Right now I would consider InterBase to be too insecure for such access.
Only do it if you can totally trust everyone who will receive a username and
password and change them frequently.

I say just use ASTA. But, I don't know if it has its security risks either.
I suggest you investigate this on the appropriate forums as I consider this
off topic for the IBO list.

Regards,
Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <davidf@...>
To: <IBObjects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 8:41 AM
Subject: [IBO] Asta or Direct IP


> I would like to hear comments on the best way to connet remotely to
> an IB server. I am considering IBO over a direct IP connection: My
> test thus far seem quite good but I have heard good things about
> ASTA, specifically IBO/ASTA on the server and a thin ASTA client. I
> suppose I would lose all the closely integrated gui components that
> IBO has to offer if I did it this way.. Any ideas would be greatly
> appreciated. What I hope to hear, of course, is that a direct IP
> connetion with an IBO client over IP is acceptable as that seems to
> be the most cost efficient solution.