Re: Snort 2.8.6.1 Now Available

[Nigel Houghton <nhoughton () sourcefire com>]

On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:22 -0400, Randal T. Rioux wrote:
> On 07/23/2010 08:53 AM, Nigel Houghton wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:03:47 -0400, Randal T. Rioux wrote:
> > > On 07/23/2010 12:04 AM, Nigel Houghton wrote:
> > > > Pulled Pork.
> > > >
> > > > On Thursday, July 22, 2010, waldo kitty <wkitty42 () windstream net> wrote:
> > > > > On 7/22/2010 15:53, Snort Releases wrote:
> > > > > >   The download link should be http://www.snort.org/snort-downloads.
> > > > >
> > > > > can we please have a direct download link for those of us who use 
> > > > > wget and
> > > > > maintain automatically updating build environments? these c4rp 
> > > > > things with
> > > > > "download/somenumber" and similar really break automation in a bad 
> > > > > way :? :( :( :(

> > Now your problem transfers to that master storage place. My suggestion 
> > would be to use Perl; WWW::Mechanize does a pretty good job these days. 
> > Perhaps modify Pulled Pork to get what you need all in one application 
> > (or make a feature request).
>
> We shouldn't have to write algorithms to download a tarball. A simple
> redirect would do.

The moving target link is already a redirect. I agree, a known link 
that is a redirect to the moving target would be useful, but I'm not 
sure that's possible with the way the backend system is set up for 
snort.org these days. I'll throw it out to the IT folks again though.

> > Also, for the record, if you see me top-post then I am most likely not 
> > paying attention.
>
> I figured you were borrowing Joel's iPadPhone :-)

He won't let anyone near that thing. It's a little creepy the way he 
holds on to it.

> > Also, nice if you cut the Sourceforge mailing list cruft from the 
> > bottom of replies. Not totally required, but keeps threads a little 
> > more readable.
>
> Umm, I did, and always have.

Oh, yeah I know, just wanted to throw that in there when the "top post" 
crew get involved along with the "who cares?" people.

Bottom post, cut the cruft.

--
Nigel Houghton
Head Mentalist
SF VRT Department of Intelligence Excellence
http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com && http://labs.snort.org/

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