David Golden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Wanda
Anon wrote:
> It is great to see Test::Reporter::Transport::HTTPGateway client, thank you.
>
> Can cpan-testers put up a public server using Test::Reporter::HTTPGateway for
> the poor lost souls with no public servers laying around?
>
> And "in your face" documentation of use with an http proxy would be nice.
Right now, there aren't plans that I know of for a public server due
to lingering concerns about abuse -- though since it only forwards to
the cpan-testers mailing list, it's hard to see what the real risk is.
But I think it would be a great idea as well if someone was willing to
host a server.
David
Thanks for letting me know the situation regarding a server. I agree, it would
be great if someone did that.
So why not the cpan-testers overlords?
But I have to ask myself, if the developers of this server can't get it used by
the cpan-tester overlords, why should the developers expect the testers to use
it? Do the developers have enough trust in the server to run one and make it
public?
Isn't the server secure? What about taint checks? What about a low privilege
perl executable for the cgi as part of the documentation? Wouldn't it be nicer
if the developers stood behind their programming before the users were expected
to trust it? If the cpan-testers overlords do not trust it, how can you expect
a dumb user like me to do so?
Not to disparage the programming of this HTTP client and server, but we had an
email server running at cpan-testers already. This httpgateway module would
seem to be misnamed; unless cpan-testers accepts HTTP submission, this is more
like a HTTP proxy to SMTP to CPAN-testers, not the expected HTTP to
CPAN-testers. You basically now need access to a machine that will mail it off
for you, but you need both CGI privileges and SMTP privileges, I think.
Maybe I have this all wrong, and I am not trying to be harsh. I agree, it
would be lovely to have a public HTTPGateway.
But the server/client itself is progress, and I am happy for it.
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