JCO /RFC prog and SNC : snc params ignored

Hi all ,
I've written a simple JCO prog to connect to a SNC enabled R/3 system. It does this but skips the SNC  parameters ..I know this as I can put in some false data
and it still works (R/3 system excepts insecure RFC) :
client = JCO.createClient("xxx", //Client
                           "YYY", //User
                           "EN", //Language
                          "zzzz", //password
                           "host1", //hostname
                           "nn"  ) ; //sysnr
client.setProperty("jco.client.snc_mode", "1");
etc...
Why is it ignoring the snc_mode ?
Regards
Daniel

Hello Daniel,
perhaps you try to connect via a properties file as described in the TutorialConnect2.java coming with JCo in the demo directory. Then you can use this Parameters:
jco.client.snc_mode=1
jco.client.snc_partnername=
jco.client.snc_lib=
Or have you found another solution to make your RFC connection encrypted by SNC?
Regards
Gregor

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