On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 04:19:53 -0600 Bill Allombert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 09:17:22PM -0600, Jacob S wrote: > > On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 00:48:21 +0100 > > Bill Allombert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello developers, > > > > > > We have plans to add support in popularity-contest to send the > > > report through http POST. Both the server part an the client part > > > have been developed. The last issue is to actually use it in the > > > cron job and see what issues > > > > > > For that purpose, I have made an experimental popularity-contest > > > package that use both smtp and http. Please find it here: > > > > > > <http://people.debian.org/~ballombe/popcon/debs> > > > > > > This package report to the test popcon account so we can monitor > > > it. > > > > > > We would really like people to review or test this package in real > > > situations, in particular when network connectivity is chaotic. > > > We would like to make sure the popcon cron job will not cause > > > problem to users with poor network. > > > > I have not yet bothered to setup smtp on my machine to go through my > > ISP's required gateway, so I could only send reports via the HTTP > > method. Would my beta testing still be helpful, or are reports > > needed via both methods for the test? > > On the contrary, it would be very useful! Thanks! It's installed now... with the sendmail section commented out in the cron.weekly file (just to keep down the number of e-mails that cron sends me). HTH & HAND, Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
