Re: new spider release

[Harold Winshel <winshel () CAMDEN RUTGERS EDU>]

I second that.  It's a great utility.

Harold

At 12:36 PM 6/23/2006, Steve Lovaas wrote:
> My thanks to Wyman for making a good product better in response to
> feedback from someone he's never met except on this forum. Cheers!
>
> Steve Lovaas
> Colorado State University
>
> Wyman Miles wrote:
> > We've released a beta of Spider for windows that incorporates quite a few
> > new features, for anyone interested in testing.
> >
> > [ http://www.cit.cornell.edu/security/tools ]
> >
> > The key things we've added are:
> >       - improved and more detailed logging
> >       - routines to validate possible CC#s and SSNs
> >       [ finally bit the bullet on that concept ]
> >       - a smarter installer
> >       - ability to supply a list of paths to skip
> >
> > In the works:
> >       - debug logging
> >       - checkpointing
> >
> > The linux version of spider is being rewritten as a GTK app, to keep it in
> > line with the Windows and OSX versions.
> >
> > We've also launched a mailing list for bug reports, feature requests,
> > discussion, etc.
> >
> > Send mail to lyris () cornell edu with the following in the body of the
> > message:
> >
> > subscribe cuspider-l "Your Name"
> >
> >
> >
> > Wyman Miles
> > Senior Security Engineer
> > Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
> > (607) 255-8421

Harold Winshel
Computing and Instructional Technologies
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Rutgers University, Camden Campus
311 N. 5th Street, Room B36 Armitage Hall
Camden NJ 08102
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