Re: SFTP examples

Hello,

Am 30.11.2022 um 00:03 schrieb dr2@xxxxxxxx:

It would be SO MUCH EASIER if IBM would just FINALLY make SFTP a BASE OS/400 command...kinda like FTP is....etc...

Yap. This is true for more than just sftp. But because the CL environment is so very different compared to Unix/Linux (where the majority of OpenSource functionality stems from), porting would involve major rewrites of that software. And because the original authors usually aren't interested in code complication (many, many #ifdef's) because of just one very alien (to them) platform, they're reluctant to integrate such an enhancement back into the official source tree. That means, incorporating security fixes and new features from the original authors needs to be done on a regular base. Work without end, and who pays (IBM) for that ongoing effort? Not that IBM couldn't afford to have some extra work, IMHO.

I have tried to properly port some minor stuff to OS/400, but it's a mess and a *lot* of work. And most often some basic requirements must be met first, such as having OpenSSL ported as a true service program so be usable by other ported applications. Amongst other "basic" libraries. So it's in a way recursive with much much work before the first "reward" — "It works! Cool!" compensates for all the hassle. At least from my hobbyist view. And with my special obstacle "V4R5" adhering to just C90. ;-)

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