Janus FTP Server - Revision history

JAL at 19:21, 29 May 2013

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	The FTP client may be running on any platform that can make a TCP/IP connection to the online.		The FTP client may be running on any platform that can make a TCP/IP connection to the online.
	Many tools such as code management systems and editors have built in		Many tools such as code management systems and editors have built-in
	FTP clients which can now be used with <var class="product">Model 204</var>		FTP clients which can now be used with <var class="product">Model 204</var>
	procedures and procedure files.		procedures and procedure files.
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	Janus FTP servers can peacefully coexist with any other FTP servers you may be running.		Janus FTP servers can peacefully coexist with any other FTP servers you may be running.

	You must be licensed for <var class="product">Janus Sockets</var> and <var class="product">Janus TCP/IP Base</var> in order to use Janus FTP support.		You must be licensed for <var class="product">[[Janus Sockets]]</var> and <var class="product">[[Janus TCP/IP Base]]</var> in order to use Janus FTP support.

	This article provides an overview of the capabilities and features		This article provides an overview of the capabilities and features

JAL: /* See also */

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JAL2: /* Security and Janus FTP Server */

2012-03-08T23:35:21Z

Security and Janus FTP Server

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	Without <var>CLIENTSOCKET</var>, only passive data transfers are enabled.		Without <var>CLIENTSOCKET</var>, only passive data transfers are enabled.
	<li>SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transmission is supported (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).		<li>SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transmission is supported (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).
	Set by the <var>[[Janus FTP Server command reference#~~ssl~~\|JANUS DEFINE SSL]]</var> parameter (or both the <var>SSL</var> and <var>SSLOPT</var> parameters), only explicit invocation of SSL/TLS is supported for <var>FTPSERVER</var> ports, as described at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS#Methods_of_invoking_security the Wikipedia FTPS entry].		Set by the <var>[[Janus FTP Server command reference#JANUS DEFINE for FTP\|JANUS DEFINE SSL]]</var> parameter (or both the <var>SSL</var> and <var>SSLOPT</var> parameters), only explicit invocation of SSL/TLS is supported for <var>FTPSERVER</var> ports, as described at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS#Methods_of_invoking_security the Wikipedia FTPS entry].
	</ul>		</ul>

JAL2: /* Security and Janus FTP Server */

2012-03-08T23:04:51Z

Security and Janus FTP Server

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	Without <var>CLIENTSOCKET</var>, only passive data transfers are enabled.		Without <var>CLIENTSOCKET</var>, only passive data transfers are enabled.
	<li>SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transmission is supported (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).		<li>SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transmission is supported (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).
	Set by the ~~<var>JANUS DEFINE</var>~~ <var>[[~~SSL (~~JANUS DEFINE ~~parameter)\|~~SSL]]</var> parameter (or both the <var>SSL</var> and <var>~~[[SSLOPT (JANUS DEFINE parameter)\|~~SSLOPT]]</var> parameters), only explicit invocation of SSL/TLS is supported for <var>FTPSERVER</var> ports, as described at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS#Methods_of_invoking_security the Wikipedia FTPS entry].		Set by the <var>[[Janus FTP Server command reference#ssl\|JANUS DEFINE SSL]]</var> parameter (or both the <var>SSL</var> and <var>SSLOPT</var> parameters), only explicit invocation of SSL/TLS is supported for <var>FTPSERVER</var> ports, as described at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS#Methods_of_invoking_security the Wikipedia FTPS entry].
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JAL2: /* Feature summary */

2012-03-08T23:00:36Z

Feature summary

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	<li>All '''three operating systems''' are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).		<li>All '''three operating systems''' are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).

	<li>'''FTPS''' (SSL/TLS encrypted data transmission) is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0.		<li>'''FTPS''' (SSL/TLS encrypted data transmission) is [[#Security and Janus FTP Server\|available]] as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0.

