Fw: EDI over http?

["Matthew James Gering" <mgering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 AFIAK IMAP is most definitely not designed for server-to-server transfer
--
 SMTP yes, IMAP no. Sure your EDI translator might not be the same machine
 as your EDI messanger, and you may connect the two via IMAP4, but you will
 not use IMAP4 between yourself and your trading partners.
 
 	Matt
 
 > How about IMAP4 for the protocol for real-time/ interactive EDI instead
 of HTTP or SMTP? 
 > 
 > Do we need to bone up on what IMAP4 is before saying yes or know.