RE: Using HATSLE

Jerry,

What was involved in locking it down?  Does the server have to use the
iSeries user IDs and passwords?

We're presently using a third party, java based emulation software package
that uses SSL, for internet access to our iSeries.  The package runs on a
windows server and users must sign on to the server with a server user ID
and password before they get a iSeries sign on screen.  Our iSeries really
isn't open to the internet, we just opened ports on our firewall for the
server.

We paid four figures for this package (CTCBridge) about 5 years ago and it's
critical our operations. It allows our distributors who are all over the
country access to our iSeries and the package has been very stable. We do
pay annual maintenance so IAFW could save us some money.

There were growing pains with this package too.  Like the latest version of
Sun Java broke the tab key.  So the vendor has a fix for that.  Also, when
we installed it 5 years ago, it was configured for installable applets which
Microsoft JVM supported.  Now, new PCs have Sun Java which don't allow
installable applets so we had to configure the server to not install
applets, just serve them.  I also had to tweak a lot of the printing.

Bryan Burns
ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment
       


-----Original Message-----
From: GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:GKern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:09 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Using HATSLE


"Have you looked at using iSeries Access for the Web?"

I configured IAFW last weekend. Had it running and completely locked down 
on two systems in a total of 13 hours (OTJ training). I set it up so that 
each user has access to one 5250 session and nothing else. It does a 
fairly good job of providing browser based 5250 but still has some 
'issues'. The biggest one is the display formatting. Even when using the 
'fixed width font' setting there are still some character alignment issues 
(not pretty), and things that are cursor sensitive in true 5250 are still 
unavailable (such as mouse click dds defined activities). I hope these 
will issues will be resolved as the product evolves, and as time goes by I 
get to play with it more to see if I can resolve or create work-arounds to 
the growing pains associated with IAFW.


Regards, Jerry

Gerald Kern
MIS Project Leader, Lotus Notes/Domino Administrator
IBM Certified RPG IV Developer, RPG IV Programmer
The Toledo Clinic, Inc.
4235 Secor Road
Toledo, OH 43623-4299
Phone 419-479-5535
gkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx