SQL Anywhere Mobile - HTTP/HTTPS or TCPIP ? -x dbmlsrv9

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HTTP/HTTPS or TCPIP ? -x dbmlsrv9

handheldmaster

2006-02-10, 9:24 am

Wondering which is better if using Ultralite 9 / Pocket PC 2003 as clients.
Anybody can point me to docs / whitepapers that point out pros and cons of
each ?

Greg Fenton

2006-02-10, 8:25 pm

handheldmaster wrote:
> Wondering which is better if using Ultralite 9 / Pocket PC 2003 as clients.
> Anybody can point me to docs / whitepapers that point out pros and cons of
> each ?
>

TCPIP is a much more efficient protocol than HTTP/HTTPS. Typically the
only time one uses HTTP is when the remotes cannot create a direct TCPIP
connection to the ML server, and so are forced to synchronize through a
webserver (usually using the ML Redirector in the webserver).

IMO, there is no logical reason to use HTTP/HTTPS when your remote can
directly connect to ML (barring networking restrictions on the ToS).

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