I think I've given it a fair crack, but its hideous in the way that something that is an unbreakable collection of mediocre implementations of desirable features (that once were products) trapped in a UI framework that is deceptive, inconsistent, illogical and nearly completely indifferent to its own limitations.

If I can find someone with a different opinion, they can buy it and I'll use the money for something more fit for one of the purposes.

Meanwhile: " the solution must guarantee that no client can talk to any other local client (for fear of localized hacking),"

Localised hacking is a very fixable problem after all, you know where they live, but localised exchange is critical, unless you're a ticket-clipping obsessive.

ObURL: http://www.hpi.net/whitepapers/warta/ "This document exists to detail one solution to those looking to deploy authentication-based, for-profit, tiered network services over any Ethernet-based medium that utilizes industry standard protocols to tie in with existing OSS resources."