PI81188: CSSMTP IS NOT USING THE CORRECT CHARACTER SET AFTER MODIFY CSSMTP,REFRESH 17/06/26 PTF PECHANGE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Change the default Character set ISO8859-1 to UTF-8. Modify
  CSSMTP,REFRESH command processed correctly.
  Modify CSSMTP,DISPLAY,CONFIG showed that the correct character
  set default was in place. But it did not use the correct
  character set.
  Additional symptoms:
  Invalid mlMEcbPtr array.
  Abended in mlMsgGetEcb subroutine in ezamlmsg due to invalid
  ecbIndex.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of the IBM Communications Server for z/OS Version  *
  * 2 Releases 1, 2, and 3 IP: CSSMTP                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * CSSMTP is not using the correct character set on existing    *
  * connections after a Modify CSSMTP,REFRESH. The updated       *
  * character set shows correctly in displays, but the previous  *
  * character set continues to be used.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the PTF                                                *
  ****************************************************************
  The updated character set is not being used on existing
  connections. New connections correctly use the updated character
  set.
  

Problem conclusion

• CSSMTP has been corrected to use the new character set after a
  Modify CSSMTP,REFRESH.
  

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:

  UI48265 UI48266 UI48267

Modules/Macros

• EZAMLSMT EZAMLMSG
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TCP/IP MVS

• Fixed component ID

  5655HAL00

Applicable component levels

• R230 PSY UI48267

     UP17/07/28 P F707 {

• R210 PSY UI48265

     UP17/07/28 P F707 {

• R220 PSY UI48266

     UP17/07/28 P F707 {

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