Has anyone ever bought an "Internet Connection" license for WSS 3.0?

Question

I would like to run a WSS 3.0 that is exposed to the internet and provides access to an arbitrary number of users through forms-based authentication. If the WSS licensing is analogous to that of MOSS, then there should be some special licensing required to make this legitimate. I have seen several vague statements on the internet about an "Internet Connection" license for WSS 3.0, and some more general statements from Mike Walsh to the effect that it costs "around $2000." But I have never seen anything official about this, and I'm not sure if I am even using the correct terminology. Has anyone actually purchased something resembling this license?

Answer 1

I think you may be looking towards a External Connector. We have them on 2 of our WSS boxes and we add users as an local machine user.

http://www.sharepointproconnections.com/article/windows-sharepoint-services-30/Licensing-Windows-SharePoint-Services-.aspx