Re: Recap

> The grossest way to accomplish this would be to #ifdef certain codes.

The best way would be port directories and a command-line switch
such as "-I ports/Win32".  Then you just #include the filed you need
and the include directory search finds the one needed for the platform.

> My gut reaction to a GUI, especially Qt is to shudder over the ensuing 
> bloat.  If there is to be a GUI of some sort, it should be optional via 
> ./configure, not mandatory.  A GUI more than anything will have the 
> greatest impact, not just win32 support.

My reaction to Qt is to shudder as well.  It's a huge package with a lot of 
features which I doubt we'd use.  But it's there and it's mature.

>
>>>   * use XML for the internal configuration file formats.
>>
>> I'm not sure I agree with that, though it likely would result in a
>> configuration that's easily front-ended with a GUI and still satisfies
>> my request above, so I would have very little to base any objection on
>> (other than I've worked very little with XML and don't feel comfortable
>> with it ...  does that even count?)
>
> I like my ftpaccess.  In fact, an XML version would balloon my 375KB 
> ftpaccess file, since I have things like this:
>
> ## Begin OttIX ACL
> class   anon-ottix      anonymous               64.26.128.0/18
> class   anon-ottix      anonymous               64.26.176.0/24
> class   anon-ottix      anonymous               64.86.0.0/22
> class   anon-ottix      anonymous               66.6.48.0/20

> And my patch, adds this:
>
> timeout idle 1200 anon-ottix
>
> Now, how much more simple and elegant can I state that?

<class="anon-ottix"  access=anonymous>
    <timeout idle="1200">
                Special class for anonymous users from
                the OTTIX networks.  We want to ensure
                they have a longer idle timeout than other
                anonymous users.
                                                 Start                End
    <from cidr="64.26.128/18">  64.26.128.0     64.26.159.255
    <from cidr="64.26.176/24">  64.26.176.0     64.26.176.255
    <from cidr="64.86.0/22">      64.86.0.0         64.86.3.255
    <from cidr="66.6.48/20">      66.6.48.0         66.6.64.255
</class>