On 2021-02-27, at 20:32, Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> We're strange but it's hard to imagine that we're so strange that there >> isn't an existing package somewhere that will do the job either as is >> or with minor customization. > > You are stating this completely backwards. > We aren't strange, we are brilliant, and it's hard for others to understand > our needsd. > > There were in fact, existing tools when we started: they were airplanes and hotels, > but we were strange, and we wanted to access remote computers without travel, > so we invented Telnet. For many industries, they have stuck to travel up to > and including the beginning of the pandemic. Many senior executives had > never used teleconference before the pandemic for instance: people came to them. Thank you Michael. This was the best ietf@xxxxxxxx posting of the year so far, and it has good odds of staying the best for the entire year. Grüße, Carsten
