FreeTDS Development Group

[Igor Korot <ikorot AT earthlink.net>]

James,

-----Original Message-----
>From: "James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT freetds.org>
>Sent: Mar 11, 2009 10:30 PM
>To: Igor Korot <ikorot AT earthlink.net>, FreeTDS Development Group 
><freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [freetds] New release roadmap
>
>Igor Korot wrote:
>> >The driver might then display a dialog box that prompts for user IDs
>> >and passwords, similar to the following illustration.
>> >
>> >(the driver part, if we have DSN... or just DRIVER perhaps)
>> >
>> >However we have no plan for this stuff.
>> 
>> Could you make a plan for this stuff? Even if it's not for current
>> release...
>
>Why do you want this?  It's really the way of the past.  The trend is to
>single-signon.  Drivers poping up dialogs sounds like something from 1992.

Because it's Microsoft documented in MSDN?

> 
>
>Much better in Win32/64 would be domain-login ability using the Win32 API
>to pass the credentials.  

Unfortunately I don't have a means to test it on Windows yet, but I will
try soon. I also wonder what will happen with the driver in this case: will
it fail? do nothing? spits error message about not enough connect info?

>
>But, hey, it's free software.  Patches are always welcome.  

I will try to look at it. Can't promise anything though...

>
>--jkl

Thank you.