RE: Communications

Barry,
If you need to script file transfers directly from the AS/400 using
either bisync, async or FTP then we have a product for you. For async
uses the ZMOD400 product functions a lot like PROCOMM and direct
connects to banks are a large part of what we do. This being year end
I'm sure the sales guys here could find you something in your budget!

(I had heard that at one stage we were talking to Future 3 about
providing connectivity to ANX - not sure where that is currently) 

You can call 770-8506966 or go to http://www.softwarejungle.com. 
Disclosure: Obviously I work for Trailblazer.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boyer, Barry [SMTP:bboyer@gstleather.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 11:36 AM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      Communications
> 
> 
> Pat Barber wrote----  
> 
> Buck Calabro/commsoft wrote:
> > 
> > >We are looking for an AS/400 based communications package.
> > >The put it real simple--something that will function like
> > >a CROSSTALK or PROCOMM on the PC; file transfer, scripting, etc.
> > 
> > A "poor man's" resource is the command STRITF.  It comes
> > with OS400, but it isn't pretty.  To send a break or control
> > key you press ATTN and select the "special key" from the menu.
> 
> A very little understood piece of code... Is capable of very fast
> file transfers,, very "little" documentation on program.. although
> I recall a News/400 article that described it in depth & detail...
> Need to root through archives for that one....
> 
> 
> =====
> A hearty thank-you to everyone who has made suggestions.  Our legacy
> system
> uses PC based DOS 
> products to pull down a file from the AS/400 and then turn around and
> "send
> it" to a bank or other institution
> for processing.
> 
> We are --in our Y2K remediation-- trying to eliminate as many points
> of
> failure as possible--thus the desire
> to communicate the "file" directly to a bank etc using a
> communications
> scripting package from the AS/400. 
> 
> We "do" have a very specific EDI package called FUTURE3, but it does
> not
> have a separate communication
> feature.  Previous experience--I used GENTRAN and used the
> communications
> part to direct file transfers-- but
> for this application I think GENTRAN could be too expensive.
> 
> STRIF looks like it might not have all we need....but thanks again for
> the
> effort!
> 
> 
> Barry L. Boyer (bboyer@gstleather.com)
> Manager, MIS Operations
> Garden State Tanning
> 
> 
>  << File: Barry L. Boyer (E-mail).vcf >> 
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