[AG-TECH] 2.x and 1.2 compatibility

[Ivan R. Judson]

That would probably work, but I'd consider it sort of - ahem - an improper
solution :-).

Just upgrade, life will be easier.

--Ivan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Teig von Hoffman [mailto:jtvh at bu.edu] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:14 PM
> To: judson at mcs.anl.gov
> Cc: 'Alex Colomb'; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] 2.x and 1.2 compatibility
> 
> 
> It's my (perhaps limited) understanding that a 1.x user will 
> still be able to participate in a limited way, but it's 
> clunky and fraught with danger:
> 
> 1) Make sure it's a 2.1 server configured to use static 
> multicast addresses.
> 2) Find out the venue addresses for audio and video.
> 3) Find out (in some secure manner) the encryption key for the venue.
> 4) Run vic and rat at the appropriate addresses.
> 
> That being said, you still wouldn't get super cool things 
> like the shared tools and data and good ACL stuff. So 
> upgrading to 2.1 will be a Very Good Thing.
> 
> Ivan, am I mistaken that the clunky workaround above would work?
> 
> - Jennifer
> 
> Ivan R. Judson wrote:
> 
> > That is correct, however that isn't planned until at least 
> after the 
> > first of the year (1/1/2004).
> > 
> > --Ivan
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> >>[mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Alex Colomb
> >>Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:26 PM
> >>To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> >>Subject: [AG-TECH] 2.x and 1.2 compatibility
> >>
> >>
> >>Is my understanding correct that once the TVS goes down,
> >>sites running 1.2 will not be able to join sessions with 2.x users?
> >>
> >>Alex
> >>
> 
>