Instruction for deploying the contents of the MAIL-ZOS.EXE archive into the operating system zOS:

  1. Self-extracting zipfile MAIL-ZOS.EXE contents: FTP.SEND-TO-ZOS.BAT DOS procedure with FTP to transfer the data to a zOS host OPGMAIL.MAIL.PAR Parameter file OPGMAIL.LOAD.XMIT PO library with the load modules MAILS and MAILR OPGMAIL.JCL.XMIT PO library with template jobs OPGMAIL.CLIST.XMIT PO library with the REXX procedures MAILS and MAILTO OPGMAIL.PANELS.XMIT PO library with panel used in REXX MAILTO MAIL.PDF User manual (german) in PDF format
  2. After extracting the files from MAIL-ZOS.EXE transfer them to zOS with the DOS procedure FTP.SEND.BAT. This procedure creates an additional JCL file OPGMAIL.RECEIVE.JCL to recreate the TRANSMIT files. Execution: FTP.SEND.BAT host user password [HLQ] [local directory] host Name of the host user Login name for FTP access password Password for FTP access optional: HLQ High level qualifier (standard = OPGMAIL) local dir. Local directory for FTP (standard = c:\programme\opg\mail)
  3. Start the procedure OPGMAIL.RECEIVE.JCL t oconvert the XMIT files into PO libraries.
  4. Copy the template parameter file OPGMAIL.MAIL.PAR to MAIL.PAR. Customise the following statements in the <GLOBAL> section of the parameter file MAIL.PAR: SERVER: Name or IP address of your mail server DOMAIN: Own internet domain, i.e. opg.de
  5. Specific modifications to send mails (for program MAIL): Within the delivered procedure OPGMAIL.JCL(MAILTO) modify the following lines: SET statement for parameter HLQ Copy the delivered REXX procedures OPGMAIL.CLIST(MAILTO) and OPGMAIL.CLIST(MAILTOM) in a CLIST library in the CLIST chain or include the library OPGMAIL.CLIST into the CLIST chain. Set the variable MAILPATH within the REXX MAILTO.
  6. Specific modifications to receive mails (for program MAILR): eventually: create a new mailbox with pop3 access for MAILR on your mailserver Include a new section <USER pop3user> in the parameter file MAIL.PAR or modify the statements for the <USER opgtest> in the delivered parameter file. Within the delivered procedures OPGMAIL.JCL(MAILRCV) and OPGMAIL.JCL(FOLGET) modify the following lines: SET statement for parameter HLQ
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