[DGD] Alternatives to the Kernel model of security...

[Felix A. Croes]

Noah Gibbs <noah_gibbs at yahoo.com> wrote:

>   Well, if it requires installing a new kernel module
> in Linux, that would qualify as easy for me...  But
> not easy enough to require of builders.  But even
> assuming that Linux users are more technically
> inclined, I'm curious what "easy" is on a Mac as well.
>  Anything that requires the installation of new
> software had better require *no* additional savvy,
> because that's already a lot to demand :-/

"Easy" on a Mac is "you enter the URL in the Finder/Go/Connect To Server
dialog box."


>[...]
>   But I suppose the guy running the MUD server could
> mount the WebDAV partition and allow telnet access to
> it.  Builders _already_ have to have basic ability
> with telnet, and only the ones with some basic CLI
> acumen will want to edit files from the shell.  Hmm...
>
>   Okay, that could work.  And allowing WebDAV only
> from the local machine would probably be better for
> security anyway.  I'll go see what the WebDAV protocol
> looks like.

I'm not sure if I agree with you on the security of allowing telnet
shell access to a mud server host :)

Regards,
Dworkin
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