	<li>Within an Online, you can run '''as many FTP servers as you want''', using		<li>Within an Online, you can run '''as many FTP servers as you want''', using

JAL2: /* Supported FTP protocol commands */

2012-03-08T21:36:55Z

Supported FTP protocol commands

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	<li>DELE, to delete files.		<li>DELE, to delete files.
	<li>LIST/NLST, to get folder/directory listings.		<li>LIST/NLST, to get folder/directory listings.
	<li>AUTH, to invoke SSL encrypted transmissions (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).		<li>AUTH, to invoke SSL/TLS encrypted transmissions (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).
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JAL2: /* Security and Janus FTP Server */

2012-03-08T21:36:21Z

Security and Janus FTP Server

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	Without <var>CLIENTSOCKET</var>, only passive data transfers are enabled.		Without <var>CLIENTSOCKET</var>, only passive data transfers are enabled.
	<li>SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transmission is supported (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).		<li>SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transmission is supported (as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0).
	Set by the <var>JANUS DEFINE</var> <var>[[SSL (JANUS DEFINE parameter)\|SSL]]</var> parameter (or both the <var>SSL</var> and <var>[[SSLOPT (JANUS DEFINE parameter)\|SSLOPT]]</var> parameters), only explicit invocation of SSL is supported for ~~<var class="product">Janus FTP Server</var>~~ <var>FTPSERVER</var> ports, as described at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS#Methods_of_invoking_security the Wikipedia FTPS entry].		Set by the <var>JANUS DEFINE</var> <var>[[SSL (JANUS DEFINE parameter)\|SSL]]</var> parameter (or both the <var>SSL</var> and <var>[[SSLOPT (JANUS DEFINE parameter)\|SSLOPT]]</var> parameters), only explicit invocation of SSL/TLS is supported for <var>FTPSERVER</var> ports, as described at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS#Methods_of_invoking_security the Wikipedia FTPS entry].
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JAL2: /* Feature summary */

2012-03-08T21:10:34Z

Feature summary

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	<li>All '''three operating systems''' are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).		<li>All '''three operating systems''' are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).

	<li>'''SSL/TLS encrypted data transmission~~'''~~ is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0.		<li>'''FTPS''' (SSL/TLS encrypted data transmission) is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0.

	<li>Within an Online, you can run '''as many FTP servers as you want''', using		<li>Within an Online, you can run '''as many FTP servers as you want''', using

JAL2: /* Feature summary */

2012-03-08T21:08:05Z

Feature summary

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	<li>All '''three operating systems''' are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).		<li>All '''three operating systems''' are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).

	<li>'''SSL ~~(Secure Sockets Layer)~~ data transmission''' is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0.		<li>'''SSL/TLS encrypted data transmission''' is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0.

	<li>Within an Online, you can run '''as many FTP servers as you want''', using		<li>Within an Online, you can run '''as many FTP servers as you want''', using

JAL2: /* Feature summary */

2012-03-08T20:48:02Z

Feature summary

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	<li><var class="product">Model 204</var> procedures may be downloaded to a local platform		<li><var class="product">Model 204</var> procedures may be downloaded to a local platform
	using any FTP client.		using any FTP client.

	<li><var class="product">Model 204</var> procedures may be added, replaced, deleted, and renamed with		<li><var class="product">Model 204</var> procedures may be added, replaced, deleted, and renamed with
	any FTP client.		any FTP client.
	<li>Procedure listings are supported (the FTP protocol <var>LIST</var> command).
			<li>'''Procedure listings''' are supported (the FTP protocol <var>LIST</var> command).
	This permits GUI FTP clients such as <var class="product">WS_FTP</var> and others to render lists		This permits GUI FTP clients such as <var class="product">WS_FTP</var> and others to render lists
	of <var class="product">Model 204</var> procedures.		of <var class="product">Model 204</var> procedures.
	<li>EBCDIC/ASCII translation in both directions is automatic and transparent for FTP ASCII text transfers.
	<li>Binary file transfers (FTP <code>TYPE I</code> are supported to permit		<li>'''EBCDIC/ASCII translation''' in both directions is automatic and transparent for FTP ASCII text transfers.

			<li>'''Binary file transfers''' (FTP <code>TYPE I</code> are supported to permit
	transfer of binary files such as images (.JPG, .GIF, etc.) and Java applets (.class, .jar, etc.).		transfer of binary files such as images (.JPG, .GIF, etc.) and Java applets (.class, .jar, etc.).

