Hi, > > > > I agree with Hubert. The big question is how you get the bug report to > the server operator.
Automated mail to webmaster@domain_of_requested_hostname? Maybe a few thousand new mails in the operator's inbox of sorts "we have encountered a situation where your version intolerance broke things. Fix it." (with all the technical details you can dump on an admin and expect him to understand; which is more than a user can take) wakes them up. That is, for domains still using webmaster@ like they should. Greetings, Stefan Winter > > With servers which are currently maintained, it should be possible, > although difficult in specific instances to contact the owner. With > servers which aren't being maintained, e.g. those in imbedded devices, > the problem becomes much harder. > > If the client has a UI, it could explain the problem to the user and > ask if the user wants to continue with degraded security. If so, then > always use the remembered highest supported version with that server > domain name, with perhaps occasional reminders to the user of the > situation. > > In any case, we should be addressing our efforts to getting bugs > fixed, not just coding around them. > > Cheers - Bill > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Frantz | The first thing you need when | Periwinkle > (408)356-8506 | using a perimeter defense is a | 16345 Englewood Ave > www.pwpconsult.com | perimeter. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 > -- Stefan WINTER Ingenieur de Recherche Fondation RESTENA - Réseau Téléinformatique de l'Education Nationale et de la Recherche 2, avenue de l'Université L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette Tel: +352 424409 1 Fax: +352 422473 PGP key updated to 4096 Bit RSA - I will encrypt all mails if the recipient's key is known to me http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xC0DE6A358A39DC66
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