I use NFS for this purpose. I actually build (many) indexes under 
Solaris, search them under IRIX from the web, and from Linux, Solaris 
and IRIX via the command line.

Aaron Bazar wrote on 7/27/04 8:03 AM:

> What about using NFS? 
> 
> 
> Aaron Bazar
> http://www.russiaresources.com/
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: swish-e@sunsite3.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:swish-e@sunsite3.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Brad Miele
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:53 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [SWISH-E] swish-e in daemon form
> 
> 
> 
> ## standard disclaimer ##
> The author is notorious for not checking FAQs, reading list missives that
> don't contain the words beer or sex in the subject, and generally not
> paying attention.
> ## end disclaimer ##
> 
> I am currently building 3 indexes a day that I shuffle from server to
> server, that they may be used by mod_perl swish handlers. It occurred to
> me that it would be cool to have a swish-e daemon that would hang around
> (as daemons do) and be accessable via the perl api on another server.
> This way I could keep all my indexing stuff on one server, and all of my
> mod_perl stuff on another server, and all of my shoes lined up in a neat
> row under my bed.
> 
> Has it been done? will it be done? is it a really bad idea?
> 
> Brad
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