OK, there MUST be a good reason for this restriction, as someone went to
all the trouble to create a special error message for it.  So what's the
reason?  None that I can think of.  Here's an example.
 
FEPC [8]: dscopy phlpsds.temp;/COMM/TEMP/test.html,cda9[manager/.comm/];rep
  Source file: PHLPSDS.TEMP.COMM
  Target file: /COMM/TEMP/test.html
  TARGET FILE CANNOT RESIDE IN A HEIRARCHIAL DIRECTORY (NFT/3000 ERR 114)
  UNABLE TO CREATE OR OPEN TARGET FILE.  (NS/NFTERR 33)
 
END OF SUBSYSTEM
FEPC [9]:
 
If FTP were as reliable as DSCOPY, I'd use FTP, but FTP on the WAN is a
"cross your fingers and pray" situation.
 
John