OFX DirectConnect?

[John Ralls]

On Aug 16, 2010, at 2:38 PM, Martin Preuss wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently working on getting AqBanking5 out of the door.
> 
> Before the release I would like to check on the state of the OFX DirectConnect 
> implementation in AqBanking:
> - is this protocol used by any GnuCash user?
> - does it work like it is supposed to (I only have a test account, and with 
> that it does work, but I'd like to know whether it still works with real 
> servers)
> 
> I'm asking because I heard about proprietary changes in the login procedure a 
> few months back which AqBanking currently can't support (because we have no 
> information about the new procedures).
> 
> If these changes prevent AqBanking from providing statement download via OFX 
> DirectConnect I might as well drop support for this protocol (since in 
> additition to these problems the information about required server settings is 
> extremely hard to come by).

Yes, I use it often, as I suspect do most US users. http://www.ofxhome.com/ maintains (more or less) current connection information; additional clues can be found at http://moneydance.com/synch/moneydance/fi2004.dict. There have been rumors about a couple of banks which have made proprietary changes to login parameters but afaik it still works well with many US banks.

I trust you know about http://www.ofx.net/DownloadPage/Downloads.aspx. 

Regards,
John Ralls