A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When entering the email address into Tivoli Storage Manager server option ALERTEMAILFROMADDR, the uppercase characters of the local-part of the email address are saved in lowercase. Technical standard RFC 2821 section 2.4, states the following: "The local-part of a mailbox MUST BE treated as case sensitive. Therefore, SMTP implementations MUST take care to preserve the case of mailbox local-parts." Option ALERTEMAILFROMADDR, needs to be in compliance with the standard. . Initial Impact: Low . Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: Affects versions 6.3 and higher. . Additional Keywords: EMAIL ALERT ADDRESS CASE SENSITIVE
Local fix
Use an email address where the local-part is lowercase.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * All Tivoli Storage Manager server users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See ERROR DESCRIPTION. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Apply fixing level when available. This * * problem is currently projected to be fixed * * in levels 6.3.5 and 7.1.1. Note * * that this is subject to change at the * * discretion of IBM. * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
This problem was fixed. Affected platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux and Windows.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IC99870
Reported component name
TSM SERVER
Reported component ID
5698ISMSV
Reported release
63A
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2014-03-05
Closed date
2014-05-06
Last modified date
2014-05-06
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
TSM SERVER
Fixed component ID
5698ISMSV
Applicable component levels
R63A PSY
UP
R63H PSY
UP
R63S PSY
UP
R63L PSY
UP
R63W PSY
UP
R71A PSY
UP
R71H PSY
UP
R71S PSY
UP
R71L PSY
UP
R71W PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
06 May 2014