I'm trying to evaluate the set of out-of-the-box transports provided by Mule, and compare it with the offerings from e.g. ServiceMix and OpenESB.
On Mule's homepage, I find a list of supported transports at:
http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/Transports+Reference
However i also find a list of Connectors at:
http://www.mulesoft.org/connectors
There seem to be at least some overlap between these lists, but some technologies are listed as transports, and not as connectors, for example there is a Quartz transport, but not a connector.
So the question is: What exactly is the difference between a Mule Transport and a Mule Connector, and why is e.g. Quartz a transport and not a connector?