Rich Salz wrote:
>>It's tough when Elliotte's that completely right, but it happens pretty
>>regularly. Usually when I'm on the other side, unfortunately.
>
> Hey, let's not get carried away.
>
> Just because digest-auth is more interoperable than we all expected,
> doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. I still strongly stand by my
> arguments against it and in favor of those old-fogey security mechanisms.
From my POV as a long-time reader and very occasional poster, the
exchange between Rich and ERH is an example of why I read xml-dev. I got
to read a debate about an important architectural issue between two
people who have obviously thought a lot about it, and in the process I
learned some things.
--
Jim Ancona
