Re: FTP, Frame Relay, SFTP

["Versfelt, Charles" <CVERSFELT@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

Thanks, I'll check the archives for the articles on SFTP.

I'm not sure why the choices are Frame Relay (actually, FTP through Frame Relay) or Secure FTP.
These are the vendor requirements, the vendor being Chase Paymentech.  

Thanks,
Charlie


> > date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:29:30 -0500
rom: Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: FTP, Frame Relay, SFTP

Frame Relay is a WAN networking protocol. It would be analogous to dial-up
or leased line. I don't know why Frame Relay or Secure FTP would be a
choice...they're not the same thing.

Anyway, sFTP is relatively easy to implement on the iSeries. Search the
archives - there's been good discussion about setting up sFTP.

FTPAPI would not be used for sFTP. You would script your puts and gets.

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Versfelt, Charles <CVERSFELT@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Thanks again for all your help on the HTTPS...
> The operations manager has been out so I haven't been able to actually get
> the HTTPAPI loaded yet.
>
> I've started looking at the batch part of my specifications and now have a
> question about the FTP portion of my project,
> since you mentioned FTPAPI.
>
> My project specs call for either Secure FTP or "Frame Relay."
>
> I'm not sure what "Frame Relay"  is but I understand I can use regular FTP
> for that...
> If that's a viable solution, we may want to go with that, since I've
> already used regular FTP.
>
> The other choice is Secure FTP.
>
> I was told that another programmer here already did a project with Secure
> FTP, so I was hopeful that I'd be able to use his code as the basis for
> mine...   What I just discovered is that his project used Secure FTP using
> SSL (aka FTPS) but my project calls for FTP using SSH (SFTP).  The vendor
> documentation suggests as examples OpenSSH or PuTTY.
>
> I'm new to all this as well, having only done "regular" FTP from the AS/400
> / iSeries.
> I only know that I cannot use the method that's already been used here,
> FTPS.
>
> What does "Frame Relay" mean?  Is that a viable alternative for an AS/400?
>
> If that's not a viable solution, will FTPAPI help me for doing SFTP on the
> AS/400?
>
> Thanks,
> Charlie