Automatically generated SITE subcommand

The FTP client automatically generates a SITE subcommand when sending an MVS™ data set with the PUt or MPut subcommand. The SITE subcommand includes information on the record format, logical record length, and block size of the data set. An example of a generated SITE subcommand is:

SITE FIXrecfm 80 LRECL=80 RECFM=FB BLKSIZE=320

Where: FIXrecfm 80 is intended for use by VM servers and LRECL=80 RECFM=FB BLKSIZE=320 is intended for use by MVS servers. ASCII servers ignore this SITE information. The SENDSite subcommand can be used to toggle the automatic sending of the SITE subcommand information. See SENDSite subcommand—Toggle the sending of site information for more information.

The MVSPut subcommand automatically generates the SITE subcommand. The MVSPut subcommand affects server PDSTYPE, DIRECTORY, DSNTYPE, RECFM BLKSIZE, LRECL, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, EATTR and SPACETYPE configured values. However, the SITE subcommand is issued regardless of whether the SENDSITE subcommand is issued.