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how do you access an ofx server?
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this page, under the "ofx" section, has pointers to an ofx 2.0 spec (pdf). you're looking for the info starting at page 18, section 1.2.1: clients use the http post command to send a request to the previously acquired uniform resource locator (url) for the desired financial institution. the url presumably identifies a common gateway interface (cgi) or other process on an fi server that can accept open financial exchange requests and produce a response. and then shows some examples. the first page linked above also has some python scripts for downloading ofx data from your bank.
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