Re: howto Clear msgq using ftp rcmd ?

Bob,

Hate to say it but integration is there. The days of relying upon 5250
menu security were gone over 20 years ago.

ftp supports the following:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\ROB>ftp gdisys
Connected to gdisys.dekko-1.
220-QTCP at GDISYS.
220 Connection will close if idle more than 5 minutes.
User (gdisys.dekko-1:(none)): xxxdeletedxxx
331 Enter password.
Password:
230 xxxdeletedxxx logged on.
ftp> quote rcmd dspjob output(*print)
250 Command dspjob output(*print) successful.

ftp doesn't even care if the person has "limited capability".
on the i:
crtusrprf dummy lmtcpb(*yes)
User profile DUMMY created.
on the pc:
C:\Documents and Settings\ROB>ftp gdisys
Connected to gdisys.dekko-1.
220-QTCP at GDISYS.
220 Connection will close if idle more than 5 minutes.
User (gdisys.dekko-1:(none)): dummy
331 Enter password.
Password:
230 DUMMY logged on.
ftp> quote rcmd dspjob output(*print)
250 Command dspjob output(*print) successful.
on the i:
wrksplf dummy
File User
QPDSPJOB DUMMY

To secure that you would use an ftp exit point program. I've rolled my
own.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/apis/comm8.htm

From that same PC command line I can also do this:

rmtcmd dspjob output(*print) //gdisys
and that will send a command to my GDISYS lpar
This is a different exit point. You can continue to roll your own or buy
a package to address everything you see at WRKREGINF

Interesting way to restart QINTER if your backup killed it. Been there,
done that.



Rob Berendt