I have seen some mainframe ISV products which install from a CD by
FTPing files and installation jobstreams from the PC to the host. All
the install has to provide is the host IP address, FTP logon info, file
name prefix and the like. I think there are one or two companies
which provide the programs to the ISVs to do this.
But how it installs is not your issue, it is that it enables large
volume data capture to the PC. Sounds like a security exposure as well
as a performance hog. the installing user undoubtedly needs the proper
authority to install and access the data, but once it gets to the PC,
all controls are probably lost!!
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Bruce A. Black
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