IBM CTC sockets freeware (RE: RPGMail is here!) -- RPG400-L

Peter:

My apologies for the late reply, but work has been far too busy this week.

As I said, it's been a couple (actually three) years since the last time I 
requested this from IBM, so I can't clearly say what they have today nor the 
procedure for getting anything.

I seem to recall that the three times I made the request -- at three different 
work sites over the years -- it never exactly was a straight download. Because 
this is something of a loss-leader, this IBM group wants info about you before 
they make it available. You tell them stuff like what company you're with and 
your reason for interest, and they either e-mail savefiles to you or give you 
access to an area of an FTP server.

The direct link is here:

  http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/services/assets/tcp_scktclient.html

or

  http://makeashorterlink.com/?O3C823165

More related stuff is at:

  http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/services/assets/tcpipcomponents.html

or

  http://makeashorterlink.com/?D28442565

There's no real support beyond some initial questions since that first is 
definitely freeware, but I've never needed any support. The stuff works great 
after you've code a few test samples for yourself.

Naturally what they want is for you to consider buying the full-blown Duplex 
Sockets Server stuff or whatever it's called now. And I have no problem saying 
that that product more than paid for itself in the first 60 days of use at the 
two sites where we purchased it. Only needed the freeware at the third site 
although full purchase is regularly reconsidered.

At least the freeware savefile ought to be requested by every iSeries shop 
that's considering learning sockets programming.

Tom Liotta

rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>  11. RE: RPGMail is here! (Peter Connell)
>
>I had a quick look at the IBM Custom Technology Center but not sure if your 
>download is there. There is a REXX API. Is that the one?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Liotta [mailto:qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>
>rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>   4. Re: RPGMail is here! (keith_mccully)
>>
>>Perhaps I should badge it as CLMail :-)
>
>Hmmm... perhaps I should release mine first. I had both an SMTP and POP client 
>written in CL with no Java at all for a couple years. Uses IBM's free sockets 
>API download (from the Custom Technology Center); I haven't looked recently to 
>see what they still have for free.
>
>Wonder if I should add support for attachments?  :-)
>
>In any case, I recommend researching what IBM has available before writing any 
>sockets programs. These provide an excellent base, particularly for 
>prototyping and testing but even for production. For learning what sockets can 
>do on iSeries or AS/400, I don't think there's anything better. (Not for 
>learning technical details -- for that, go to the manuals and probably Scott 
>Klement's tutorial.)

-- 
Tom Liotta
The PowerTech Group, Inc.
19426 68th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
Phone  253-872-7788 x313
Fax    253-872-7904
http://www.powertechgroup.com


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