>>>It seems that this thread may have sparked a renewal in the idea of doing something like that. I don't know how much help I can be, but regardless of that, it's a move in the right direction.
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>>I'm in the very early stages of designing a multi-tier app. If things work out, I'm going to write up a case study.
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>Gonna put it on your web site, I assume.

Absolutely. But, it will be a while. We're in the VERY early design stages now.