Minivend Use on Multiple Servers.

[Jason Korkin <jkorkin@korksoft.com>]

******    message to minivend-users from Jason Korkin <jkorkin@korksoft.com>     ******

List:
    After doing much snooping around in the doc's and the FAQ, I think that I have
figured out how to have Minivend run on multiple machines... I am going to outline
it here, and please, correct me if I am wrong! :-)

    1. Use tlink instead of the usual vlink program.

    2. Use INET mode, start MV using: V_ROOT/bin/start -i

    3. In Minivend.cfg file, use TcpPort directive like:
        TcpPort <<EOT
            http://kork.ne.mediaone.net:7786    mv_admin
            http://kork.ne.mediaone.net:7787    simple
            http://kork.ne.mediaone.net:7788    test_cat
        EOT

    4. In Minivend.cfg file, use TcpHost directive like:
        TcpHost localhost kork.ne.mediaone.net www.korksoft.com
        This is used to allow the MV server to allow connections from/to the
catalogs.

    5. Use PGP for passing data, as it is going over the internet, and possible
security risk is at bay... Even though all data is
       protected via a firewall; and is on a private LAN.

    I think those are all the needed steps to get MV working over multiple
machines, right? :-)  Let me know your comments, etc. about it... The real reason
for this is because I am going to be running MV on one machine, with a secure
server on another machine; and the data areas are not NFS mounted.  The MV machine
will allow users to connect via telnet, while the secure server will not allow
users to connect via telnet; just a custom CGI application that will allow them to
access their order information directly via the web from a password protected CGI
and .htaccess file.

    Please let me know if I am on the right track! :-)

    Thanks,

    Jason Korkin.

--

Jason Korkin
jkorkin@korksoft.com

KORKSOFT
http://www.korksoft.com


-
To unsubscribe from the list, DO NOT REPLY to this message.  Instead, send
email with 'UNSUBSCRIBE minivend-users' in the body to Majordomo@minivend.com.
Archive of past messages: http://www.minivend.com/minivend/minivend-list