Trixbox server connected to Trixbox website somehow?
Submitted by ztirffritz on Wed, 11/15/2006 - 2:01pm.
This morning my Trixbox 2.0b server seemed to lock up and would not take or make calls. I was baffled by the problem. It would go through boot up, get to the login screen then nothing. I also noticed that the Trixbox website would not let me login. Curiously, as soon as the Trixbox website issue was resolved, my server started working again. I'm not sure if the two issues are related, but it sounded suspicious to me.
Re: Trixbox server connected to Trixbox website somehow?
Tue, 11/14/2006 - 3:00pm
Either no one else noticed this problem, or the two issues were not related in any way. Considering that I wasn't even at home and my server just started working again without any interaction from me, I'm leaning toward there being a connection, but I don't know what it would be.
Re: Trixbox server connected to Trixbox website somehow?
Tue, 11/14/2006 - 3:07pm
Well.............. I know there WAS discussion w/ Andrew included on adding a backdoor for a pure statistic curiosity on sizing the 'community'. However, this discussion was pre-Fonality-takeover.
SOoooooooooooooooooo.............
1.) Confirm or deny the connection
2.) Assumed connection, make opt-in/opt-out non-mandatory
3.) Allow customization/redirection from Fonality-connection to mycompany-connection. Would make it so 'mycompany' knows when one of our boxes is moved (a feature I would really love to have).
Concerns w/ Functionality, Security, and Privacy...
- J
Re: Trixbox server connected to Trixbox website somehow?
Tue, 11/14/2006 - 8:50pm
Re: Trixbox server connected to Trixbox website somehow?
Wed, 11/15/2006 - 12:03pm
Re: Trixbox server connected to Trixbox website somehow?
Wed, 11/15/2006 - 2:01pm
There are two forms of communication between an installed system and the trixbox servers.
1) When you log into the package manager, you are obviously hitting the trixbox servers. Therefor, we know what packages people are using. Nothing magic or sinister about usage logs.
2) In 2.0, there will be a spot on the trixbox user interface for dynamic content so we can inform users of updates, patches, etc. This is common in products like phpbb, joomla, etc. Again, nothing covert there.
That is it. We don't keep tabs on your system, report usage back, or antyhing else. So the only ramification of our servers being unavailable or you not being on the net, are the inability to get into the package manager and the dynamic content box would be blank.
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