RE: Outgoing HTTP--Can it be done???

David,

You might see if you can find an AIX port of fdx.  You might be able to run
it using PASE.

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David A Parnin [mailto:daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:36 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Outgoing HTTP--Can it be done???
> 
> 
> Good morning,
> 
> Every time I look for references about HTTP in the archives or the
> Infocenter it seems to be in the context of using the iSeries 
> as a HTTP
> server but what I would like to know is if such a connection 
> can be made
> *from* the iSeries to another system.  If it can't be done 
> with a native
> command how about via QShell or something else?
> 
> Ultimately what I want to do is transmit a file using a digital
> certificate.  Since this is a routine transmission I would 
> like to automate
> it either with a CL program or with a file containing the 
> commands that can
> be used as redirected input to another command.  I've done something
> similar with FTP (without the digital certificate) in the 
> past but so far I
> haven't seen anything about how this might be possible with HTTP.  The
> recipient wants this to be sent via their web site.
> 
> The entity that we will be sending to has provided an example 
> of how to do
> this manually from Windows as well as providing the sample Unix script
> below.  Thanks for any ideas or advice.
> 
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> #!/bin/ksh
> SSL_PKEY_FILE="/{path_to_your_certs}/{user_id.perm}";export 
> SSL_PKEY_FILE
> SSL_X509_FILE="/{path_to_your_certs}/{user_id.perm}";export 
> SSL_X509_FILE
> echo Beginning SSL Digital Cert Auth Login
> ## The following syntax will depend on the client location being used.
> /bin/fdx https://www.abc/com
> 
> [SSLv3 Cipher DES-CBC3-SHA]
> 
> Virtual user user_id logged in.
> 
> fdx>
> ### Refer to the client's documentation for further available commands
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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