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Article: 13580 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: fdc@columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris,comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Reliable File Transfer Utility
Date: 5 Aug 2002 10:12:26 -0400
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In article <3D4D86B4.4E2E2162@adelphia.net>,
Doug Capellman <dcapellman@adelphia.net> wrote:
: I have a requirement for a reliable file transfer utility which must
: ensure complete and accurate data transfer. Is there a commercial
: product available? The product must be compatible with Solaris 2.6 and
: 2.8, operate in a client-server model, and have low administrative
: overhead.
:
C-Kermit should do the trick:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html
It has distinct advantages over most of the other alternatives:
. It is transport independent, so if (for example) your TCP/IP
connection is down you can fall back to dialup (or even X.25).
. It is innately programmable so you can test every operation for
success or failure and react appropriately.
. It's portable to all other Unix platforms and to Windows, so in
case you change platforms your application still works.
. The underlying protocol can be either Kermit (any transport) or
FTP (Internet only). When you use Kermit over TCP/IP, you get
an extra level of error checking.
. It supports recovery, update, and other time-saving features
on both FTP and Kermit connections.
. It supports SSL/TLS, Kerberos, and other strong security
methods on Internet connections (both FTP and Kermit).
These features make it ideally suited for applications such as transaction
processing and EDI, in which each file must be transferred reliably and
securely, once and only once, rain or shine. See the following page for a
detailed discussion:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/case10.html
The Kermit protocol equivalent of an FTP server is Internet Kermit Service:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/iksd.html
Also see:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckscripts.html - The Kermit script library
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftpscripts.html - FTP scripting tutorial
- Frank