New Microsoft Knowledgebase article

[Jeremy Jones]

Okay...

You're all quite right for bashing MS as far as this article is concerned,
and for many other things as well.  It is very much true that even MS's
implemetations of "standards" are so filled with "enhancements" (i.e. w2k's
kerberos and ldap implementations, for starters) that interoperability is
difficult at best.

It seems, however, that some on this list have animosity not only towards MS
as a company and NT as an OS, but also towards those of us who administer NT
networks.  If you'd like cooperation from NT admins, and are genuinely
interested in the possibility of heterogeneous networking, why would you
work so hard to alienate so many of the people you will more than likeley
need to work with?  It is true that some of us--myself included--are not as
technically adept with linux/unix as with NT.  These OSs require different
skill sets and training.  If an NT admin has not heard of a file called
"krb5.conf" it does not mean that the NT admin is an imbecil.  It means the
NT admin is unfamiliar with configuring kerberos v5 on a Unix box.  

At least some NT admins are interested in interoperability.  And at least
some of us are not complete morons.  Please keep this in mind.

Thanks,
Jeremy Jones, MA, MCSE, CCNA
Systems Analyst
Northwest Network Services
(208) 343-5260 x106 
http://www.nwnets.com
mailto:jjones at nwnets.com