Re: [Sheflug] https

[Ross <nospam [at] virgin.net>]

On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Alex Hudson wrote:

Ross> there are no config settings for HTTPS only tcp.www and
Ross> tcp.ssl !!!  i thought HTTPS was ssl but the time out has no
Ross> effect.

these are from the diald filter settings file.
both ssl and https are mentioned in my /etc/services file

Stephen> I would suggest blowing off diald until you've the problem figured out.
Alex Hudson>Probably a good idea.

i've opted to walk to the shops for now... it's less taxing on the
brain.... besides, I need to get out more :-)


Alex Hudson> I'd *much* rather have a graphical tool to
Alex Hudson> interface with diald / wvdial.dod. It's kind of like running SAMBA without
Alex Hudson> using SWAT - for 99% of the time, SWAT does an excellent job & guarantees
Alex Hudson> not to screw anything. For some jobs, GUI interfaces are not only more
Alex Hudson> intuitive, they're more productive. People don't use them just because
Alex Hudson> they're pretty, there are more in-depth UI issues than that.

now there's a turn-up for the books :-) never thought i'd hear this sort of
encouragement for GUI's in this mailing list.... 

don't supose you fancy having a go at a diald GUI yourself then?

-- 
Thanks,
        Ross
               ros.h [at] virgin.net
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