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You can also use the file system to put the messages in directories on the
consolidated and remote machines. A simple file transfer mechanism can
then be used to exchange the files periodically to effect replication.
FILE message control
parameters
The FILE message system uses the following control parameters:
♦ Directory This is set to the directory under which the messages are
stored. The setting is an alternative to the SQLREMOTE environment
variable.
♦ Debug This is set to either YES or NO, with the default being NO.
When set to YES, all file system calls made by the FILE link are
displayed.
♦ Unlink_delay This is the number of seconds to wait before attempting
to delete a file if the previous attempt to delete the file failed. If no value
is defined for unlink_delay, then the default behavior is to pause for 1
second after the first failed attempt, 2 seconds after the second failed
attempt, 3 seconds after the third failed attempt, and 4 seconds after the
fourth failed attempt.
On NetWare, you should create a file named dbremote.ini in the sys:\system
directory to hold the directory setting.
The ftp message system
Addresses for ftp In the ftp message system, messages are stored in directories under a root
directory on an ftp host. The ftp host and the root directory are specified by
message system control parameters held in the registry or initialization file,
and the address of each user is the subdirectory where their messages are
held.
☞ For a list of operating systems for which ftp is supported, see
“Supported operating systems” on page 447.
FTP message control
parameters
The ftp message system uses the following control parameters:
♦ host The host name of the computer where the messages are stored.
This can be a host name (such as ftp.ianywhere.com) or an IP address
(such as 192.138.151.66).
♦ user The user name for accessing the ftp host.
♦ password The password for accessing the ftp host.
♦ root_directory The root directory within the ftp host site, under which
the messages are stored.
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