Chris > I agree with Tom here. We implemented a solution via AS2 last year where > our client's trading partner mandated AS2. Not only did they mandate AS2 > they dictated which platform/vendor to use. This vendor does not even use a > "pure" (RFC compliant) AS2 protocol. They apparently use their own special > blend o ftransportation protocols that achieves little more then vendor > lock-in. > We will be using this product in addition to the other ASx solutions we have > in > place for the foreseeable future. This creates support, licensing and > automation issues that could have been avoided. I would have rather kept FTP.
Who was that? I want to be prepared when a client comes to me wanting to trade with them ;-( I don't mind multiple protocols (AS2, FTP, Dial-up), but requiring multiple AS2 clients and servers is going to be a nightmare. When a client wanted to add Hudsons Bay to their already existing AS2 connection with WalMart, it wasn't a big deal to add the connectivity within the same software (bTrade). It would have been a mess to require yet another AS2 server running, to service a single Trading partner. Earl Wertheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.spe-edi.com . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
