2012/5/15 Oliver-Rainer Wittmann <[email protected]>

> Hi,
>
> From my point of view it would make sense to reactivate a simple update
> service for AOO 3.4.
>
> The update URL for AOO 3.4 is:
> http://update38.services.**openoffice.org/**ProductUpdateService/check.**
> Update<http://update38.services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update>(plus
>  a query part ?pkgfmt=<pkgformat> for non-Windows platforms)
>
> As this URL resolves to nothing, the user currently gets the following
> response from the update functionality in AOO 3.4:
> Status: Checking for an update failed.
> Description: General Internet error has occurred.
>
> I propose provide the following XML document when a HTTP GET request to
> the above given URL is made:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <inst:description xmlns:inst="http://**installation.openoffice.org/**
> description <http://installation.openoffice.org/description>">
> </inst:description>
>
> Kay already made such an XML document available at:
> http://www.openoffice.org/**ProductUpdateService/check.**Update<http://www.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update>
>
> This response would allow the update functionality in AOO 3.4 to return to
> the user that the version is up to date.
>
> Thus, to reactivate an working update service for AOO 3.4 a redirection is
> needed.
>
> Can somebody make this happen?
> I have to admit that do not have the knowledge to do it on my own.
>
>
> Best regards, Oliver.
>

Hi!

This feature would be pretty good!!

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