Doesn't HTTP simplify the firewall problem?
Chris Johnson wrote:
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> Quoted text is from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> by A Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> >I don't see why the "web protocols" such as HTTP and others couldn't be used
> >for that too. FTP is usually what people think of first but many companies
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> I do not think there is any technical reason why http should not be used
> as a protocol to transfer trad-EDI. It would not be my protocol of
> choice BUT it has one significant attraction; the secure https variant
> is widely supported by web servers and is easy to implement in an EDI
> client system. This addresses the disquiet about security of Internet
> transfers without resorting to proprietary encryption/authentication
> standards. If only secure FTP was as widespread :-(
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