New ZeroConf Spec

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

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On Jul 5, 2006, at 7:28 AM, Lukas Sabota wrote:
> ...
> Perhaps a preference could be added to Gaim, Rhythmbox, and other 
> ZeroConf applications that would start the ZeroConf services and 
> notify the user that a port is being opened.   When all ZeroConf 
> applications are closed, the ZeroConf daemon could be stopped, closing 
> the port. 	What do others feel about the above plan of action?  Please 
> respond with criticism.
> ...

Somewhere in the region of 99.9% of people wouldn't have a clue what 
you mean by "a port is being opened", or why that might be dangerous. 
So while you might have app-specific preferences for it, I don't think 
it would be reasonable to expect those to transfer the security 
responsibility to the user.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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