I'll add to that point: for whatever security enhancement it provides, we generally initiate transfers from the DCS side. Better in our minds to have the DCS end control this. Corey Clingo BASF Corporation stan <stanb@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 10/07/2008 03:19 PM Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To BrianLong <blong@xxxxxxx> cc foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject Re: [foxboro] File Transfer On Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 12:16:28PM -0500, BrianLong wrote: > What is "best" practice, to send file from DCS to Windows or have Windows > get the file? > What machine generates this file? The best practice would be to have that machine initiate file transfer, since only it knows when the file is complete, and correct. _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave