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Re: IBM Discontinuing unencrypted fix downloads

I was of the impression that it uses https, so encyrpted. And I just tested it and see https for the port number (443).

I have been hassling IBM as to what is actually changing for IBM i. They discontinued ftp downloads (for ftps) some time ago. You and I cannot change the way SNDPTFORD works, that's IBM's goo.

So far all they can tell me is "Efective Febrary 15, 2023 IBM will no longer support unencrypted fix downloads." Yeah, I knew that. But what is CHANGING? What TODAY can I do without encryption that I will no longer be able to do on Feb 16?

They can't answer that. They just ask me to provide the method I currently use and they will tell me if that works after the 15th.

I think the note was simply confusing, because from my chair they already did all that and NOTHING will change for us on Feb 15.

DrF

On 11/28/2022 11:14 PM, Michael Quigley wrote:
In the IBM document 6837885 (https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6837885), it states effective February 15, 2023 IBM will no longer support unencrypted fix downloads. Included in the list of "fix acquisition systems/tools" is the SNDPTFORD command. Does anyone know if there's a way to have SNDPTFORD use encryption?

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way international
www.TheWay.org<http://www.theway.org/>



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