OA47779: USING EZLESSMT TO SEND TRANSMISSIONS TO SMTP AND NEED TO SPECIFY DEST=SMTP, BUT DON'T SEE ANY WAY TO DO THIS.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In the customer's environment in order for SMTP transmissions to
  work, DEST=SMTP must be used on the DD statement. Currently
  there is no way to do this. A new statement will be provided
  that will allow a DEST to be specified on the ALLOC command
  that will be used by EZLESSMT.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the Tivoli NetView for z/OS     *
  *                 EZLEMAIL (EMAIL) command.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Some installations need to use a        *
  *                      destination (specified as DEST on an    *
  *                      ALLOCATE command or in JCL) in addition *
  *                      to or instead of the SMTP writer name   *
  *                      (such as having DEST(SMTP) in addition  *
  *                      to WRITER(SMTP), as z/OS Communications *
  *                      Server may require). The EZLEMAIL       *
  *                      (which has a command synonym of EMAIL)  *
  *                      does not currently support a way to     *
  *                      specify this value.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The EZLESSMT CLIST (which is called by the EZLEMAIL CLIST)
  issues an ALLOCATE command, specifying the WRITER keyword with
  the name of the SMTP writer program that was specified on
  CNMSTYLE statement COMMON.EZLsmtpNAME or defaulted. The DEST
  keyword is also allowed on the ALLOCATE command, but the
  EZLESSMT CLIST does not provide a way to specify a value for
  that keyword, nor does it include that keyword on the ALLOCATE
  command.
  

Problem conclusion

• CLIST EZLESSMT is being changed to retrieve the value for a new
  common global variable, EZLsmtpDEST, to be used on the DEST
  keyword on the ALLOCATE command that it issues. If EZLsmtpDEST
  does not contain a value, or if it contains a value of *NONE*,
  the DEST parameter is not specified on the ALLOCATE command.
  EZLESSMT is also being changed to recognize a value of *NONE*
  for the EZLsmtpNAME common global variable, in which case the
  WRITER parameter is not specified on the ALLOCATE command.
  Also, the Tivoli NetView for z/OS V6R2M1 Command Reference
  Volume 1 (A-N) (SC27-2847-07) should be changed as follows:
   - The first sentence of the Usage Notes in the description of
     the EZLEMAIL command should be changed to read as follows:
       To use the EZLEMAIL command, you must customize the
       COMMON.EZLsmtpNAME, COMMON.EZLsmtpDEST, and
       COMMON.EZLsmtpHOSTNAME statements.
  See APAR OA48877 for the corresponding update to the CNMSTYLE
  shipped sample.
  

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:

  OA48877 UA79346 UA79347 UA79348

Modules/Macros

• EUYESESS EZLESSMT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AUTO CNTL NETV

• Fixed component ID

  5698LSA01

Applicable component levels

• R12B PSY UA79346

     UP15/10/14 P F510

• R12E PSY UA79347

     UP15/10/14 P F510

• R12J PSY UA79348

     UP15/10/14 P F510

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