The Client/Server Binding configuration file controls the behaviour of the mfclient and mfserver modules as well as the communications link.
The Client/Server Binding configuration file is an ASCII text file which must have a .cfg extension. If you do not supply a configuration filename yourself, the default configuration filename, mfclisrv.cfg is used.
You can have separate configuration files for each application or you can supply multiple entries in a single file. If you are using multiple entries, each application must have its own tag entered in the file, followed by the list of parameters for that application. You must then specify this tag-name in your client program using the LNK-TAGNAME field in the LNK-PARAM-BLOCK parameter block. This technique can be used to reduce your command line length by specifying your multiple entries in the default configuration file, mfclisrv.cfg.
If your client/server application is incorrectly set up, any invalid entries found in the configuration file will cause the programs reading them to terminate with a message displayed on the screen detailing the invalid entries.
These errors are also logged in the mfclisrv.log file, which is created in the current directory, or in the directory indicated by the MFLOGDIR environment variable. This enables a server which is not directly connected to a terminal to log messages.