LinkLayer and HTTP tunneling

Hello,

Not liking the fact that the linkLayer needs to use several ports, in case
you want more than one linkLayer, I am looking for other options. As a
matter of fact, my security officer does not like it if I use anything
else than port 80 or 443.

For that reason I am considering HTTP tunneling in two options:
1. Using the linkLayer as much as possible, using the transfer
protocol as such. Several servlets can than serve as the provider of the
graphics for the layers.
2. To create a new system, where the client simply uses the
OMGraphicList for additions and deletes. The client can than press a
refresh button, which sends the the whole OMGraphicsList to the servlet
(via the HTTP tunnel). The servlet in turn updates the database and sends
the list back.

After looking through the code I am inclined to go for the second option.

Does anyone have experience with using HTTP tunneling with Openmaps? Is
option 1 better than 2?

Regards,

Chris

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