Filezilla for non OMVS files. Not so good for OMVS filesystem data. Thing is, it used to work, then he broke it. I prefer the Filezilla GUI, so I only use Bluezone when I need to. Recently, the delay o let me know that Rocket has acquired Bluezone has be slightly irritating. 😊
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:43 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Good FTP client for MVS data set access > > +1 for CLI! > > -1 for corporate nannies who want to log every time you use a command > prompt window because that is so dangerous for the masses . . . or maybe > especially for programmers who *think* they know what they are doing . . . > > I use FileZilla, it has a few quirks but mostly it works for my limited and > occasional needs. I fall back to the CLI version when all else fails. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Jackson, Rob > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:49 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Good FTP client for MVS data set access > > My opinion, which is absolutely worthless: FileZilla sucks as a mainframe FTP > client. BZ is far superior. If you don't need SSL/TLS (which, of course, you > do), the "DOS" client is better than both. Who doesn't love a good ol' CLI? > > First Horizon Bank > Mainframe Technical Support > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:23 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Good FTP client for MVS data set access > > [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments.] > > I use Filezilla (Open Source) and Bluezone (now from Rocket) Both have their > pluses and minuses. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > > Behalf Of Frank Swarbrick > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:10 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Good FTP client for MVS data set access > > > > What FTP client do you use to access MVS data sets? Do you like it? > > > > I personally use the FTP Client that is part of Micro Focus (formerly > > Attachmate) Reflection Desktop for IBM (Reflection Workspace). Being > > an application suite dedicated to mainframe access (the application is > > primarily a > > TN3270 client), the FTP Client that goes along with it seems to truly > > understand the idiosyncrasies of MVS and works quite well with it. > > > > On the other hand, only a limited number of users in our shop are > > "authorized" to use Reflection, so they cannot use its FTP client. > > They are stuck (currently) with an MVS hostile (IMO) application called > CuteFTP. > > > > Are there any good "freestanding" FTP GUI applications that are "MVS > > friendly"? > -- > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If > the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail > and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
