ofx/qfx direct download

[Levi Bard]

> No, gnucash does not support direct connect, yet.  It's being
> considered, but libofx does not support it.  Even if/when gnucash
> supports it, you would still need to get the OFX URL from your bank.
> So, even if we DO get support, it may not help you unless we can
> convince the financial institutions to give us a pointer to the OFX
> server.

Hmm, so how does quicken/money do a direct connect just based on account
type, account number, password, and sometimes a "routing number"?  Do they
maintain a database somewhere that maps account numbers to urls?  Or is
this still an unknown?

Levi