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Protocol enhancement

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HOD FTP need the ability to connect to FTP/S server with Implicit TLS (No AUTH TLS command)

Currently the HOD FTP client is only able to connect to a server that is configured for Explicit TLS (AUTH TLS) which starts with a non-secure connection then converts to a secure connection. Our site has a restriction that there should not be non...
about 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

HOD toolkit integration with EHLLAPI

Need to enable EHLLAPI property in TOOLKIT which will help to integrate mainframe applications with Pega software Automation tool - Robotic Desktop Automation. As per HOD development team, this feature is not present in existing product. Hence rai...
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

HOD deployable in a Virtualized (VM) environment

HOD deploy able in a VM environment (IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service ; ie cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Require ability to use TLS with LDAP server from HOD Config Server

The HOD HOMSRV task (Configuration Server) can communicate with an LDAP for configuration and user information but the current solution only allows for non-secure connections. Since this connection will have userids and password flowing it should ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

Provide host code page 1379 support for 3270 session

Host code page 1379 is recently assigned by IBM Globalization Center of Competency to provide Traditional Chinese Extended Mixed Host, extension including Traditional Chinese, HKSCS, Simplified Chinese.IBM internal Lotus Notes Database:Notes://D01...
about 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

HACP EE Key Mapper - There is no Key Repetition tab to turn it on or off.

When editing a dataset or program or on a CICS screen, holding down the tab or New Line key does not continuously proceed to the next line or editable value. (You must keep pressing the key to go down the page.) In HACP EE key mapper, there is no ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Unable to create macros that are mapped to a hot key.

Mapping keys to Macro functionality is present in HACP EE whereas Menu Command execution is not yet supported in HACP EE. This RFE is being opened per HACP EE Development Team request.
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

HACP EE 2.2 - Unable to copy and save 3270 sessions

Unable to copy and save 3270 sessions. This RFE is being opened per HACP EE Development Team request.
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

HACP EE 1.5 - customizing the UI

Ability to customize the look of HACP EE with either a customized banner or ability to add our corporate info would be helpful not only for our organization but for others as well. This feature already exists within HOD and should exist within HAC...
over 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Implement "Content Security Policy" support in "Host OnDemand"

This RFE is created on request from IBM, in support case TS006023087.Current version of "Host OnDemand" use inline-scripts, in a way that require "unsafe" settings to be used when enabling "Content Security Policy".Changes are needed to support "C...
about 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release