Re: RE: 8 inch diskettes

["Michael Naughton" <mnaughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>Briefcase would eliminate the DOS batch file but wasn't the issue using
>diskettes (see subject line)?  

I thought so. Briefcase still requires some form of transport, right?

>You would need to have a
>always-on connection like cable, DSL, etc., dedicate a system (PC or
>iSeries), open up a port on your router for FTP connections, set up a FTP
>server to receive the file, and it's that easy!


No always-on connection at home (I have _absolutely_ no need for that, so
far :-), and probably an ice cube's chance in August of convincing the
network administrator to open up FTP just so that I don't have to carry a
floppy back and forth.

Besides, right now I have a solution that works -- and the fact that it
uses stuff that also worked five years ago isn't, IMHO, really a
disadvantage. After all, isn't that what we like about the iSeries? (whew,
back on topic at last!)

I think this thread can now die peacefully. . . . .


Mike Naughton
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Judd Wire, Inc.
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