Hey Yall
I was wondering if one of you could describe the basic mechanics of an AS2 connection for me To give a little context, I understand an FTP connection · Its a Client/Server technology · One Partner runs an FTP server · One Partner has an FTP Client app · On the Server side, an account is created and maybe a folder hierarchy · On the Client side, you make a connection using the FTP Client app and either send or receive files · If I wanted this to be automated o On the Client side, Id write a simple script to make the connection and then send files from a Client side Outbox or receive files from specific folders/filenames to a client side Inbox o On the Server side, Id just put outgoing files in an Outbox or detect that files existed in the Inbox So what would be the AS2 version of this? Context to the question Im observing what looks more like a Clydestone Cops movie · (At my Client) there are already existing AS2 Connection to two Trading Partner, but no one currently in the company knows how they were set up · There is a mad exchange of Certs No one is really sure whether the Certs have to be distinct (that is whether the same (out side) AS2 Cert can be used for more than one connection. · No one is thinking (on either side) about how the connection is managed, but neither can they answer the question about whether some trigger needs to be pulled to actually cause a file to transmit over the connection/// · And I dont know either · (Luckily, this connection is not my responsibility ) So, I figured Id ask in this forum · Is an AS2 connection basically always connected? (That is, I just drop files into an Out Box and they magically get sent across the connection And I just look in the In Box for the existence of files to know that something has come the other way? · Or is there some mechanism that needs to be set up on one side or the other (or both) that is managing the file movement? · If I have my AS2 Cert, can I use that same cert to exchange with more than one Partner? Or do I need a specific Cert for each? If it matters, the software involved is thought to have come from NuBridges Although when I dig around, no one thinks that NuBridges is being used as a VAN, but that a direct Partner to Partner connection is being set up Rich Description: Wizard Clip Art SigRichard Silva Silva Software Services United States Phone: (310) 387-8364 Email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] ü Please consider the environment before printing this email. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... 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.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
