At 09:12 AM 1/11/2005, Travis Truax wrote:

>I don't think the "connecting directly to multiple AS2 servers" is a big
>deal, but the expense of the software is tragic. Perhaps no so much a step
>back as a step forward into a pile of dog doo. There are a few open source
>AS2 projects in the works out there, and when some of them are completed, I
>think AS1,2,3... will be much stronger. The middle-men are eating all the
>benefits.

There are reasonably-priced ASx solutions out there, such Softshare's. The 
problem is that many of the big players require that their suppliers use 
"certified" AS2 solutions. Because of the cost of certification, low-cost 
and open-source ASx solutions will be little used until people stop 
requiring certified solutions.

--
Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
130 S. 1st Street, Suite 220
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343
http://www.northtech.com/



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