"Demetri" <Demetri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:65857BA0-E2E6-40CC-B6CB-F4AA6F6339D9@microsoft.com...
> Problem:
>
> An External resource which I have no control over delivers data via
> TCP/IP.
> In addition, there are files delivered to specific folder locations on the
> network.
>
> There is a very poorly written system ("server") that uses Sockets to
> intercept the data that comes in via TCP/IP and I/O to pick up the files
> that
> are delivered. The system that delivers the data via TCP/IP knows what IP
> address and port to connect to in order to push the data down to the
> existing
> "server" that is running. This "server" must be replaced by a more stable
> and
> better system.
>
> Ultimately what must happen is the data must be intercepted and delivered
> to
> other processes (whatever processes that wish to subscribe to receiving
> the
> data).
>
> How could this be accomplished using WCF? To intercept the TCP/IP stream
> as
> well as the physical files and publish them to subscribing processes?
>
> --
> -Demetri