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Re:Launch HN: Onedoc (YC W24) – A better way to create PDFs by ochrist on Monday March 11, 2024 @02:11PM (#39671515)
You don't have to pay for message by the kilobyte. This is only true if you use an external vendor for the conversion or use a VAN for transmission: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_network

Source: Worked in EDI for a few years

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Re:Launch HN: Onedoc (YC W24) – A better way to create PDFs by calvinmorrison on Monday March 11, 2024 @03:37PM (#39672392)
you absoultely don't need to use a VAN, yet a LOT of people do. Even when they're not using a VAN for comms, they might pay a VAN to host their FTP. The whole thing is backasswards.
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