OS4X Core polling files

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Polling in general

"Polling" is the task of connecting to a defined partner by opening an OFTP session via the configured media (ISDN, TCP/IP or TCP/IP (TLS secured) in order to switch the order of "master-slave". If the partner supports this feature, he may send files or other OFTP messages (like EERP or NERP) during this session.

Polling partner via web interface

Click on the "poll" icon File:Connect.gif refering to the partner entry in the partner list. The binary "os4xpoll" will be called with the appropriate parameters.

Polling via commandline

You may use the program "os4xpoll" to do the poll manually. The online help assists you how to use this program, the return codes may help for analysis of the task.

Using the poll queue

The poll queue is an automated system using the OS4X 2 Core send queue daemon to do the task of cyclic polls. The OS4X poll queue is highly configurable doing polls. The configuration is done via web interface.