Re: Fwd: exchange data between two different systems

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2008-07-06 Mohammad N. Tina wrote:
> i am in process to start exchanging data with another system, there
> will no direct connection due to security reasons.(from my side and
> there), I am thinking to exchange data using XML files send via
> email...
>
> is there a best way to exchange data, i am open to recommendation

You supplied way too little information to allow for a recommendation.
What kind of data do you want to transfer (binary or text)? Amounts?
Frequency? Do you have time limits?

Usually e-mail is not a recommendable way to transfer large amounts of
data (special circumstances notwithstanding), since it increases the
volume by roughly 1/3 due to the encoding. Using XML will just add to
that problem rather than solve it.

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