| Release 4.3 | Web-based access to documents stored in the ESIFILE is now available with the web access feature. This provides a host-based alternative to sending documents to end users—you can now choose to not send documents at all, and allow authorized end-users to view documents using their web browsers. |
| PDF support was enhanced by the addition of PDF "PageDef" settings, which allow you greater control over the page layouts in PDF files created. The number of lines per page and characters per line can be altered by specifying the page size and/or font size to be used. PageDef settings can be used with both the web access feature and with PDF documents sent via email, ftp upload or PC file copy. | |
| Release 4.2 | Release 4.2 of eSendIT was mostly a maintenance release, incorporating corrections to the 4.1 code. Additionally, there were the following enhancements: |
| Support for creating PDF format files was introduced. eSendIT can send email messages directly from CICS with attachments in PDF format. When used with the CICS/Fax server, eSendIT can also create PDF files on local or FTP directories. | |
| Support for the "Host Integration Feature" for Rightfax servers is added. This provides eSendIT with 3270-based interface to Rightfax servers with the Host Integration option. | |
| A sample CICS program to create a fax is now distributed in source form. The member name is ESIPDEM. | |
| The LE/370 runtimes were used for linking the executable programs: | |
| For VSE customers, COBOL programs are now compiled with the "IBM COBOL FOR VSE/ESA 1.1.1" compiler and linked using the LE/370 release 1.4.0 libraries. (This is the level of COBOL and LE that were part of the VSE/ESA 2.3 operating system, and becomes the minimum supported version of VSE/ESA for this release of eSendIT.) Versions of LE are backward compatible, so that all releases of VSE/ESA that are at least release 2.3 or higher can use the phases as distributed. However, LE support is required for the CICS where eSendIT will run. | |
| For MVS customers, COBOL programs are now compiled with the "IBM COBOL for z/OS & VM 2.1.2" compiler and linked using the LE/370 release 1.8 libraries. (The OS/390 2.5 LE libraries were used, making OS/390 2.5 the minimum supported release of OS/390 for this release of eSendIT.) Versions of LE are upward compatible, so that all releases of z/OS and of OS/390 higher than 2.4 can use the loadmods as distributed. | |
| Release 4.1 | Send SMTP-based Internet Email directly from CICS, without requiring an attached CICS/Fax or other supported fax\Email server. CICS-only Email can be sent in plain text and RTF format. (Messages requiring graphics or the attachment of PC files must be sent using an attached server.) |
| Upload CICS data and batch reports to an FTP server (currently requires the CICS/Fax server.) | |
| A new feature called the "Copy File" function is now available. For "Copy File" requests, the data is transferred to the CICS/Fax server and then copied by the server to any authorized network path. Mapped drive letters or UNC names (like \\server1\public\myfiles\CopiedFile) can be used. | |
| Print line lengths of batch reports now have a maximum of 255 bytes. Line lengths of messages submitted using the application programming interface under CICS can be up to 7978 bytes. | |
| Only 31-bit versions of most programs in both z/OS and VSE/ESA are now provided. | |