> But tell me how you're going to make Classic's events pass through the
> Firewall of a $50-$100 router?

Like any other ipfw.

> Events are useful for presenting real time changes in your app. One user
> modifies a record, the others see it instantly.
> The concept you outlined with two servers kills this.

Give up. This idea aboout instant notification won't work anyway via
Internet.

> Of course if there is no need for real time I could use the Replicator, but
> not in this situation...

Tell me, how "real" your time must be? 0.5 seconds is enough? 0.1?
0.01? If you don't know how to set up synchronous replication, that
doesn't mean that it cannot be done.
On the other hand - you are right: IBPhoenix Replicator doesn't fit
your budget.

SY, SD.