>How do you accommodate multiple AS2 ports? In addition to a port redirect, as you mention, the alternative is to set up your AS2 software to listen on multiple ports. How this is done obviously depends on the AS2 software you use. In a software like webMethods, this is a very simple task. Btrade/Click-commerce should be able to answer this in your case.
However, this is a typical example of when the lack of standardisation on a detailed level makes life more difficult and integration more expensive. For a protocol like AS2 this is normally addressed by industry groups defining AS2 implementation/usage/communication guidelines. GS1 (www.gs1.org) mention usage of port 4080 for receiving HTTP messages and port 5443 to receive over HTTPS, in their AS2 communication guidelines. "Recommendation 14 HTTP and HTTP/S Port Numbers for AS2 Receiving AS2 messages on a single port (for each protocol) significantly minimizes operational complexities such as firewall set-up and potential security exposures for both the sending and receiving partner. Ideally, all AS2 partners would receive messages using the same port number. However some AS2 partners have previously standardized to use a different port number than others and changing to a new port number would add costs without commensurate benefits. Therefore AS2 partners MAY standardize on the use of port 4080 to receive HTTP messages and the use of port 5443 to receive HTTP/S (SSL) messages." PIDX (www.pidx.org) have have defined an AS2 usage guide, but it's not as detailed as GS1's: PIDX AS2 Usage Guideline: http://committees.api.org/business/pidx/standards.html Is anyone aware of other AS2 guidelines, specifying the details of how to use AS2, eg what ports to use? >From a sunny Stockholm. Anders Tholén Ferrologic AB www.ferrologic.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Earl Wertheimer Sent: den 11 maj 2006 04:28 To: [email protected] Subject: [EDI-L] The Joys of AS2 A large retail chain up here in Canada is moving to AS2. They have listed 5 useable ports - 80, 2080, 4080, 5080 & 9080. They are also requiring Drummond Group certification ;-( I looked at a list of our existing AS2 clients, and only 20% of them use one of these ports. The rest use other ports. This has not been a problem in the past, since all of our clients were doing AS2 with WalMart and possibly one other TP. As additional hubs switch to AS2, this may become a problem... We are using bTrade... The AS2 server has to listen on a particular port, so my question is: How do you accommodate multiple AS2 ports? Doing a port redirect in the firewall/router is one option... Any others? thanks 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> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L RSS feed is: http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/rss Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L RSS feed is: http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/rss 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/
