Forward Via

Note: Forward Via is available in MassTransit HP only.

In MassTransit HP, you can send files to any contact without establishing a direct connection with it but via a middle server using the Forward Via communication method.

Forward Via communication method forwards all files, designated to any configured contact (C), through a middle Server contact (B). When you send files to a contact (C), all files that are addressed to that contact will be sent to another MassTransit Server contact (B) first and then will be forwarded to contact (C).

If you set a Server contact to use Forward Via as a communication method for placing outgoing calls, the communication protocol which will be used for the file transfer is the one that is configured for the forwarding server (the middle server B).

There are no configurations that need to be set on your server to accept an incoming Forward Via call except an active listen corresponding to the communication method that you use to communicate with the forwarding server (middle server B).

Configure Forward Via Outgoing Calls

The Forward Via configuration of outgoing calls is set per contact. You need to do it for every contact that will be using the Forward Via communication method.

Info: For information about available additional configurations, see the Additional Configurations section on this page.

Configure a Forward Via Server Contact

Note: This configuration is per contact. You need to set the Forward Via communication method for each contact that you want to use Forward Via.

Follow these steps for setting a Forward Via Server contact:

1. In the MassTransit Administrator, open the Contacts window.
2. In the Contacts window, click on the Add... button to add a new Server contact, or highlight an existing Server contact and click Edit... to edit it.
3. Enter/change the desired information:
   1. if you are creating a new Server contact, see detailed information about how to do that on the Contacts page and then continue with the steps below.
   2. if you are editing an existing Server contact, continue with steps below.
4. In the Outgoing Calls tab of the Setup window, select the Forward Via option from the Communication method drop-down menu.

   

5. The Forward Via Configuration window appears.

   

6. From the Forwarding Contact drop-down menu, select the middle Server contact that will forward the files to the final destination (which is the Server contact you are editing/creating). On the middle Server (B), there must be a contact with name identical to the receiving contact (C) name (a contact of any type). When the files are received on the middle Server, they will be placed in the To Be Forwarded mailbox folder of the contact's mailbox. Then, the middle Server will forward them to the receiver as a connection is established between them.

   Info: When your MassTransit Server is the middle server of a Forward Via transfer, the files will also be received in the To Be Forwarded mailbox folder of the contact who sent the files. Whenever a connection is established between your server and the file recipient, the files will be moved from the To Be Forwarded folder into the Sent mailbox folder.

7. Click on the OK button in the "Forward Via Configuration" window to save the settings. If you click "Cancel", the changed settings will not be saved.
8. Click on the OK button in the "Contact Information" window to save the settings. If you click "Cancel", the changed settings will not be saved.

   The configuration of the Forward Via contact is complete.

Info: For information about how to place a call, see Connecting to Other Servers section on the Contacts page.