IT21554: PCOM: FTP CLIENT DNS LOOKUP FAILS IF NAME BEGINS WITH A NUMBER

IBM Personal Communications 12.0.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The PCOMM FTP Client (v12.0.1 and 12.0.2) fails to do DNS
  lookup if the DNS name begins with a number.  Example:
  3XFTP.ibm.com.
  

Local fix

• Use the IP address instead of host name
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Personal Communications users of the FTP Client.         *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Connection to host fails when FTP Client host name begins    *
  * with a numeric value.                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  IBM Personal Communications FTP Client is configured with host's
  Domain Name System (DNS) name. When DNS name begins with a
  numeric value, connection to host fails.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code changes have been made in PCSFTP.exe, pcsftpcmd.exe and
  pcsFTPlib.dll to handle host's DNS name starting with a numeric
  value.
  Fix scheduled for Personal Communications 12.0.3.0 Refresh Pack.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• PCSFTP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM COMBO-ENG

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• RC00 PSY

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