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IBM Host On-Demand

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Integration with Windows spell-check and dictionary function

Provide integration with Windows spell check and local dictionary function. Highlight words incorrectly spelled and provide suggested dictionary entries.
about 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration

Host On-Demand - Provide Import on HTML Java Web Start Model

The "import" function is not available when using the html model with java web start.
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration

IBM Stand-alone Host On-Demand

Add the "Administration" option to IBM Stand-alone Host On-Demand.The "Administration" option should include the Certificate Management utility and the Printer Definition Table Compiler. These options were present in the HOD Local Client which is ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration

Auto select proper cert among multiple user certs with same key usage by looking at the certs on the card in the reader

With a previous fix, the HOD programmable interface will now select the proper cert by key usage from a list of certs for one user but when multiple user's certs are in the local key store the wrong selection is made. HOD should ensure the cert se...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Not under consideration

Do not require password if client certificate provided for HOD-FTP

When a client certificate is used (like a PIV/CAC card) for identification to the FTP server then the client should not request a userid or password. The SSL/TLS session is done prior to the credentials and the server could determine the ID to ass...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 6 Not under consideration

Request for RDz Windows Client 3270 Emulator Enhancements

We'd like to see two enhancements to the 3270 emulator within the RDz Windows client. (a) For copying / pasting text, like to see a regular drag 'n highlight instead of drawing a box around the text. Former is easier. (b) On the full screen, SELEC...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 4 Not under consideration

Host On Demand for z/OS - Admin user ID And password encryption.

The Administrator users ID and passwords are stored in plain text in ConfigAgentParms.Data in the private directory of Host On Demand for z/OS. From security standpoint this can be improved with making them at least minimally encrypted. We would l...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Not under consideration

Hotspots options for point-and-select (double click)

Customer want to use mouse to double-click on the screen.HOD does not have this options for point-and-select whencompare with PCOMM.
almost 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration

Problema com plugins NPAPI

Com o an?ncio recentemente publicado, o navegador Mozila Firefox em 2016 n?o ter? mais suporte aos plugins NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface), seguindo assim, os passos dos navegadores Chome e Microsoft Edge. N?s do Servi?o ...
about 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Not under consideration

Add support for Host Code Page /CCSID 1371 extension

Mainframe customers in Taiwan require Host Code Page / CCSID 1371 extension to support more Traditional Chinese characters in a single host code page. This is crucial for the mainframe customer to solve the pain of the insufficient Traditional Chi...
about 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration