From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 29 14:10:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA01770 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 14:10:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from oznet11.ozemail.com.au (oznet11.ozemail.com.au [203.2.192.118]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA01693 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 14:09:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from joe.shevland@horizonti.com) Received: from jupiter ([203.33.128.245]) by oznet11.ozemail.com.au (8.8.4/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA05973; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 09:09:44 +1100 (EST) Message-Id: <199801292209.JAA05973@oznet11.ozemail.com.au> From: "Joe Shevland" To: , "Capriotti" Cc: Subject: Re: WebAdmin Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 08:54:56 +1100 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1162 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" > From: Capriotti > To: hackers@freebsd.org > Cc: capriotti0@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: WebAdmin > Date: Friday, 30 January 1998 4:14 > > Abouit suggestion on that "What I would like to see in a weAdimn tool", I > found a couple of good points here: [snip] > Now one question : if this could turn into a general admin tool, why not > use Java (no flames, I beg !). None from me today :-). I think it'd be a good idea. One downfall with this is the current version of the JDK (not the beta 1.2, but 1.1.5, I think) will only allow connections from the client back to the server running the httpd, using applets (unless you digitally sign the little beasties). My original thoughts were not about post-install configs but this latest stream seems the way to go (too many variables to be assumed to design a Java/HTML/GUI installation cousin to sysinstall). As far as security goes, this admind would have to have superuser permissions, would it not? > If the tools is general/customizable enough, > and can be used by other Unix systems, Java could be a way of spreading > this code and the the Free idea. I agree. I think Java and FreeBSD could become (are becoming, have become...) a very powerful combination. If you want a collaborator feel free to mail me... Joe.