Re: [SourceJammer-users] basic questions for sourcejammer

[Albert M. <amo...@ev...>]

Robert has just sent a very good explanation on how SJ is typically set =
up in a network. I'll answer, as you ask, to your question with a short =
"yes" or "no" (with a "?" when I am not sure of having understood them =
100%), but before that, let me add something.
From your comments, I have the (perhaps wrong) impression that you =
believe SJ is a tool that does different things from what it really =
does. It is primarily meant as a versioning tool, just like Visual =
Source Safe or CVS (but far much better, of course ;-)), not as a =
network guardian or security provider or things like that. Versioning =
tools provoke wonderful "side effects" when properly used, like =
avoidance of collisions between concurrent changes by different people, =
activity monitoring, easiness of deployment, etc. But their "paradigm" =
is the existence of a repository of files that can be editted by some =
users. Rob's introductory help files (at the client install, I believe) =
provide a neat description of what SJ is and why it is helpful.
So, it can be used to know who did some change in a file that turn it =
corrupted, but this is not its only aim.

As for your questions:
  1.. No
  2.. Yes and no
  3.. No?
  4.. No
  5.. Yes ;-)
  6.. Yes
  7.. Yes

By the way, the users who can access a repository have nothing to do =
with the users in a LAN. The user management is local to the =
application.
I hope a bit more light has been put about SJ,
Albert.


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Derek Gibson=20
  To: 'Albert Moliner'=20
  Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 2:35 PM
  Subject: RE: [SourceJammer-users] basic questions for sourcejammer


  Albert,

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  I am extremely grateful for your prompt reply but I am now in a =
quandary and still confused. Please answer the following questions with =
a simple yes or no so I can get my head round all of this.=20

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    1.. If  sourcejammer is loaded now can it identify a user in the =
PAST from the EXISTING server files?=20
    2.. If sourcejammer is loaded do all users in the future have to =
access files via sourcejammer?=20
    3.. Can sourcejammer monitor files remotely whereby users do NOT =
access the LAN via SJ?=20
    4.. Each user has a PC logon but not a password for the server. The =
LAN server access is authorized by the system administrator but all CAD =
designers have across the board access to all projects and all =
disciplines. Does this present a problem?=20
    5.. I need to clarify the terminology,=20
    6.. Server - computer where SJ server program resides (not =
necessarily the LAN server) ?=20
    7.. Client - computer where client program resides?=20
  =20

  I am sorry to make this rather a protracted question but my management =
needs to know the answers and I don't.

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  Basically what we want is to be able to monitor file history without =
user access...is it possible with sourcejammer?

  =20

  Don't rush with a reply I wont be back at this computer until Saturday =
7-30am

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  Thanks again

  =20

  Best Regards

  =20

  Derek G.

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