Just because it's almost newyear, and I have seen The Light...
(or was that just an illusion?)
Some thoughts about the new proposed features, concerning:
- multiplexing the data streams, error stream, index stream, over
one TCP connection (this would make passing firewalls and NAT
so much easier and safer)
- encrypting the data stream between client and server (just being
discussed in a separate thread on -users, hence CC there too)
- stronger/alternative authentication (is that server really The One?
Currently needing kerberos I believe, which most people do not
even have!)
What would people find of implementing BXXP as alternative
for the new generation Amanda server/client protocols?
See: http://beepcore.org/
Disclaimer:
- I have just played around a little with the Net::BEEP::Lite
perl module, which does not even do the multiplexing, but the
C-implementation seems to be more complete (still labelled beta though
and no activity noted in the last 2 years).
- AFAIK there are not yet many REAL applications using the protocol.
Many other interesting projects seem dead too.
The C-library that is alive is: http://vortex.aspl.es/
but even that one is far from finished.
Even if it isn't good enough, we can find idea's there too :-)
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Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Tel +32 16 397.511
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http://www.xplanation.com/ email: Paul.Bijnens AT xplanation DOT com
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