Re: [VANILLA-LIST:2764] www.netrek.org down for Y2K upgrades

["Carlos Y. Villalpando" <unbelver@brain.jpl.nasa.gov>]

Quoting Tom Holub <doosh@best.com>:
> On Mon, Dec 27, 1999 at 07:23:28PM -0500, Dave Ahn wrote:
> > All this talk of authentication begs the question, do we want to revisit
> > the topic of the current RSA scheme?  I remember a while back where we
> > were thinking about a slightly more robust system.
> 
> Unless it will be more transparent than the current system, it's a waste
> of time; the current system is already too cumbersome for server gods to
> implement (which is why it's implemented on only one active server). 

How is it difficult? Seriously, I'm not trying to argue, this can be
fixed.

The server gods ask us for the crypt key, they un-tar the source into
the netrek tree, run configure, run make, and presto!, server god has
RSA verification available in the server. They just need to run
updated either by hand, in cron, or with the -d option.

For the clients, I agree, its a pain in the ass.

And we really only have 1 active bronco server.

--Carlos V.