Re: [HACKERS] Re: [ADMIN] User administration tool

On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> The Hermit Hacker writes:
>
> > > Yes, it is.  Some people prefer a non-web interaface.
> >
> > I could understand this sentiment if you were doing something from the
> > command line, but if you are doing an interface in tcl/tk, I think a web
> > interface fairs better ...
> >
> > tcl/tk, you have to be on the same machine or risk "network problems"
> > losing your link ...
>
> A Tcl/Tk applications doesn't risk any more network problems than any
> other interface to the database, unless that interface is run on the same
> machine as the database, which is by no means a given.
>
> If you are under a constant risk of "network problems" then you better fix
> your network.  A web interface won't magically bridge network problems.

my "network problem" happens to be a database server half way across the
country from me ... running a tcl/tk interface would be useless, while a
web interface does exactly what I need ...