	<li><var>JANUS FTP</var> commands are used to map the		<li><var>JANUS FTP</var> commands are used to map the
	standard UNIX folder structure that FTP clients expect to <var class="product">Model 204</var>		standard UNIX folder structure that FTP clients expect to <var class="product">Model 204</var>
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	Multiple <var class="product">Model 204</var> procedure files may be accessed		Multiple <var class="product">Model 204</var> procedure files may be accessed
	from a single port with a Janus FTP server.		from a single port with a Janus FTP server.
	This mapping effectively creates folders that can be navigated by FTP clients		This mapping effectively creates '''folders that can be navigated by FTP clients'''
	using the standard FTP <code>cwd</code> command (change working directory/folder).		using the standard FTP <code>cwd</code> command (change working directory/folder).
	For more information, see [[#Folder mapping\|"Folder mapping"]].		For more information, see [[#Folder mapping\|"Folder mapping"]].
	<li>FTP user authentication is based on <var class="product">Model 204</var> user IDs and passwords.
			<li>FTP '''user authentication''' is based on <var class="product">Model 204</var> user IDs and passwords.
	It automatically uses whatever security package (for example, RACF), that		It automatically uses whatever security package (for example, RACF), that
	your online uses to authenticate logins.		your online uses to authenticate logins.
	<li>Anonymous FTP is available.
			<li>'''Anonymous FTP''' is available.
	For security, anonymous FTP is off by default		For security, anonymous FTP is off by default
	when an <var class="product">FTP Server</var> is created with <var>[[Janus FTP Server command reference#JANUS DEFINE for FTP\|JANUS DEFINE]]</var>.		when an <var class="product">FTP Server</var> is created with <var>[[Janus FTP Server command reference#JANUS DEFINE for FTP\|JANUS DEFINE]]</var>.
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	enable it when you are creating an FTP server.		enable it when you are creating an FTP server.
	For more information, see [[#Anonymous FTP\|"Anonymous FTP"]].		For more information, see [[#Anonymous FTP\|"Anonymous FTP"]].
	<li>Active and passive FTP are supported. Passive is more secure, and
			<li>'''Active and passive FTP''' are supported. Passive is more secure, and
	Sirius recommends using passive FTP where possible.		Sirius recommends using passive FTP where possible.
	However, some older and simpler FTP clients only work with active FTP		However, some older and simpler FTP clients only work with active FTP
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	to open up TCP/IP server sockets, which is commonly viewed as a security exposure,		to open up TCP/IP server sockets, which is commonly viewed as a security exposure,
	thus prevented by many firewalls.		thus prevented by many firewalls.
	<li>All three operating systems are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).
	<li>Within an ~~online~~, you can run as many FTP servers as you want, using		<li>All '''three operating systems''' are supported (MVS, VM, and VSE).

			<li>'''SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) data transmission''' is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 8.0.

			<li>Within an Online, you can run '''as many FTP servers as you want''', using
	different port numbers for each.		different port numbers for each.
	There is no requirement to use the default FTP port number (21).		There is no requirement to use the default FTP port number (21).
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	client software will have to be reconfigured otherwise.		client software will have to be reconfigured otherwise.
	(By default, all FTP clients try to connect to port 21.)		(By default, all FTP clients try to connect to port 21.)
	<li>For advanced applications, you can write "overrides" for FTP commands,
			<li>For advanced applications, you can write '''"overrides" for FTP commands''',
	where you provide a custom implementation for a command to perform application-specific processing.		where you provide a custom implementation for a command to perform application-specific processing.
	Overrides are written in <var class="product">User Language</var>.		Overrides are written in <var class="product">User Language</var>.
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	<var class="product">Model 204</var> file using FTP.		<var class="product">Model 204</var> file using FTP.
	For more information, see [[Overriding FTP protocol commands\|"Overriding FTP protocol commands"]].		For more information, see [[Overriding FTP protocol commands\|"Overriding FTP protocol commands"]].

	<li>You can use the procedure name suffix (for example, <code>.HTML</code>) to control the		<li>You can use the procedure name suffix (for example, <code>.HTML</code>) to control the
	transfer mode of a file (text vs. binary).		transfer mode of a file (text vs. binary).

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	The following topics complete the description of <var class="product">Janus FTP Server</var> support:		The following topics complete the description of <var class="product">Janus FTP Server</var> support:
	<ul>		<ul>
			<li>[[Janus Sockets User Language coding considerations]]
	<li>[[Janus FTP Server examples]]		<li>[[Janus FTP Server examples]]
	<li>[[Janus FTP Server command reference]]		<li>[[Janus FTP Server command reference]]