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Protocol enhancement

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Host Emulator Support 64-bit mode MSCAPI connection

RDz should support Host Emulator MSCAPI connection in 64-bit mode. MSCAPI can only connect in 32-bit mode now.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 4 Not under consideration

HOD getHTMLParameter using Java Web Start

We integrate HOD JAVA applet in our user portal and we send parameters using the URL and the getHTMLParameter macro function to send variable data such as user/password to the Host session. Now, browsers will run JAVA no more and we want to do the...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

Ability to limit an HOD ID's concurrent logins

I would like the ability to limit the number of concurrent logins that may be established using the same HOD user id. I need the ability to limit to one but understand that reason might exist to legitimately have multiple logins. The control could...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

Please provide support for these KEX • ecdh-sha2-nistp256 • ecdh-sha2-nistp384 • ecdh-sha2-nistp521 • diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256

We removed diffie-helman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 due to compliance issue. After that, we can't establish the session using HOD. An SSH session using Tectia works to validate SSHD was functioning on the remote system. Is the...
6 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

User wants to access directly to SPL files without generating PDFs (not always)

PDF files require a lot of storage space that could be saved this way
7 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

Merging several PDFs into one single PDF file

Our customer wants to explore the possibility of having a button that merge several PDF files (provided by View Print Jobs) and producing just one output file.
7 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

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...
8 months 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 ...
about 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.
about 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.
about 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release