Re: A few potential requirements

[john heasley <heas@shrubbery.net>]

Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 08:31:42PM -0700, Randy Bush:
> > I agree, basically, but think we need a little more discussion.  What
> > you say is definitely correct and important with respect to big iron.
> > What about small boxes, like CPE?  End-users won't have serial cables
> > and terminals, and may really need web access enabled by default.
> 
> as you imply, this varies with the marker.  and the vendor probably knows
> who their market is.  but one should be easily able to know what holes are
> open and be easily able to close the unwanted ones.

even small boxes should have serial consoles.  the customer/user may not
know how to spell serial, but someone set up the bloody thing and some
day it will require support; in some ISPs, these are managed devices.