Re: LPD/LPR, Remote *OUTQ, or SNADS....guaranteed delivery of spool file?

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Some more explanation...

By "guaranteed delivery" what I really mean is guaranteed not to fail
quietly or only succeed only partially. :)

In other words, if I'm using SNDTCPSPLF, and I don't get one of the
error messages specified for SNDTCPSPLF (example's below), am I
assured that the file was completely and successful sent to the outq
on the remote system?
 :  Error messages for SNDTCPSPLF                                             :
 :                                                                            :
 :      *ESCAPE Messages                                                      :
 :      TCP3701     Send request failed for spooled file &1.                  :
 :      TCP3702     Not authorized to spooled file &1.
   B      :
 :      TCP3703     Send request failed.  Spooled file &1 open.               :
 :      TCP3704     Send request failed.  Spooled file &1 not spooled print   :
 :                  file.                                                     :
 :      TCP3705     Spooled file &1 not transformed.                          :
 :      TCP3706     Spooled file &1 not transformed.                          :



If using remote OUTQ on the local system that points to an outq on the
remote system, if something happens during the send, would the remote
writer log and error and leave the spool file in a RDY state, as
opposed to blindly marking it sent (and deleted or SAVed?)

My understanding:
1) LPD/LPR has little in the way of error checking/recovery, thus the
reason it not recommended for critical system-->printer usage
2) TCP/IP remote *OUTQs use SNDTCPSPLF under the covers

So the information seems somewhat contradictory to me...

Yet it seems possible that iSeries-->iSeries LPD/LPR is more robust
than iSeries-->printer.

Where's Rodney Johnson when you need him? :)

Charles


On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Got some additional questions off-list....
>
> Thought the answers should be included in the thread...
>
> > 1. are you talking about sending spool files from one IBM i (OS/400) system to another IBM i (OS/400) system?
> Yes
>
> > 2. where do you want the spool file(s) to end up?
>    (a) in an *OUTQ on the remote system?
>
> > 3. what do you consider to be "delivered"?
>    (b) sent to remote system and placed in an *OUTQ?
>
> Charles
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > We need to send a spool file from one system to another...and we need
> > to be sure that the spool file makes the trip intact or if the trip
> > can't be made, would wait till it can...
> >
> > Does IBM document the reliability
> > 1) LPD/LPR (via SNDTCPSPLF)
> > 2) Remote *OUTQ
> > 3) SNADS (via SNDNETSPLF)
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Charles