xtnetserv - remote server process

# NAME

xtnetserv - remote server process

# SYNOPSIS

xtnetserv

# DESCRIPTION

xtnetserv is the remote server process for the GNUspool spooler and document management system. It serves 3 purposes; firstly it accepts jobs from other hosts submitted by gspl-rpr(1), secondly it accepts jobs and administration requests from DOS and Windows machines, and finally it supports API operations.

It is normally invoked by gspl-start(1).

Information, in respect of other machines to connect to is read from the file gnuspool.hosts.

# FILES

gnuspool.hosts host/client names and descriptions

gnuspool.conf master configuration file

int-config message file

spshed_reps error log file

spufile0 user data

# ENVIRONMENT

SPOOLDIR

  alternative location for spool directory

SPHELPDIR

  help files directory

# INTERNET PORTS

xtnetserv uses 2 ports:

            gsnetsrv

(N.B. no second "e") to accept incoming jobs on TCP from gspl-rpr(1), and on UDP from the DOS/Windows interface, and 2 further ports

            gspoolapi

to communicate with the API library.

The port numbers are set up in the /etc/services file when GNUspool is first installed.

# SEE ALSO

gspl-rpr(1), gspl-start(1), gspl-stop(1), gnuspool.conf(5), gnuspool.hosts(5), `spshed(8)`.

# DIAGNOSTICS

xtnetserv runs as a "daemon process" and diagnostics, apart from those detected when it is first started, are not usually written to any terminal but to the file spshed_reps in the spool directory.

In the event of any problems this file should be examined.

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

# AUTHOR

John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.