Hi All,

I am not a complete newbie, but do not have enough knowledge to know
the "best" way to handle the following. Your suggestions are truly
appreciated.

The client has an existing legacy system. Large data files are
created. They want these to be transferred from one server to another
where they will be processed at a later time. They intend to send a
notification that includes the file name and size (is any other info
that is useful) to indicate that a feel is ready for downloading. They
do not want to change the structure of the file, so breaking out each
record into xml is not really an option. I think the file will be
compressed, not that should really matter. I thought that the
notification could be sent via an http request that would then trigger
an rmi call to upload the designated file. They want this to be highly
reliable and essentially a guaranteed delivery. Is my strategy wise?
They are not using an app server presently, though may be willing to
use one. They are a brand new java shop and this is the very first
steps in their very first java based project. I don't really need
detailed explanations, just suggestions on which technologies to use
and keeping it simple. I'll do all necessary research and only ask
questions if necessary.

Your help is greatly appreciated!

bill