[NTLUG:Discuss] Open Source EDI recommendation needed.

[Bryan J. Smith]

Paul Ingendorf wrote:  
> For the linux community at large creating EDI interfaces is truly akin
> to child’s play.

Exactomundo.  But people still specialize in creating EDI formats
to/from mainframes.  IBM's interest in Linux for financial and
logistical systems becomes obvious.

> A competent "sysadmin" even somewhat familiar with products like
> openssl and basic file io can create secure EDI transactions that can
> rival packages like softshore's costing many thousands of dollars.
> If you wanted tying an EDI application using e-mail, postfix can
> configured relatively painlessly and securely using tls, pgp, smime,
> etc...

That's _exactly_ what I did at Fortune 100 company for 9 months.

Instead of using a provider of virtual circuits for EDI systems (who
charged by the usage) for "non-real-time" financial or logistical
transaction, my system used PGP over the Internet to transfer EDI files.

E.g., Foods/goods for a Disney restaurant/store, positive pay
verification for bank accounts, etc...

Perl did the job nicely whenever I had to write something custom.


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