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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 20:02:49 -0800
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
To: "Larry Scheer" <larry.scheer@onstor.com>
Cc: "Sandrine Boulanger" <sandrine.boulanger@onstor.com>, Eric Barrett
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Subject: Re: using http for install script
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On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:07:32 -0800 "Larry Scheer"
<larry.scheer@onstor.com> wrote:

> Sandrine,
>    To test this you need to have an http server and use the http://
> syntax.
> If you use the ftp:// syntax a connection to an ftp server is assumed.
> You need to supply the ftp://user:password@host syntax to download the
> file unless the ftp server is a tftp server or set to allow
> passwordless anonymous logins. If that is the case you could just use
> host:/file.
> 
> For more details see the on-line man page:
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ftp&apropos=0&sektion=0&man
> path=OpenBSD+2.8&arch=pmax&format=html

Way to through in that sweet doc reference, Larry ~:^)

> The cw_install.sh script which is created by the make release is set
> up to allow the http:// syntax. It also prompts the user for a
> password when using the ftp:// format and only the username is
> supplied.
> 
> Any other comments or corrections, Andy?

Uh, did we ever put the changes in to allow an http URL to the system
upgrade command?  Or am I missing the point?  Yes, I am missing the
point.

Eric, do we have an http URL for the tar balls on our public servers?
If not, then why-the-hell-not-already?  But seriously, I think you
already told me we did, I just don't remember.

> Larry
> 
> _____________________________________________
> From: Sandrine Boulanger 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 6:13 PM
> To: Larry Scheer; Andy Sharp
> Subject: using http for install script
> 
> Brian D mentioned that the code is available in the install script to
> use http instead of ftp.
> If we want to try it out, what would be the workflow from a customer
> perspective?
> We post the tar file on the onstor support ftp site. What path should
> they give to get it through http?
> 
> Thanks,
> sandrine
> 
