[osiris-devel] removing features

[Brian Wotring]

I am seriously considering removing all of the http code from the 
management console.  This includes md_http.h, md_http.c, as well as the 
relavent code to handle the settings for http_host and http_port.

The impact would be that it will not be possible to update the trusted 
database via a web browser.  The suggested alternative is to turn on the 
auto-accept feature.

I have a couple of reasons for removing this.  First, it's problematic 
to support.  Many people get hung up by firewalls, and email clients 
munging the URL.  Second, it is a lot of code to handle the parsing of 
HTTP requests from the management daemon itself.  The role of the 
management console is to manage streams of agent data, not act as a web 
server.

Please speak up if there any major objections to this?

-brian