I added the IBM i link to my IBM I Reference Pages blog. I read through it a couple of times and
was wondering what would actually change for us.
If SNDPTFORD doesn't work, then via Fix Central, Download Director would be an option or ordering
PTF's and having IBM send the emails containing the ID / Password, etc via "Download virtual images using FTPS/SFTP"
method where I can use FileZilla to retrieve the PTF order on port 22.
Very Respectfully,
Michael Mayer
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4. IBM Discontinuing unencrypted fix downloads (Michael Quigley)
5. Re: IBM Discontinuing unencrypted fix downloads
(Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis)
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message: 4
date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:14:02 +0000
from: Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>
subject: IBM Discontinuing unencrypted fix downloads
In the IBM document 6837885 (
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6837885), it states effective February 15, 2023 IBM will no longer support unencrypted fix downloads. Included in the list of "fix acquisition systems/tools" is the SNDPTFORD command. Does anyone know if there's a way to have SNDPTFORD use encryption?
Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way international
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http://www.theway.org/>
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message: 5
date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:51:03 -0500
from: "Larry \"DrFranken\" Bolhuis" <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: IBM Discontinuing unencrypted fix downloads
I was of the impression that it uses https, so encyrpted. And I just tested it and see https for the port number (443).
I have been hassling IBM as to what is actually changing for IBM i. They discontinued ftp downloads (for ftps) some time ago. You and I cannot change the way SNDPTFORD works, that's IBM's goo.
So far all they can tell me is "Efective Febrary 15, 2023 IBM will no longer support unencrypted fix downloads." Yeah, I knew that. But what is CHANGING? What TODAY can I do without encryption that I will no longer be able to do on Feb 16?
They can't answer that. They just ask me to provide the method I currently use and they will tell me if that works after the 15th.
I think the note was simply confusing, because from my chair they already did all that and NOTHING will change for us on Feb 15.
DrF
On 11/28/2022 11:14 PM, Michael Quigley wrote:
In the IBM document 6837885 (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6837885), it states effective February 15, 2023 IBM will no longer support unencrypted fix downloads. Included in the list of "fix acquisition systems/tools" is the SNDPTFORD command. Does anyone know if there's a way to have SNDPTFORD use encryption?
Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way international
www.TheWay.org<http://www.theway.org/>
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