Hey!
Kevin I am not too worried about security at this point.
I am most questioning whether I can use a URL connection or do I have to find a
Java FTP API and write code.
BTW Is there a Java FTP API that works with servlets?
"Wall, Kevin" wrote:
> I'm not sure if the idea makes sense or not, but I'd strongly recommend
> against using TFTP... way too many security holes. Use a properly
> configured
> FTP server instead.
>
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> Wall
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Danny Rubis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 11:22 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Servlet/ftp Design ?
> >
> >
> > Hey!
> >
> > Given more than 100 computers collecting test lab data. Each has a
> > directory named C shared-out to the network, where log files
> > are written
> > out to flat files. Another computer collects all of the data
> > from each
> > of the lab computers and stores it in a database. A servlet provides
> > access to the data to the Web browser. The log files are not sent to
> > the database computer, but reside on the test lab computers.
> >
> > Does it make sense to do this:
> > Install a TFTP server on each of the test lab computers.
> > Instantiate a URL connection.
> > Get the log file.
> >
> > The servlet code to get the log files like this:
> >
> > ...
> > String host ="Lab1"; // the name of the lab
> > computer
> > String log="Log1.log"; //the log file
> > String url = "ftp://" +host+ "/" +log";
> > try { this.theURL = new URL(url); }
> > catch ( MalformedURLException e) {
> > System.out.println("Bad URL: " + theURL);
> > }
> > ...
> > ...
> > URLConnection conn = null;
> > DataInputStream data = null;
> > String line;
> > StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
> >
> > try {
> > conn = this.theURL.openConnection();
> > conn.connect();
> >
> > //Connection opened...
> > data = new DataInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(
> > conn.getInputStream()));
> >
> > // get the log file
> > while ((line = data.readLine()) != null) {
> > buf.append(line + "\n");
> > }
> > }
> > catch (IOException e) {
> > System.out.println("IO Error:" + e.getMessage());
> > }
> >
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