You can mount an exported directory on the destination server through NFS, and have a secondary log_archive_dest pointing to that (virtually local) location. Regards, Carel-Jan === If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. (Derek Bok) === > I am wanting to write my archive logs to a different server to the one my > database runs on. > > This server will not be running Oracle therefore I can't send the archive > job via NET8, i currently send the file via FTP but is there a slicker > method > > Peter Dixon > Database Team Leader > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l