Jim FTP uses TCP so it's the reliability of TCP that matters here. Of what underlying facilities happen to consist is very probably of no relevance. Thus, assuming the underlying facilities are inherently *less* reliable that the reliability offered by TCP, you get the same level of reliability whether you are passing data within your local infranet or over the Internet.
So, if you consider TCP offers sufficient reliability, you don't need to go looking for another technique for "moving" your dumps. I suspect that, for dumps, TCP is quite adequate. Chris Mason On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:42:05 +0100, Jim McAlpine <[email protected]> wrote: >How reliable is FTP across the internet ? I have a large number of DFDSS >dumps to move to the IBM Remote Development Facility and the most convenient >way is via FTP. Can I be confident that if the FTP completes without error >then the DFDSS dump file will get there completely intact and without >errors. Or should I look for alternate methods of delivery such as copying >the dumps to DVD. > >Jim McAlpine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
