Re: SNADS over TCP/IP

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc

At 08:34 PM 5/1/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I'm trying to set up SNADS so that I can send a save files between
>2 systems hooked up to an ethernet network.  As far as I can tell,
>everything is set up: QSMTPQ distribution queues on both ends,
>TCP/IP, SMTP up and running, directory entries set up, host
>names set up.
>
>Is there something I'm missing?  When I try to send a file, I 
>get the message that the request failed with code X'0005'.  
>Looking up the code, it means Unsupported Function.
>
>When I send the file, it does get to the sending machine's
>distribution queue and it's status does go to Sending but
>nothing shows up at the other end.
>
>Both machines, by the way, are attached to the same router.
>
>Anything else I need to check?

Like Pete M., I'm a little confused. As far as I know, SNADS could not care
less what kind of network it's on, so you should be able to set it up
directly, not over TCP/IP. The 2 protocols can coexist just fine. We run
both between 2 400s over a TokenRing. You need various line, controller, &
device descriptions set up, but that's not _too_ bad.

If you want to use SNADS over TCP/IP, as David G. said, use ANYNET. But I
recommend that you do _not_ do so, if possible. You're paying the cost of
protocol conversion, which slows everything down.

JFlanary suggested FTP. So do I (Booth, you gonna jump in here, too?). It's
native TCP/IP, it's as fast as your network connection can be. It's also
very easy, much easier than anything in SNADS. You can transfer save files,
no prob. Just have the save file created on the remote system (If you
don't, the destination file is a physical file with rcdlen of save files.
Manageable, but why suffer unless you have to.), use binary mode in your
ftp session (execute the 'binary' subcommand—see, easy), use put subcommand
and you're done. Running in batch is also simple—a couple overrides and a
script in a source or text file.

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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