>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Weinberg <[email protected]> writes:

Russell> One thing I don't like about the white-listing idea is that
Russell> it will have the tendency to mask problems we really would be
Russell> better off solving.

Michael> I'm not sure how we fix devices that can't browse getting
Michael> through, [...] 

What wifi devices these days don't have a browser?  The iphone does.
What real, in-the-wild device doesn't?

Michael> Registering/Whitelisting is nice because it fulfills the
Michael> desire for people to be aware of us and it seamlessly allows
Michael> things to go through that we want to go through, while
Michael> leaving splash for everything/one else.

I'm not against whitelisting, per se.  I'm just afraid that if we
whitelist to solve a few peoples problems, then the underlying
fail-itude won't get solved (and everyone not in the whitelist will
still be screwed).  Let's solve the fail first, then implement the
whitelist if it still makes any sense.  Fixing the fail pays way
bigger dividends.


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