On 08.08.2016 1:48, Xin Li wrote: > Well, despite the fact that I have to admit that I get locked out from > my own storage box too, however (even without wearing any hat) I am for > the change and would blame myself for being lazy in adopting the change > when the upstream have announced it earlier about a year ago. > > Compatibility with legacy software/hardware, sure, but if we don't stop > at some point, it would be like SSL 2.0 which people have pointed out > several flaws in 1995 and take 16 years to get deprecated and still bite > people in 2014. > > We should do something like what OpenSSH have done by creating a page > describing the motivation, the impact, the temporary but discouraged > workaround, etc., and mention it in the release notes to prevent people > from being bite.
I agree. I am not seeking hardly, stopping after first solution, but at least one workaround found: using security/putty port. It still supports all obsoleted stuff. One disadvantage: in terminal mode it requires X11.
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