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diff --git a/crypto/heimdal/doc/intro.texi b/crypto/heimdal/doc/intro.texi deleted file mode 100644 index e1a96e1..0000000 --- a/crypto/heimdal/doc/intro.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -@c $Id: intro.texi 22509 2008-01-23 18:28:01Z lha $ - -@node Introduction, What is Kerberos?, Top, Top -@c @node Introduction, What is Kerberos?, Top, Top -@comment node-name, next, previous, up -@chapter Introduction - -@heading What is Heimdal? - -Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5. The goals are to: - -@itemize @bullet -@item -have an implementation that can be freely used by anyone -@item -be protocol compatible with existing implementations and, if not in -conflict, with RFC 4120 (and any future updated RFC). RFC 4120 -replaced RFC 1510. -@item -be reasonably compatible with the M.I.T Kerberos V5 API -@item -have support for Kerberos V5 over GSS-API (RFC1964) -@item -include the most important and useful application programs (rsh, telnet, -popper, etc.) -@item -include enough backwards compatibility with Kerberos V4 -@end itemize - -@heading Status - -Heimdal has the following features (this does not mean any of this -works): - -@itemize @bullet -@item -a stub generator and a library to encode/decode/whatever ASN.1/DER -stuff -@item -a @code{libkrb5} library that should be possible to get to work with -simple applications -@item -a GSS-API library -@item -@file{kinit}, @file{klist}, @file{kdestroy} -@item -@file{telnet}, @file{telnetd} -@item -@file{rsh}, @file{rshd} -@item -@file{popper}, @file{push} (a movemail equivalent) -@item -@file{ftp}, and @file{ftpd} -@item -a library @file{libkafs} for authenticating to AFS and a program -@file{afslog} that uses it -@item -some simple test programs -@item -a KDC that supports most things; optionally, it may also support -Kerberos V4 and kaserver, -@item -simple programs for distributing databases between a KDC master and -slaves -@item -a password changing daemon @file{kpasswdd}, library functions for -changing passwords and a simple client -@item -some kind of administration system -@item -Kerberos V4 support in many of the applications. -@end itemize - -@heading Bug reports - -If you find bugs in this software, make sure it is a genuine bug and not -just a part of the code that isn't implemented. - -Bug reports should be sent to @email{heimdal-bugs@@h5l.org}. Please -include information on what machine and operating system (including -version) you are running, what you are trying to do, what happens, what -you think should have happened, an example for us to repeat, the output -you get when trying the example, and a patch for the problem if you have -one. Please make any patches with @code{diff -u} or @code{diff -c}. - -Suggestions, comments and other non bug reports are also welcome. - -@heading Mailing list - -There are two mailing lists with talk about -Heimdal. @email{heimdal-announce@@sics.se} is a low-volume announcement -list, while @email{heimdal-discuss@@sics.se} is for general discussion. -Send a message to @email{majordomo@@sics.se} to subscribe. - -@heading Heimdal source code, binaries and the manual - -The source code for heimdal, links to binaries and the manual (this -document) can be found on our web-page at -@url{http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/}. |