On 3/20/14, Stuart Henderson <s...@spacehopper.org> wrote:
> On 2014-03-20, patrick keshishian <pkesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 3/20/14, Stefan Sperling <s...@openbsd.org> wrote:
>> [...]
>>> And, as goes without saying, if possible, please consider using a
>>> different
>>> protocol. PPTP's weaknesses have been well understood for a long time
>>> now.
>>> Much better alternatives are available in the base system and the ports
>>> tree.
>>
>> The statement "much better alternatives are available" suggests
>> the user has a choice in picking these alternatives. This isn't the
>> case some of the time.
>>
>> In my case, in the recent past, I was either to use PPTP or some
>> other proprietary solution in order to connect to my employer's
>> network. The proprietary solution would require lugging around
>> a Windows or Mac laptop, which made PPTP the "much better
>> alternative", allowing work in my preferred environment.
>
> Which particular proprietary solution? If by any chance it's Cisco
> anyconnect, see ports/net/openconnect...

Don't recall. Maybe Juniper something?

--patrick

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