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Difference between NDM and FTP.
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:45 pm
by FTP and NDM
We use MEN and FTP to transfer the data from mainframes to any other location. Apart from that NDM allows you to use password authentication what's the difference between the two processes? Are they not just serving the same purpose?
Thanks
Re: Difference between NDM and FTP.
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:40 pm
by nicc
What do you find when you google for a description of NDM and do the same for FTP and then compare the descriptions?
What is MEN?
Re: Difference between NDM and FTP.
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 6:58 am
by FTP and NDM
Oops it's NDM only. Asked this question using my mobile. Auto spell checker has changed the spelling. Did not see.
Re: Difference between NDM and FTP.
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:58 am
by Robert Sample
If you consider the purpose to be transferring data between systems, then yes they serve the same purpose -- as does $INDFILE, screen scraping, and LU6.2 (APPC). The differences can become significant -- for example, if you needed a solution that was pure SNA without TCP/IP, then FTP would not be a choice for data transfer. For the most part, the choice of which to use is site-dependent and task-dependent: a site that does not have CONNECT: DIRECT (the more recent name for NDM) would have to commit money to be able to use the product whereas the site probably already can do FTP at no additional cost. If I need to transfer a screen or two of 80-byte records to a PC, I'll usually just copy the lines and paste them in Notepad or another PC tool; if I need to transfer a million lines of 80-byte records from my PC to a mainframe I'll probably use FTP (although NDM would be a choice if installed at the site).