Re: [boost] Re: [network] An RFC - updated

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-24 09:23:32

Don G wrote:

> Also, the mapping from user entered form into some of the cryptic
> forms we have discussed would be more tedious to me than just using
> the right object. ;) Even in config files this seems a bit hard to
> understand and document. As a user of a product, I would not react
> well to this stuff. Imagine configuring your proxy server setting:
>
> proxy=tcp:/proxy.boost.com:80
>
> I would expect it to be:
>
> proxy=http://proxy.boost.com

Except that many proxies are on 8080 or 3128.

I see that you are slowly moving away from your network-centric scheme after 
you've already convinced me of its merits. ;-)