PH35873: SYSOUT2PDF CREATES MALFORMED MIME-FORMATTED EMAIL MESSAGE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• sysout2pdf creates malformed MIME-formatted email message
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of CICS PA V5.4                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The sysout2pdf z/OS UNIX shell script   *
  *                      sysout2pdf creates a malformed          *
  *                      MIME-formatted email message.           *
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  The sysout2pdf z/OS UNIX shell script sysout2pdf creates a
  malformed MIME-formatted email message in that:-
  1) The From email address is enclosed in double quotation marks.
  This can cause various problems with the formatting of the
  address.
  2) IETF RFC 2046 requires a blank line between the header area
  and the body area of a IME-formatted message. This blank line
  is missing, which causes various problems including making
  attachments unreadable.
  

Problem conclusion

• The sysout2pdf z/OS UNIX shell script has been updated to fix
  both errors.
  1) The From email address is no longer enclosed in double
  quotation marks.
  2) The blank line between the header area and the body area
  required by IETF RFC 2046 has been added.
  
  There is a new sysout2pdf command-line option, savemail:
     -savemail <file>
  The savemail option saves the MIME-formatted email message to
  the z/OS UNIX path specified by <file>, instead of immediately
  sending an email.
  

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:

  UI74921

Modules/Macros

• CPASPX01
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS PERF ANALY

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y2300

Applicable component levels

• R54S PSY UI74921

     UP21/04/21 P F104

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