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    Request an alternate SMTP Banner for native mail server

    When using native SMTP services to send mail from our ERP application, we have SMTP bound to a it's own IP address. That IP address and name resides in the local host table. However, when using DNS tools to validate the server on the Internet, a w...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

    Disable "Failover Rehearsal" Button for WorkGroups in Rehearsal Mode

    Disable the GUI "Failover Rehearsal" button for a workgroup when it is in Rehearsal phase.
    over 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 1 Not under consideration

    Allow for "Per user support" for the LISTFMT() parm on CHGFTPA

    in the CHGFTPA command setting the LISTFMT() parm affects *ALL usersWe need an option not in a FTP exit program that provides for more granular support Use Case: with new open source technologies defaulting the LISTFMT(*UNIX) can have detrimental ...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 8 Not under consideration

    Allow Service Tools Server Lan Adapter run commands on that port

    Today we can save and restore from a 632B device using STS LAN Adapter and NFS built-in client.If you enable STS LAN Adapter to be used as an standard interface and use sockets or PASE during restricted state (different RFE) we will be able to bac...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Not under consideration

    Change default instance for LDAP tcp server

    Hello, one of our lpars has the QUSRDIR2 instance working under the LDAP tcp/ip server, and due that, the LDAP server is in "stopped" status but that is not correct. May be there is a possibility to assign any instance as default for that tcp serv...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Future consideration

    Please change the timeout settings on the CONNECT() API.

    This request is to provide a change to the SYN process when connecting to a remote host. I have a situation where we have a number of devices like IOT devices. I wrote a program to send data to a non IBM I device and the program works as designed ...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

    SNDSMTPEMM Reply-To

    I have read that IBM don't want to make it able to change the sender. But could IBM add a parameter for setting the Reply-To header in the command SNDSMTPEMM. Use Case: Sending with a dummy user with e-mail "don't reply " but provide a respond ema...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Not under consideration

    OID to obtain the iSeries System Model

    Hello.The bank's auditing system is asking us for the OID of the Iseries Machine Model. We looked for it in the file member IBMCLTM of the file QANMMIB but just the description is shown, the OID is not shown. Then we looked at the OID IBM page and...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Not under consideration

    Increase the number of hosts supported by VMR

    Currently VMR is limited to 12 Hosts.Some customers have more than 12 hosts. Therefore they need to have a solution which supports more than 12 Hosts. A support for 64 Hosts may be a good starting point.
    about 6 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 2 Not under consideration

    Support For Pure Storage For HA + DR

    Ford has switched to Pure Storage and would like to automate DR such that during a disaster, VMRM would be able to automatically change the replication and mounts such that Ford can failover to DR automatically.
    about 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 1 Future consideration

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