[aur-general] Removal request

[小龙 陈]

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> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 16:27:12 -0400
> From: lists at eyanulis.net
> To: aur-general at archlinux.org
> Subject: Re: [aur-general] Removal request
>
> On 4/4/2013 16:09, 小龙 陈 wrote:
> > ----------------------------------------
> >> From: alucryd at gmail.com
> >> To: aur-general at archlinux.org
> >> Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 21:52:15 +0200
> >> Subject: Re: [aur-general] Removal request
> >>
> >> On Wed, 2013-04-03 at 17:42 +0200, Gavin Costello wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Please remove the package cisco-vpnclient, as this product has reached
> >>> end-of-life:
> >>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps5743/ps5699/ps2308/end_of_life_c51-680819.html
> >>>
> >>> Also, openconnect in extra provides the same functionality.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks and regards,
> >>>
> >>> Gavin.
> >> A package still depends on it, I posted on its page and will wait until
> >> I get answer, if I get one, before deleting both.
> >>
> >> Cheers.
> >> --
> >> Maxime
> >>
> > I'd like to point out that openconnect can only replace cisco-vpnclient
> > if the server is updated to support it. There are still many companies
> > using very old software which is only compatible with the shrew soft
> > VPN client (ike) and the old cisco-vpnclient.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Xiao-Long
> VPNC (in [extra]) should be compatible with (most of) those Cisco VPN
> setups which are unsupported by openconnect. Do configurations still
> exist in which neither will work?
>
> Eric Yanulis

I'm not entirely sure. VPNC never worked with my dad's company's VPN.
To be honest though, I didn't try very many times. They ban IP addresses
after 3 failed connection attempts.

Cheers,
Xiao-Long