Re: non existent script called with --script=all

[Kris Katterjohn <katterjohn () gmail com>]

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Fyodor wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 05:18:02PM -0500, Kris Katterjohn wrote:
> > When I suggested this very same idea over a year ago (when it was shot down by
> > you and Brandon), you said that Diman had already tested with many scripts:
> >
> > http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2008/q1/0514.html
> >
> > (and http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2008/q1/0513.html is Brandon's detailed reply)
>
> Hi Kris.  Nice to hear from you!

Hey Fyodor, I'm glad I'm starting to participate on-list again!  I've just
been going through many, many personal things but hopefully I can become an
active dev again sometime soon.  I really wish things worked out so that I
could have applied to the GSoC this time around.

BTW I smiled at the commit log you wrote when deleting the old nmap directory
in my exp branch :)

>  I suppose that if we end up removing
> script.db after all, you can give us a big "I told you so" :).

Hahaha, maybe! :)  Especially after my then-rejected banner.nse idea too :-P

> Diman did do some testing with 10,000+ scripts (well, basically copies
> of the same simple script), but that was years ago.  NSE has changed
> dramatically since then, so I'd like to see newer benchmarks with
> large numbers of scripts before I'd feel comfortable removing
> script.db.  We can't really decide whether the logistical hassle is
> worth the performance gain until we actually have measurements of the
> (presumed) performance gain.  But if the cost of generating the
> information at runtime with 1,000+ scripts is immaterial, I'd favor
> removing script.db.  We could always revive the system if we ever
> exceed that number of scripts and need it again.

This is of course a good point.  Patrick and others seem to have done some
great work on NSE in recent time.  I must say I am eager to hear of the
results of these tests and the decision on whether or not to remove script.db!

> Cheers,
> -F

Thanks,
Kris Katterjohn

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