Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] [PATCH] Misuse of SetLocalUserName(), AddAliasName()

[Damien Sandras <damien sandras it-optics com>]

Le lun 23/02/2004 à 20:15, Robert Vojta a écrit :
> Hallo Damien,
>   it doesn't make any sense to me. Why? Brief review of the
> gnomemeeting preferences window.
> 
>  [ Global ]
>    Personal data
>      -> First name
>      -> Last name
> 
>  [ H.323 settings ]
>    Gatekeeper settings
>      -> Gatekeeper host
>      -> Gatekeeper alias
>      -> Gatekeeper password
> 
>   I. you are asking me for the first, last name in the Global section
>      (independent on the Gatekeeper settings) and you are using it for
>      the gatekeeper registration
> 

Not only for the gatekeeper registration. It is also shared with ILS and
displayed to the remote endpoint.

>  II. you have to provide your real login name (or number) which is
>      useable with the Gatekeeper and which is reachable on the
>      Gatekeeper, it's for instance 'vojta', or my number '+420...',
>      but not 'Robert Vojta'
> 

Indeed, and that is what the "alias" is for.

>   Gnome Meeting behaviour is nice for the non-gatekeeper users,
> but not for users with gatekeepers.
> 

No, that's not right. Your problem is that your gatekeeper is only able
to authenticate you using the firstly registered alias, not on any other
alias. That's a bug, really.

>   I know why are you doing this - when I call you with gnomemeeting,
> you will see 'Robert Vojta' and it's much nicer than 'vojta'. But,
> this should be "fixed" on the opposite client. You should have ability
> to make your own address book, add aliases to the users and if there
> will be incoming call with alias 'vojta', application should display
> 'Robert Vojta' or whatever else.
> 

No sorry, it should be fixed on the gatekeeper-side. Authenticating only
on the firstly registered alias is a bug of the gatekeeper. Your
solution is only a workaround, not a fix.

> > However, some gatekeepers wants authentication to happen on the first
> > registered alias, ie the firstname / surname thing of gnomemeeting.
> 
>   This is not gatekeeper thing, it's a gatekeeper database thing. If
> you have login name 'vojta', you have to provide 'vojta'. If you have
> login name 'Robert Vojta', you have to provide 'Robert Vojta'.
> 
>   It means, you have to provide login name which is independent on
> your name.
> 

Again, you are misunderstanding. "Robert Vojta" and "vojta" are both
gatekeeper aliases. The fact to register Robert Vojta as first alias and
vojta as second alias should not prevent the gatekeeper to accept the
authentication !

> > I have thus added an option in CVS and in the future 1.00 - next week -
> > that permits you to force registering of the alias as first alias
> > instead of the firstname/surname.
> > 
> > So just try CVS and tell me if it fixes your problem!
> 
>   I'm going to try it now, I'll let you know.
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