Thank you that is great. Goran Jovanovic Omega Network Solutions
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Pete McNeil > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 3:08 PM > To: Goran Jovanovic > Subject: Re: [sniffer] What is this file > > On Thursday, February 23, 2006, 1:07:07 PM, Goran wrote: > > GJ> Pete, > > GJ> I have seen a couple of times that the file > > GJ> C:\External\Sniffer\<my license>-20060221071316x386D4931-2352.SVR > > GJ> Is open and cannot be backed up. > > GJ> What is this file? I assume that I do not need to be worried since the > GJ> file disappears. > > When in peer-server mode, if an instance comes to life and finds it is > the only instance around it will set itself up as a server just in > case another instance comes along and needs help. > > When an instance of SNF is acting as a server it will announce that by > creating a .SVR file in the working directory. > > In peer-server mode, a server-peer will handle a few jobs, then it's > own, and then it will go away so it can return it's result. While it > is active it will leave it's .SVR file out to advertise to the > peer-clients that it is available to process messages. > > In persistent mode, the server-peer never has a message of it's own to > process and so it never goes away (almost). As a result, all > peer-clients always hand off their messages to the persistent > peer-server. Since the persistent peer-server never goes away the .SVR > file will also not go away. > > These files are all generally transient. (.QUE, .FIN, .ABT, .XXX, > etc...) This causes some trouble with backup software. > > It's usually best to skip backing up the sniffer working directory > except for the .exe, .snf, and any script files you have. It is > usually best to keep a current / recent copy of those files in a > separate directory that can be backed up and to otherwise treat the > SNF working directory as you would a temp directory. (skip it) > > Hope this helps, > > _M > > > > This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information > and (un)subscription instructions go to > http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and (un)subscription instructions go to http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html
