Download Snapshot file by FTP

HI,
I try to use the FTP protocol to transfert the snapshot file from the
Distributers to the subcribers
What I did is that I right click on the subcription on the subcribers Laptop
I choose the tab Snapshot File location
Instead of using Get the snapshot file from the Publisher normal snapshot
folder I try to use the option Download the snapshot using FTP
It does work but what FTP services Sql Use because i did not set up any Ftp
server
I dont understand
Also it is more stable to use Ftp protocol instead of Sharing Folder
Thanks in advance
You normally use FTP when you are replicating over the internet. Let me ask
some basic questions first. Did you configure your publication for FTP? Have
you reviewed the ftp logs for errors?
Hilary Cotter
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"GC" <GC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> HI,
> I try to use the FTP protocol to transfert the snapshot file from the
> Distributers to the subcribers
> What I did is that I right click on the subcription on the subcribers
> Laptop
> I choose the tab Snapshot File location
> Instead of using Get the snapshot file from the Publisher normal snapshot
> folder I try to use the option Download the snapshot using FTP
> It does work but what FTP services Sql Use because i did not set up any
> Ftp
> server
> I dont understand
> Also it is more stable to use Ftp protocol instead of Sharing Folder
> Thanks in advance
>
|||No , i did not configure the publication for FTP.
If we use FTP when we are replcating over Internet, I wont use it because we
are using Shared Folder over the Intranet network
Thank you for the information
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> You normally use FTP when you are replicating over the internet. Let me ask
> some basic questions first. Did you configure your publication for FTP? Have
> you reviewed the ftp logs for errors?
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
> "GC" <GC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:151761DE-14F0-4DE2-963B-DD9EF9EBC31B@.microsoft.com...
>
>