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What is OFF BOARD SERVER

 
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I dont know wht is ment by OF BOARD SERVER
Can anybody explain?

Awais
 
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From http://www.leocrawford.org.uk/work/jcea/part1/legacy.html

Off-board server:
An off-board server is a server that executes as a proxy for a legacy system. It communicates with the legacy system using the custom protocols supported by the legacy system. It communicates with external applications using industry-standard protocols.

From http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/People/WillieSCEAProtocol
Off-board server
proxy of a legacy server
An off-board server is used enable secure remote access to mainframes. This is done typically done by forwarding SSL requests to the mainframes via serial connections

Hope this helps.
 
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Off-board server:
An off-board server is a server that executes as a proxy for a legacy system. It communicates with the legacy system using the custom protocols supported by the legacy system. It communicates with external applications using industry-standard protocols.



It fits the definition of an adapter ....

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Dan
 
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