This FAQ is designed to answer common questions about sending e-mail from MVS.
What are my options for sending e-mail from MVS?
What are my options for sending e-mail from MVS?
You can send e-mail from MVS (os/390 or z/OS) including CICS by coding the datastreams yourself or by using a third-party product to do it for you. IBM provides a simple REXX exec, SMTPNOTE to send simple text messages. XMITIP is a REXX freeware exec that sends e-mails from Batch or TSO/ISPF. SMTP-Send sends e-mails from Batch, TSO/ISPF and CICS For a comparison of SMTP-Send and XMITIP click here
What is SMTP? What is its purpose?
What is RFC822?
What is MIME and why is it important?
What does a SMTP data stream consist of?
How can I send attachments?
How can I prevent users from pretending to be someone else when they send mail?
How does SMTP-Send insulate me from the various Internet Protocols?
Where can I get more information about the IBM SMTP Server?
Do I have to use the IBM SMTP Server?
My SMTP server doesn't recognize the @ character in my e-mail addresses. How can I send mail?
How can I get my SMTP Server to relay all mail to another SMTP mail server?
How do I prevent spammers from hijacking my IBM SMTP Server?
How can I tell who's sending e-mails?