SangGyu:
Your client should be aware that there are two products available that do just that for Informix network packets: iWatch from Exact-Solutions (www.exact-solutions.com - don't forget the dash), and SQL PowerTools from SQLPower (www.sqlpower.com).
If the software vendor they are already working with wants to become #3, they can reach out to IBM. If they need a contact, I can help. There is a new individual assigned to help ISVs work with Informix. Have them reach out to me directly.
Art
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Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant
ASK Database Management Corp.
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue March 02, 2021 08:19 PM
From: SangGyu Jeong
Subject: Is there any Informix Protocol documentation?
Thank you for answer. Art.
Since Informix is a commercial product, I expected that there would be no documentation on the protocol.
My customer is planning to implement a data transmission monitoring solution, and the solution maker seems to want to analyze Informix packets based on information about the Informix protocol.
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SangGyu Jeong
Software Engineer
Infrasoft
Seoul Korea, Republic of
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue March 02, 2021 08:09 PM
From: Art Kagel
Subject: Is there any Informix Protocol documentation?
SangGyu:
MariaDB is an open source fork from MySQL so its protocol is open. Informix is a proprietary commercial product, its protocol is closed. If your company has a real need for the protocol beyond curiosity, they can make a request to IBM. There is precedent. IBM has worked with multiple software companies that had a need to process the communications packets under NDA, but it is not a published protocol that is documented.
Art
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Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant
ASK Database Management Corp.
www.askdbmgt.com