Peter Memishian writes:
>  > For SXCE, that means familiar class action and BFU updates (and a flag
>  > day, since you can't go back without misplacing your keys[1]), but
>  > most instances of the problem are likely with OpenSolaris (where NWAM
>  > is the default), and that has no clear mechanism for dealing with
>  > upgrade-related scripting.
> 
> Assuming we allow "-" and ".", do we think many users are going to have
> problems with upgrade?  I'd expect most are using alphanumerics, and
> spaces already don't really work (hence the bug).

The names that NWAM uses come from the ESSID and BSSID of the AP, and
since the ESSID is a free-form string, and may well be "WEP-$uck$" in
some locations and "%%%yo%%%" in others, I think there's a problem
here, even for those who haven't yet stumbled over the space character
problem.

I think we've got an obligation to handle this change, or it's going
to result in even _more_ anxiety and dissatisfaction with NWAM and
with OpenSolaris networking in general.  We've had our own problems,
but we're also the scapegoat for all the problems elsewhere.

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James Carlson, Solaris Networking              <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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