IC83682: IBM PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS (PCOMM) NEEDS TO ACCEPT 5 DIGIT PORT NUMBERS IN FTP CLIENT

Personal Communications 6.0.5

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Error Description:
  Users need PCOMM to accept 5 digit port numbers.
  

Local fix

• Local Fix￘
  None.
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users using PCOMM FTP Client             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Supporting 5 digit port numbers in      *
  *                      FTP Client                              *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  PCOMM FTP Client was not able to accept port numbers more than
  4 digits. Also in Config Panel of PCOMM FTP Client the port
  number text field was not big enough to display 5 digts.
  

Problem conclusion

• Limitation of maximum of 4 digits has been removed and now
  PCOMM FTP Client can support up to a maximum of 5 digit port
  numbers for both SSL and non SSL connections. Maximum value
  can be 65535.
  
  pcsFTPlib.dll and pcsFTP.dll have been changed to add this
  new function.
  
  Fix scheduled for PCOM 6.0.5 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:

  IP23405

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  PCOMM V5 COMBO-

• Fixed component ID

  5639I7000

Applicable component levels

• R601 PSY

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