Darren Reed wrote:
> If the system administrator needs to do anything then it is
> not "automagic", it is "semi-automagic".
I guess allowing a sys admin to specify proxy info does
not necessarily imply that the sys admin must do that :-)
I'm sorry if this is not clear.
> I want to install Solaris on my laptop from a DVD, plug it into
> the network and have it correctly use the proxies on the network
> (lets assume they're using one of WPAD/SSDP/UPnP/Bonjourno)
> without any manual intervention.
I believe the method I outlined in the previous mail allows
the above to happen. If not, please point out the problem.
> If I have to do *anything* with a shell or as root, then it is
> not automagic enough for that word to apply.
>
> Is that a reasonable goal for the NWAM project or is this
> stretching its scope too far?
While we try to be "very automagic," I guess there is always
something that cannot be done magically. But at least in the
aforementioned scenario, I believe the app will just work.
--
K. Poon.
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