RE: Batch FTP

The only reason I know of to use the LOOPBACK kludge is to create a
script that opens up several sessions in the same script. For single
session scripts it's just a waste of time.

TrailBlazer Systems, Inc.
http://www.as400ftp.com
AS/400 Communications & E-Commerce Solutions

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin, Booth [SMTP:BoothM@goddard.edu]
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 10:08 AM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Batch FTP
> 
> Doesn't b) just open the local host for local ftp, then immediately
> close
> the connection, then open the real connection that you want? It
> doesn't even
> do anything at that first step except to issue the "close" command.
> Would
> it have been some programmer's idea of a way to see if the local FTP
> server
> was actually running?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SHISHIRKSINGH [mailto:SHISHIRKSINGH@inf.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 11:43 PM
> To: boothm@goddard.edu
> Subject: RE: Batch FTP
> 
> 
> b) FTP RMTSYS(LOOPBACK)
>       and then in the command input file the code will be something
> like
> this :
> 
>               XXXXXXX **********      -> This is the dummy
> login/Password 
>               close                           
>               OPEN '192.168.45.90'
>               USER  zzzzzz aaaaaa
>               PUT ....
>               -------
>               -------
>               CLOSE   
>               
> 
> Thanks
> Shishir
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Langston [mailto:jlangston@conexfreight.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 2:40 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Batch FTP
> 
> 
> Personally, I type ftp 'localhost' as it's much easier to type than
> ftp '127.0.0.1'.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Langston
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