Re: BATCH FTP question

On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:29:46 -0600, CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On 19-Feb-2015 15:16 -0600, Ken Sims wrote:

I have a command wrapper of my own around IBM's FTP command. I take
the script member and make a modified version such that I log into
localhost (successful or not doesn't really matter) then CLOSE that
connection, then start running the commands from the specified
script.

Perhaps already understood or just of no concern, for the benefit of
anyone else that might consider pursuing that path, FWiW:

If the user-id specified on the connection to the localhost is a
valid User Profile name from that local system [presumably the value is
obtained from a passed-in value], then a login failure could matter;
i.e. a failed login attempt gets logged and counted against that user as
an invalid sign-on attempt. Even if that effect is not a concern, what
appear as legitimately formed credentials to the localhost as IBM i FTP
server and for which a failed login is the effect, the server *stalls*
the processing for a couple seconds as a means to discourage intrusion
attempts; there would seem no reason to code intentionally, a delay in
the start of the processing.?

The credentials I provide are valid (unless someone does something to
that profile or its password, which are identical on the three systems
where this wrapper exists).

Ken
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