Yep, this would be the easy way. However, the files in question will likely range in size from a few K to 30+ Meg. The external server is co-located at a public site, and we need to worry about bandwidth. Centralizing the files on a trusted share will still result in increased bandwidth utilization (the files can be accessed multiple times). 10 people accessing a 20 Meg file would be a significant bandwidth hit, 100 people, even more so. (i.e. The trusted share may be placed on the external server, but the employees on the internal network need to access the file(s) on a regular basis. So we'd be transferring the file to the internal network multiple times. If we could transfer it once, and have the internal users use that copy, then the external bandwidth usage does not take a beating.)
With regards to putting the files into the database, that might be feasible, but would require changes to existing systems, and would not alleviate the bandwidth usage issue. Shawn -----Original Message----- From: Mosh Teitelbaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:36 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: File Synchronization, Asynchronously? Shawn: Even though the 2 servers are located on separate networks, you can create a trusted share on one server that can be made accessible from the other server. Then restrict access by user account to further secure the share. This would allow the "accessing" server to be able to access the other server via standard drive letter conventions. -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Grover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 12:35 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: File Synchronization, Asynchronously? > > > I have two web applications on separate servers, but using a common > database. One server is on the Intranet, the other is located outside the > local network. The applications allow a user to upload a file to > be used on > the web pages (and a database record gets created). But, under certain > conditions the file must be accessible to both the internal and external > server. We don't want the external server to be accessing files off the > internal server. > > So, if I upload a file to the internal server, I also need to > copy it to the > external server. But, we don't want the user to wait while the server to > server transfer occurs (from client to server is fine though). Can anyone > think of an easy way to do this? Right now, I'm thinking the easiest way > might be to use CFSchedule to trigger a form post to the other server, or > even an FTP session. > > I know I can come up with a solution that works, but would appreciate any > comments/tips/suggestions for this process, or even an > alternative process. > Keep in mind though that I only have the capabilities of the CF Server > and/or database server (MS SQL 2000) - no third party tools are allowed. > > Thanks for any responses. > > Shawn Grover > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
