[OT] Re: [ardour-dev] change is in the air ...

[Joern Nettingsmeier]

David Gatwood wrote:
> 
> On Feb 7, 2004, at 6:48 AM, Taybin Rutkin wrote:
> 
>> The problem is that the new server doesn't support pserver.  I'd like 
>> to see anoncvs to, but I think it would require someone else to host it.
> 
> 
> You could also use anonymous cvs over ssh, assuming it doesn't violate 
> your terms of service.
> 
>     http://www.kitenet.net/~joey/sshcvs/

i was going to suggest that, too, but if their security policy does 
not allow anon cvs, it won't allow anon ssh either. moreover, the 
encryption puts a considerable load on the server for no real purpose.

<rant>
the downside of tunneling (and of transmitting everything and their 
grandmother over port 80, for that matter) is that you can't enforce 
policies by packet filtering any more.

granted, i tunnel in and out of networks like there's no tomorrow, 
but then i'm a _sysadmin_. i would *hate* the thought that my 
_users_ did it, too :-D
</rant>


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