I fully agree with Keith. I have said it before, and I repeat it again, it
is now time for the members of the IPP WG to start behaving like an IETF WG.
Don't waste more of our time on non-Internet scenarios.
Let us focus on how to PROVIDE the required security features rather than
fighting them!
I know that Paul and others are fully capable of doing that if you want to.
Carl-Uno
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Moore [mailto:moore@cs.utk.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 4:56 PM
> To: SHIVAUN_ALBRIGHT@HP-Roseville-om2.om.hp.com
> Cc: don@lexmark.com; moore@cs.utk.edu; ipp@pwg.org;
> paulmo@microsoft.com
> Subject: Re: IPP> Re: PRO - Issue 32: Use of Basic & Digest
> Authentication
>
>
> > I agree with Don. Mandating that all printers have
> security in order to be
> > IPP/1.1 compliant is forcing a requirement on printers that
> may not be
> > warranted for their market segments. Certain market
> segments may not want or
> > need security on their Printers and forcing this on the
> device manufacturer
> > to claim compliancy is unacceptable.
>
> you guys are wasting your time and mine. this issue is not
> even on the table.
>
> if you want an IETF standard, you've got to have strong
> authentication.
> period, full stop, end of discussion.
>
> Keith
>