I forgot to respond to your second question: If you are a developer, you most likely have authority to “install” a CBT utility for your personal use, because you already have authority to compile and execute programs (excepting perhaps for languages other than COBOL and assembler, depending on what language products your employer pays to license). You may not (probably do not) have authority to “install” it for others to use it unless they have read and execute permissions for your personal files, or your storage team provides a “shareable” HLQ for programmers to use.
Do such “personal” installs for non-production use have the blessing of the corporate auditors? Yet another question for which the answer is “it depends . . .”. Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:53 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CBTView ISPF Dialog - quick survey/question On Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:08:48 +0100, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > >> If the concern is malware infiltration, curl, HTTPS, and IND$FILE >> from a desktop waystation are all suspect. > >Not mentioning the reasons or rationales, the FTP traffic in/out company >is forbidden. > Is there a whitelist allowing either mainframe or desktop access to cbttape.org? Is there a pathway by which (suitably privileged) individuals can install cbttape content, possibly program objects, on the mainframe? Is curl available on the mainframe? Otherwise this discussion is academic. Unless the cbttape repository can be mirrored on a desktop. -- 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
