Re: Worst design decisions?

[Todd Vierling <tv () duh org>]

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, John Palmer wrote:

: > ...and combine that with the RJ45 connecters that have a rubber hood over
: > the release. Grrrrr!

: Thats to prevent it from being disconnected accidentally
: (or for any other reason :->)

Actually, the original intent of those hoods was to snagproof the locking
tab -- which is of interest to places that have the Web O' Patch Panel
Cables.  Think "pull a disconnected cable out of the tangled mess and try
not to break off the locking tab".  8-)

So it's a tradeoff between preserving the RJ45 connector and making it easy
to disconnect.

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-- Todd Vierling <tv () duh org> <tv () pobox com>