hello, I was able to successfully setup snapshot replication as demonstrated in :
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/715550/SQL-Server-Replication-Step-by-Step
some questions :
1. if subscriptions can be pushed from publisher, why do you need a pull option at all? what is/are the reasons for having the pull option?
2. in the above step by step guide, 3 instances are used. one for publisher, one for subscriber and one for distributor. can we setup snapshot replication with only two instances - with the publisher instance acting as distributor as well?
3. in what practical cases is snapshot replication used?
4. in practical replication environments, is the sql server agent service account normally used for running the snapshot agent? or is a separate user created for this purpose?
appreciate the feedback.