Re: Copy files from Unix box to IFS

[James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Buzz Fenner wrote:
> I'm needing to write a procedure that can be scheduled to run at night that
> copies e-mail backup files from a combo e-mail server/firewall (it has no
> command interface) to a folder on the IFS.  A new folder will have to be
> created each week for the seven daily backup files.  I have no experience
> with FTP and was beginning to take a look at Qshell.  I'm open to
> suggestions that will get me pointed in the right direction and I would like
> it to be a program/procedure that executes on the AS/400 (v5r2m0).

The easy way is to have the unix box do the sending since unix has much 
better scripting capabilities.  Here is something we do:

#!/bin/sh
cd /home/place/we/store/backups
ftp remotehost <<END_SCRIPT
cd /home/place/to/put/backups
binary
mput *
quit
END_SCRIPT
exit 0

I know you said you want it to run on the AS/400, but I think having 
unix do it is easier.  Nothing fancy is required.  You can have ftp make 
whatever directories you want.  You can also do the NFS stuff other 
mentioned.  In that case I would still have unix manage things simply 
because the unix scripting tools are better.

James Rich