At 09:56 PM 3/2/2004 -0600, Jason writeth: > >> Now, I have to ask why you went to the trouble of doing all >> of that when the Win32 OpenSSL Installation Project does that >> and much more: > >excellent question. I actually had no idea that existed. (granted, I >probably could have searched a little harder.) that would be a great link >to include on the openssl.org site, perhaps near the download or support >section. I'm sure tons of newbies like myself come looking for Win32 >binaries. At the very least a mention in the FAQ. Perhaps Win32 users like >myself don't come around here too often?
The link is on the OpenSSL.org site...just kind of tucked away: http://www.openssl.org/related/binaries.html A lot of people find the project by using Google to search for "Win32 OpenSSL", clicking the second link goes to the website and they download and install it. "Windows OpenSSL Binaries" goes to the above link, which guides users to the same link on the Shining Light Productions website. The number of users of this project seems to be on the rise for no apparent (and fairly random) reason. I've got hints that customers from Authorize.net are being pointed to the Win32 OpenSSL project because of some internal forum or TechNote or something like that. Apparently Authorize.net drops a bunch of Perl scripts in their user's lap and tells them to run with that...assuming they know what Perl modules (e.g. Net::SSLeay) and OpenSSL are - and run Linux (which not everyone does or can do). >anyway, thanks very much for the info. I'll update my walkthrough in case >someone stumbles by. Though, I generally only write them for my own >reference/memory aid. Hope this helps! Thomas J. Hruska -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shining Light Productions -- "Meeting the needs of fellow programmers" http://www.slproweb.com/ `'*-~.,_,.~-*'`'*-~.,_,.~-*'`'*-~.,_,.~-*'`'*-~.,_,.~-*'`'*-~.,_,.~-*'`'*-~ Tired of programming languages that are expensive or difficult to use? Try Nuclear Vision today! http://www.slproweb.com/products/nvml.html Announcing Nuclear Vision v2.0, the 100% HTML-style scripting language. Easy to learn, easy to use. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
