RE: Win2K Pro FTP server recommendations

Comming in way late with...  Have you looked at all at the QNTC file system?
If you have Netserver running on your iSeries, you can use  the /QNTC path
in the IFS to access you NT server.  I recently used this to implement a
"Push" type file transfer utility.  So far it's worked well, with one
exception.  Using this across the WAN caused problems (timeout errors due to
over-utilization of bandwidth) which Winblows doesn't seem to handle well.

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Scotson [mailto:iscotson@bigpond.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 12:32 AM
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: Win2K Pro FTP server recommendations



Hi guys,

I'm looking at a job that needs to transfer a CSV file from
a DB400 file to a Win2K pro PC for eventual sending to
a number of Retail stores via s/ware on the Win2K Pro PC.

It has been currently done via ODBC into access, then moved
via a Mapped drive method - very messy to me and damn
slow  - mainly im told because a RMTCMD wouldnt work
because of Conflicting OCX type problems?

Anyway, my feeling is that doing all conversion work to CSV on the
AS400 (V5R1) via CPYTOIMPF with maybe a little help from
a bit of freeware (CRTCSVDTA) courtesy of Martin Rowe, and then
FTP'g it to the PC would be the better/cleaner/quicker/etc way to
go.

Having said that, what FTP server on the Win2K should i use??
I believe Win2K Pro has it own FTP server - would that work OK?
If so, is it easy to setup and get working?Reliable?
Or maybe some other freeware/shareware product?
Probably cant justify a full blown commercial product ( other than pretty
cheap one..)

Any recommendations that work well with the AS400 would be most welcome.

Regards


Ian Scotson.

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