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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Networking
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 23, 2021

OS command WRKSMTPEMM to get read version (DSPSMTPEMM)

WRKSMTPEMM needs *ISYSCFG special authority - request a DSPSMTPEMM version that does not require the special authority


Use Case:

Many user now use SNDSMTOPEMM to send emails from Series i. The log from the command usage is found in WRKSMTPEMM. However this command cannot be used through authority adoption - required administration authority of *IOSYSCFG. The programmers do not have *IOSYSCFG authority. A read version should be created DSPSMTPEMM.
(example) WRKDIRE command has a read version DSPDIRE )


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Aug 27, 2024
    IBM does not intend to provide a solution to this Idea at this time, so it is being closed.
    Thank you for taking the time to submit your Idea.
    After careful consideration, we know that we cannot deliver your requested enhancement soon,
    so it is being declined.
    However, your Idea does align with the future strategy of our product and we believe it may have
    future value, so we will add it to an internal list for us to keep in mind for the future.

    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
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    May 16, 2024

    I agree with Michael's comment. Still awaiting movement on this from IBM.

  • Guest
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    May 14, 2024

    We all certainly need a way to extract the information available via wrksmtpemm.  any method that can be delivered fairly quickly would be helpful for automated reporting.... whether it is direct access to get to journal records, an SQL table or function, the display command suggested as long as it gives us the ability to extract data so we can do reporting we have done in the past with the MSF journal method....

    Thanks!!

    Michael Frilot

  • Guest
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    Sep 26, 2021

    IBM will use this request as input to planning but no commitment is made or implied. This request will be updated in the future if IBM implements it. IBM will use votes and comments from others in the community to help prioritize this request.

  • Guest
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    Aug 24, 2021

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Networking
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - General
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None