RE: More on "Transfer ID" was: QMGTOOLS

And that is EXACTLY why IBM should have handled this better.

Making things too complicated often makes them less secure.

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Bryan Dietz
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 11:52 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: More on "Transfer ID" was: QMGTOOLS

which is why I keep the "pre-filled" out FTP2IBMCMD in notepad to help remember the IBMID/PWD


Bryan (please no lectures :-) )


MidrangeL wrote on 10/17/2022 9:59 AM:

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I also read where this all gets wiped out with an MG Tools update? If
so, brilliant! IBM only asks you to update it EVERY time you use it.
</snip>

Yea, that's most likely true.  It has to do with the update process.  It
just deletes QMGTOOS library and restores it.  Simple easy fast, except
for your notable objection.  Maybe we can encourage IBM to change the
user profile and password storage to a user space or something that's in
QGPL, or QUSRSYS, or the IFS somewhere?  That would make it somewhat
more tolerable to update it as often as we need to.   Since updates go
into the tools quite regularly it's always a good idea to get the latest
one when needed.


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