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I am interested ! Cheers, Bart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Morehead" <cbmorehead@nokuse.com> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:28 PM Subject: Re: Strategy for FTP transfers > Oliver, > > I like to set up special libraries and users that are authorized only to > those libraries. The security for the libs will depend on what you need the > other end to do. I.e. do you need to get a file and then delete it to > signify that it was successfully retrieved? > > Someone else may have a better solution for exception handling, but what I > have always done is to have the FTP script output to a file and then run a > program to process this log file and take whatever action is necessary. I > am not aware of a method for putting exception handling into an FTP script. > This means that if you need an FTP script to perform two sets of steps where > the second is dependent on completion of the first, you will have to have > two scripts and run a program in between them to check for success or > failure. This method will also work for handling when a system or network > is down (if unable to connect then wait a while and try again). > > As to which system initiates the transfer, it depends on your process. E.g. > if system A runs a nightly process that generates a file then generally I > have it initiate the transfer. > > If you need example scripts you can email me off-list and I'll be happy to > provide them. (Unless others are interested as well, then I'll post them > here.) > > Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <oliver.wenzel@cibavision.novartis.com> > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 1:43 AM > Subject: Strategy for FTP transfers > > > > Hello, > > > > we are currently converting our SNADS file transfers to FTP, or at least > new > > transfer > > requests are done via FTP. > > > > How do you handle these FTP transfers? Once setup, SNADS was really simple > > to > > use - but we're getting more and more non-AS400 systems to communicate > with. > > > > All of these FTP transfers are happening on our WAN - no outside > connections > > > > (internet) are planned. > > > > So, my main questions are: > > > > - how do you handle security (special FTP libs, users etc.) ? > > - checking of successful transfers (logging) > > - unexpected downtime of remote systems > > - who initiates the transfer.. > > - any tools that provide SNADS like features? > > > > Thanks for your input, > > > > Oliver > > > > +--- > > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > david@midrange.com > > +--- > > > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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