About This Manual
The OSI/FTAM Responder Manual provides instructions and reference information needed to write application programs, or to use interactive applications, that use the services of the Compaq OSI/File Transfer, Access and Management (FTAM) responder process. This manual has the following objectives:
•Introduce the Compaq FTAM responder and how it fits into the Compaq FTAM architecture
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Describe conformance and interoperability issues for the Compaq FTAM responder
Provide information about the Compaq FTAM responder needed by the programmer writing FTAM applications (or the user using interactive FTAM applications) on a remote system, which may or may not be a Compaq system
•Provide information about the Compaq FTAM responder and its virtual filestore (VFS) needed for problem solving on the Compaq system
The descriptions that follow provide you with an overview of the content of each section and appendix in this manual.
•Section 1, “Introduction to Compaq OSI/FTAM,” provides a general introduction to the Compaq FTAM software from the point of view of programmers writing remote FTAM applications that use the services of the Compaq FTAM responder.
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Section 2, “Conformance and Interoperability,” presents information about standards conformance and interoperability of the Compaq FTAM responder.
Section 3, “Compaq FTAM Responder Operation,” describes the architecture of the Compaq FTAM responder and the way messages flow to and from the responder.
Section 4, “Compaq FTAM Responder Support of ISO FTAM Functions,” describes the ISO FTAM functions supported by the Compaq FTAM responder.
Section 5, “Suggestions for Development of Remote Applications,” provides suggestions for how to write your remote FTAM applications in order to take best advantage of the features of the Compaq FTAM responder.
Section 6, “Responder Management,” discusses considerations that are related to the configuration and management of the responder process and its VFS on the Compaq system, but that you might need to know when writing or using FTAM applications on the remote system.
Appendix A, “Compaq FTAM Responder Diagnostic Messages,” provides cause, effect, and recovery information for all diagnostic messages that originate in the Compaq FTAM responder or VFS.
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