What do you think the best message protocols are for factory automation (decentralized control loops, but connected to the desktop network for statistics, troubleshooting, change in product mix, and development of new automated processes)? Hmmm? JG Austin TX > -----Original Message----- > From: vic plichota [mailto:atsvap@cgo.wave.ca] Most of the time was spent designing the message-passing protocols -- after that, the code practically wrote itself...