On Sunday 02 March 2003 04:32 pm, Buchan Milne wrote: > > > > A short explanation about what it is on the install screen would be nice > > though. > > > > "Enter a zeroconf hostname. This will allow you to operate your computer > > on a Multicast DNS environment without reconfiguring the network > > interface." > > And this is supposed to make it easier to understand? > > Why do we need to enter this at all? IMHO, tmdns should take this from the > system as it does by default! > > If we ask for zeroconf names, why not about: > 1)Netbios name > 2)Apache virtual host names? > > I really think this is ridiculous. Usability is making it easier for the > user to make the right decision, and in most cases the right decision is > to make the zeroconf hostname the host part of the FQDN. And this is the > default operation of tmdns. This should only be accessible as an advanced > feature. >
Well said. Is it too late to change it? -- Greg
