Event-drivenFTP is an optional service for which the FTP gateway initiates a connectionto your server to deliver a file when it is loaded to your mailslot.

Customers must have an FTP server to use this service and mustprovide the following information to the Network Implementation team:

• IP address or host name needed to connect to your server
• Port number (if using a non-standard port)
• Server logon ID and password
• Firewall logon ID and password (if necessary)
• Preferred naming convention for transferred files
• Additional parameters if necessary (for example changing directoriesafter logging on)

When using Event-driven FTP you have more flexibility in formattingfile names sent from FTP gateway. Long file names are supported and Sterling B2B CollaborationNetwork canmake each file name unique by embedding a date and time stamp withinthe file name.

Each mailslot on Sterling B2B CollaborationNetwork canbe configured to deliver files to a different directory or server.For example production interchanges can be delivered to the /EDI directoryon a your server network reports to the /Reports directoryand test interchanges to a different server.