In a previous post, we taught you how to mirror an FTP/S service running on JSCAPE MFT Server to an Amazon S3 bucket folder. You can set up a similar process using any remote FTP/S service even if that service isn't running on a JSCAPE MFT Server instance. We'll show you how to do that in this post.

If your FTP/S service runs on JSCAPE MFT Server, it's possible to mirror files stored in that FTP server to an Amazon S3 bucket folder. We'll show you how to do that in this post.

Overview: What is the AS2 file transfer protocol?

AS2 (Applicability Statement 2) is a file transfer protocol that enables organizations to conduct fully automated,server-to-server file transfers. You can use it to exchange business documents with one or more parties in a paper-free manner. AS2 can be used for exchanging digitized purchase orders, invoices, healthcare claims and other types of business documents. By exchanging these files through AS2, you can ensure message integrity, confidentiality and reliability.

AS2 is based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and incorporates Secure/Multipurpose Internet Email Extensions (S/MIME) for business-grade messaging. AS2’s built-in electronic receipt functionality, known as Message Disposition Notification (MDN), is a function of S/MIME. Since firewalls are normally configured to allow HTTP and HTTPS (HTTP secure) connections, you won’t have to apply any configuration changes to your firewall for AS2 to work.

The AS2 protocol can transfer almost any type of file over the Internet. However, it’s more closely associated with EDI messages. To get a good grasp of AS2, you need to understand what Electronic Data Interchange is first.

In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to monitor directories on a remote SFTP server and then download any new files on a periodic basis.

In one of our previous posts, we talked about the importance of authenticating an SFTP host before logging into it and how to use the host's RSA key fingerprint to carry out the authentication. The same principle applies when you import a user's client key for public key authentication. If you'd like to walk through it with an expert, request a free trial.

Customer Profile

Dell EMC enables organizations to modernize, automate and transform their data center using industry-leading converged infrastructure, servers, storage and data protection technologies. Businesses get a trusted foundation to transform their IT and develop new and better ways to work through hybrid cloud, the creation of cloud-native applications and big data solutions.

One advantage of using JSCAPE MFT Server as your file transfer server is that it's so easy to extend the storage capacity of your user accounts to one or more remote services and storage solutions. And in this post, we're going to show you how to use a remote WebDAV service as a network storage for your JSCAPE MFT Server instance.

Some of the most common questions we get at our Help Desk revolves around how to migrate an existing JSCAPE MFT Server instance from one host to another. One of the easiest ways to do that is by using the Failover Synchronization module. In this post, we're going to use that feature to demonstrate a migration from a Windows host to another Windows host.

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Appriss Retail provides artificial intelligence-based solutions to help retailers protect margin, unlock sales, and cut shrink. With more than 20 years of retail data science expertise, the company’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform generates advanced analytical insights and real-time decisions that drive action throughout a retailer’s organization.

Three common protocols still used in file transfer today are FTP, FTPS, and SFTP. While the acronyms for these protocols are similar, there are some key differences among them, in particular, how data is exchanged, the level of security provided, and firewall considerations. Learning these key differences can help you choose a secure file transfer protocol or troubleshoot common connection issues.