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ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SENDMAILCLIEN

Description:
Checks whether the sendmail client is in use on this system. Support for the sendmail client will be withdrawn in a future release of IBM® z/OS® Communications Server.

If this check determines that the sendmail client has been invoked on this system, it will continue to be reported for the duration of this IPL, or as long as this Migration Health Check is active. When this exception condition is detected, message ISTM018E is issued and is followed by message ISTM900I which indicates the date and time that the sendmail client was last invoked, even if it has since been removed from the system or usage of it has stopped. Therefore, if this exception has been corrected (for example, sendmail client no longer being used on the system) you can use message ISTM900I to determine whether a new use of the sendmail client has been detected, or whether the exception condition is related to the earlier detection of the sendmail client or use a compatible third-party solution.

Reason for check:
Because sendmail on z/OS will no longer be supported in a future release of the IBM z/OS Communications Server, IBM suggests that customers who currently use or plan to use sendmail for sending email, migrate to the CSSMTP daemon that was introduced in z/OS V1R11.
z/OS releases the check applies to:
z/OS V2R2
User override of IBM values:
Start of changeThe following sample shows the defaults for customizable values for this check. Use this sample to make permanent check customizations in an HZSPRMxx parmlib member used at IBM Health Checker for z/OS startup. If you just want a one-time only update to the check defaults, omit the first line (ADDREPLACE POLICY) and use the UPDATE statement on a MODIFY hzsproc command. Note that using non-POLICY UPDATEs in HZSPRMxx can lead to unexpected results and is therefore not recommended.End of change
Start of changeADDREPLACE POLICY[(policyname)] [STATEMENT(name)]End of change
UPDATE
CHECK(IBMCS,ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SENDMAILCLIEN)
DATE('date of the change')
REASON('Your reason for making the update')
INACTIVE
SEVERITY(LOW)
INTERVAL(24:00)
Debug support:
No
Verbose support:
No
Parameters accepted:
No
Reference:
See the information on “Mail on z/OS” in z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Reference.
Messages:
This check issues the following exception messages:
  • ISTM018E
See z/OS Communications Server: SNA Messages.
SECLABEL recommended for multilevel security users:
SYSLOW - see z/OS Planning for Multilevel Security and the Common Criteria for information on using SECLABELs.
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