Speaking just for myself, of course, I have been interested in this thread. I hope you don't cut it off or take it private simply because you think others aren't interested. On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 03:36, Teodor Georgiev wrote: > Jerry, I hope that with that post we will put an end of this issue :) > > On Friday 06 June 2003 21:21, Jeremy McNamara wrote: > > Teodor Georgiev wrote: > > >The many thousands of players on the prepaid VoIP market are one of the > > >biggest proofs that your are completely wrong. > > >They do work and make a lot of traffic and profit :) > > > > They could be making more profit if they didn't have to have all of the > > administration and support that RADIUS requires. > > > > >What is really so hard since there are more than 100 VoIP prepaid billing > > >software packages? > > > > And every single one of them is either dramaticly overcomplicated or > > only works with very specific gateway's. > > > > Just think about it. What would you rather have: > > > > Gateway ----> Radius server ----> Database > > > > or > > > > Gateway ----> Database > > The correct picture is: > > VoIP gateway <---> standart interface <---> Database > > YOU NEED AN INTERFACE to "speak" with the database. > What does a database mean? DBM, MS-SQL, Oracle, flat text files, DBase, > FOXpro? Where is the intermediator??? > > You have to have a STANDART that speak ALL THE LANGUAGES. > > Well, such a standart is Radius. Do you have a better UNIVERSAL/STANDART > proposition? > > > > > > > > I certainly know which option is more complicated and has more of a > > potential for failure. > > > > > > I run a major H.323, SIP and IAX VoIP termination service and there is > > not and will NEVER be a single RADIUS server in my network. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best > thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features > you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. > _______________________________________________ > List: Openh323gk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Archive: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_idâ49 > Homepage: http://www.gnugk.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com. _______________________________________________ List: Openh323gk-users@lists.sourceforge.net Archive: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8549 Homepage: http://www.gnugk.org/
