Re: Supporting https in actsync (ftp.isc.org)

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I do use actsync and am ok with the new proposal but a little disappointed
by people dropping FTP unnecessarily.

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 7:45=E2=80=AFAM Julien =C3=89LIE <julien@trigofacil=
e.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> ftp.isc.org will probably shut down the FTP protocol in a few weeks.
> HTTPS will remain.  See the announcement here:
>
>
> http://al.howardknight.net/?STYPE=3Dmsgid&MSGI=3D%3C1f19a554-8a81-ce8c-8a=
c6-7ab1e053a632%40isc.org%3E
>
> I'll update actsync / actsyncd to allow to fetch the active file from
> external HTTP(S) sources.  It currently does not handle these protocols.
>
>
> The current actsync.cfg configuration file works like this:
>
>    host=3Dftp.isc.org
>    ftppath=3D/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active.gz
>    flags=3D-v 0 -p 80
>    ignore_file=3Dactsync.ign
>
> If ftppath is set, actsyncd downloads ftp://host/ftppath and then runs
> gunzip (if the file ends with .gz) or uncompress (if the file ends with
> .Z).
>
> To keep backwards-compatibility, I suggest to add two keywords (path and
> protocol) and undocument ftppath (which will remain recognized as though
> it were path).  The default value of protocol will be "ftp".
>
> This way,
>
>    host=3Dftp.isc.org
>    protocol=3Dhttps
>    path=3D/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active.gz
>    flags=3D-v 0 -p 80
>    ignore_file=3Dactsync.ign
>
> will download protocol://host/path and the previous configuration file
> will still download ftp://host/ftppath.
>
>
> I don't know whether someone here uses actsync.  If that's the case and
> he has comments about the proposal or has proposals for any feature
> requests to add to actsync, this is the time to tell :)
>
> --
> Julien =C3=89LIE
>
> =C2=AB Je ne voudrais tout de m=C3=AAme pas que Cl=C3=A9op=C3=A2tre m'ait=
 dans le nez ! =C2=BB
>    (C=C3=A9sar)
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">I do use actsync and am ok with the new proposal but a li=
ttle disappointed by people dropping FTP unnecessarily.</div><div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 29,=
 2024 at 7:45=E2=80=AFAM Julien =C3=89LIE &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:julien@trig=
ofacile.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;=
border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)=
">Hi all,<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://ftp.isc.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">ftp.isc=
.org</a> will probably shut down the FTP protocol in a few weeks. <br>
HTTPS will remain.=C2=A0 See the announcement here:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://al.howardknight.net/?STYPE=3Dmsgid&amp;MSGI=3D%3C1f19a554=
-8a81-ce8c-8ac6-7ab1e053a632%40isc.org%3E" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_bl=
ank">http://al.howardknight.net/?STYPE=3Dmsgid&amp;MSGI=3D%3C1f19a554-8a81-=
ce8c-8ac6-7ab1e053a632%40isc.org%3E</a><br>
<br>
I&#39;ll update actsync / actsyncd to allow to fetch the active file from <=
br>
external HTTP(S) sources.=C2=A0 It currently does not handle these protocol=
s.<br>
<br>
<br>
The current actsync.cfg configuration file works like this:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0host=3D<a href=3D"http://ftp.isc.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">ftp.isc.org</a><br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0ftppath=3D/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active.gz<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0flags=3D-v 0 -p 80<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0ignore_file=3Dactsync.ign<br>
<br>
If ftppath is set, actsyncd downloads <a href=3D"ftp://host/ftppath" rel=3D=
"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">ftp://host/ftppath</a> and then runs <br>
gunzip (if the file ends with .gz) or uncompress (if the file ends with .Z)=
.<br>
<br>
To keep backwards-compatibility, I suggest to add two keywords (path and <b=
r>
protocol) and undocument ftppath (which will remain recognized as though <b=
r>
it were path).=C2=A0 The default value of protocol will be &quot;ftp&quot;.=
<br>
<br>
This way,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0host=3D<a href=3D"http://ftp.isc.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">ftp.isc.org</a><br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0protocol=3Dhttps<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0path=3D/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active.gz<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0flags=3D-v 0 -p 80<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0ignore_file=3Dactsync.ign<br>
<br>
will download protocol://host/path and the previous configuration file <br>
will still download <a href=3D"ftp://host/ftppath" rel=3D"noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">ftp://host/ftppath</a>.<br>
<br>
<br>
I don&#39;t know whether someone here uses actsync.=C2=A0 If that&#39;s the=
 case and <br>
he has comments about the proposal or has proposals for any feature <br>
requests to add to actsync, this is the time to tell :)<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Julien =C3=89LIE<br>
<br>
=C2=AB=C2=A0Je ne voudrais tout de m=C3=AAme pas que Cl=C3=A9op=C3=A2tre m&=
#39;ait dans le nez=C2=A0!=C2=A0=C2=BB<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0(C=C3=A9sar)<br>
<br>
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