Example :SNDSMTPEMM RCP((&P1) (&P2) (&C1 *CC) (&C2 *CC)) SUBJECT(Email test) + NOTE(TEST) With &P2 = *blanks  TCP5300 error and the ...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Not under consideration

    Allow option to not log invalid OID requests as TCP4012 in job QTMSNMP

    It was discovered while a monitoring team had the IBM i LPARs set up in SolarWinds (SW) for SNMP monitoring that the QTMSNMP jobs were reaching maximum log size and ending. IBM support identified that among the OIDs SW was requesting were OIDs tha...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Networking 1 Under review

    Create and update a list with all software (vendors) and applications available on ppc64le.

    Support for an easy platform selection for appplications, present ppc64le as available. Today its more "going" x86 only since "people in general" either dont know of Power Systems or dont bother to check ppc64le alternative, therefor miss out on p...
    over 3 years ago in Linux for Power / RHEL 8 (5639-RH8) 1 Future 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...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Functionality already exists

    Access Client Solutions - Signoff session when user closes ACS

    When a user closes Access Client Solutions (ACS) by hitting the X in the upper right corner or otherwise closes it, it would be nice if the session is signed off immediately instead of being disconnected. This should be possible to set op as an op...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

    DSPSMTPLE command

    Hi, There are commands to add to the SMTP list and remove from SMTP list but there is not a command to view the SMTP list. Adding https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=ssw_ibm_i_74/cl/addsmtple.html Removing https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?top...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

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