RE: FTP

[Ian Scotson <IanS@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary,

Ive used FTP quite a few times between PC,NT,Sun,Linux,AS400.
All seems to hang together OK, with the usual few caveats.

1. FTP security is pretty loose - but there are a number of
3rd party products that tighthen it up via exit programs, etc.

2. Error trapping aint so good - all goes to a log file, 
so no MONMSG ( unless get 3rdparty products).

3. one machine client, one machine server. Server needs the security the
most.

4. New options available in V5R1 for better FTP security, including
encryption.

5. WS_FTP PC client FTP Program from IPSWITCH can be used ( among others )
to 
do a bit of testing against your Server (LE version is Free for non-business
use).

6. Plenty of articles on WEB regarding how FTP works. Unfortunately, a lot
on the
MIDRANGECOMPUTING.com who went broke. Im sure as400network.com has a few as
well 
though.


Regards


Ian 


-----Original Message-----
From: glea@dextermag.com [mailto:glea@dextermag.com]
Sent: Thursday, 9 August 2001 7:11
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: FTP




We are trying to set up FTP between an AS/400 in the US and another one in
the
UK.  We know very little about it.  Can anyone suggest a book (or any other
type
of media) that can help us learn how to do this?  Presently we are using
SNADS
over a dialup connection that is very slow and very unreliable.

Thanks,

Gary Lea


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