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z/OS Explorer

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z/OS Explorer - add HTTP as communication protocol

The TCP/IP manual states that using JESINTERFACELEVEL=2 without using SAF protection, results in an exposure. This has been confirmed in reply to service request 43976 379 000. z/OS Explorer demands JESINTERFACELEVEL=2 in order to allow access to ...
about 10 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Delivered

rdz Audit Log support for uss files

the rdz stc on the host must log all access to USS Files as it is don now for MVS Datasets. This is in order to comply with the BAFIN regulations
almost 11 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Have IRemoteCommand pass back return code of executed code as separate field

We would like to have an additional field/argument added to the items passed back from making an IRemoteCommand call. This code is executed for plug-in development and executes a TSO command on the host machine from the RDz client. Right now there...
over 12 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Delivered

Provide 'Compare with Local history' for members in Remote Systems view

Within the COBOL and also all further editors, the context menu provides these two actions: > Compare with local history> Replace with local history. For a file within the remote systems view, there is only "Replace with local history" avail...
over 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered