OK Bill. We got the message. You don't like the LOTW interface. No amount
of discussion is going to sway you as to why it is the way it is, or
persuade you otherwise, ad infinitum, ad nauseum. Enough already.
FWIW, I understood Wayne's answer perfectly.
Also FWIW, I won't argue that the LOTW interface can be improved. It can
be. It should be. And it will be. Let us not forget that this is merely
the first iteration of what will be a very long term system. C'mon, so they
didn't hit a home run and achieve perfection for everyone the very first
time. Give them a chance -- and some positive feedback wouldn't hurt,
either!
Sheesh.
73
----- Original Message -----
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:05:20 -0700
> From: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] L.O.T.W.
> To: "Mills, Wayne N7NG" <N7NG@arrl.org>
> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
>
> At 04:53 AM 7/27/2005, Mills, Wayne N7NG wrote:
> >Banks would love to use PKI (or similar technology) because their own
> >security stinks and they know it. They don't use it because the general
> >public can't handle it. We think hams can.
> >
> >Comparing banks and LoTW is comparing apples and oranges, however.
> >Simplifications are possible, but until the "industry" comes up with a
> >transparent alternative, digital signatures are not on the table. When
> >you understand the differences, we can talk.
> >
> >73, Wayne Mills, N7NG/1, Manager
> > Membership Services Department
>
> _________________________________________________
>
> This is a classic response from an organization that has made a mistake
and
> won't admit it. The heels are dug in and no amount of reason will change
> their minds. I've seen it before many times. I'm sorry the ARRL is taking
> that same road, but I'm not really surprised. The ARRL is about as
> hidebound a bureaucracy as you will ever see.
>
> It was earlier postulated that someone at the ARRL DX desk had been burned
> by fake QSL cards at some time and as a result, has gone overboard with
> security. I suspect that is exactly what has happened. They are scared of
> another fiasco causing them to be disgraced and possibly lose their jobs.
> As a result, we all suffer.
>
> If you would like LoTW to be simplified and yet remain secure, please
write
> your Division Director. Those folks are elected, unlike the appointed
staff
> at ARRL, and they WILL listen to reason.
>
> For now, it looks like we're stuck, guys.
>
> Bill, W6WRT
>
>
>
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