Hi Edward

That really is suspicious! I have to test it on my Windows (7) to see 
whether I get the same... Do you also have the same spy process on Linux?

Cheers
Michael

Am 15.09.2010 01:45, schrieb Edward d'Auvergne:
> Hi,
>
> Here is some more info about the sneaky internet connection within the
> binary.  The IP address is 78.40.125.80.  Below is the output of
> whois, identifying that this is connecting to someone's computer in
> France.  Either Bearstech (http://bearstech.com/) or Iguane Solutions
> (http://www.iguanesolutions.com/).  This is getting more and more
> suspicious!
>
> Regards,
>
> Edward
>
>
>
> [edw...@localhost ~]$ whois 78.40.125.80
> % This is the RIPE Database query service.
> % The objects are in RPSL format.
> %
> % The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions.
> % See http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf
>
> % Note: This output has been filtered.
> %       To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.
>
> % Information related to '78.40.125.0 - 78.40.125.255'
>
> inetnum:        78.40.125.0 - 78.40.125.255
> netname:        BEARSTECH-1-IGU
> descr:          Bearstech
> country:        FR
> org:            ORG-ISS11-RIPE
> admin-c:        SC4323-RIPE
> tech-c:         TD1421-RIPE
> status:         ASSIGNED PA
> mnt-by:         IGUANE-MNT
> source:         RIPE # Filtered
>
> organisation:   ORG-ISS11-RIPE
> org-name:       Iguane Studio SARL
> org-type:       LIR
> address:        RUE BOISSY D'ANGLAS 41
> address:        75008
> address:        PARIS
> address:        France
> phone:          +33 892 684 447
> fax-no:         +33 177 162 451
> e-mail:         [email protected]
> admin-c:        PYM6461-RIPE
> admin-c:        ND514-RIPE
> admin-c:        SC4323-RIPE
> admin-c:        TD1421-RIPE
> mnt-ref:        IGUANE-MNT
> mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
> mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
> source:         RIPE # Filtered
>
> person:         Stephane COHEN
> address:        Iguane Studio
> address:        41 rue Boissy d'Anglas
> address:        75008 Paris
> address:        France
> phone:          +33 892 684 447
> e-mail:         [email protected]
> nic-hdl:        SC4323-RIPE
> mnt-by:         NEO-MNT
> mnt-by:         IGUANE-MNT
> source:         RIPE # Filtered
>
> person:         Tanguy DOUTRELIGNE
> address:        Iguane Studio
> address:        41 rue Boissy d'Anglas
> address:        75008 Paris
> address:        France
> phone:          +33 892 684 447
> e-mail:         [email protected]
> nic-hdl:        TD1421-RIPE
> mnt-by:         NEO-MNT
> mnt-by:         IGUANE-MNT
> source:         RIPE # Filtered
>
> % Information related to '78.40.120.0/21AS39605'
>
> route:          78.40.120.0/21
> descr:          Iguane Studio
> origin:         AS39605
> org:            ORG-ISS11-RIPE
> mnt-by:         IGUANE-MNT
> source:         RIPE # Filtered
>
> organisation:   ORG-ISS11-RIPE
> org-name:       Iguane Studio SARL
> org-type:       LIR
> address:        RUE BOISSY D'ANGLAS 41
> address:        75008
> address:        PARIS
> address:        France
> phone:          +33 892 684 447
> fax-no:         +33 177 162 451
> e-mail:         [email protected]
> admin-c:        PYM6461-RIPE
> admin-c:        ND514-RIPE
> admin-c:        SC4323-RIPE
> admin-c:        TD1421-RIPE
> mnt-ref:        IGUANE-MNT
> mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
> mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
> source:         RIPE # Filtered
>
>
> On 14 September 2010 17:28, Edward d'Auvergne
> <[email protected]>  wrote:
>    
>> Hi,
>>
>> This seems like a great idea.  Anything to make it easier for the user
>> would be better.  I've installed this on my Win2k VM image and tested
>> it - on Mandriva 2010.0, I could not compile the bootloader image so
>> could not test it.  This is not a simple process and there are a few
>> problems:
>>
>> 1)  The first is automation of the process for packages.  Pyinstaller
>> seems to need to run python within the pyinstaller installation
>> directory.  The *.spec file would be better to be in the relax file
>> system and this should be scripted to be all self contained within
>> relax.  We need all of this info in the relax file structure so that
>> someone can take over the process in the future.
>>
>> 2)  I've now included the relax logo graphics in the 'graphics'
>> directory, but on Windows I cannot use the ulysses.ico file for the
>> program icon.
>>
>> 3)  Another problem I have is that when launching the compiled relax
>> program on Windows built in this way, the program tries to access the
>> Internet.  I have no idea what this is doing, but relax should not be
>> doing this.  This is very, very suspicious behaviour :S
>>
>> 4)  Running the test suite is a catastrophe.  There are 146 errors in
>> 155 system tests, and the unit tests will not even run.
>>
>> 5)  The traceback messages do not have the normal relax file
>> structure, so we may not be able to help users with errors on these
>> versions.
>>
>> The concept that the user downloads a single file without any
>> dependencies is a great idea for Windows users, or even all users who
>> would like to run it without administrator privileges.  But all these
>> problems will have to be sorted out before this would be of any use.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Edward
>>
>>
>> On 14 September 2010 00:47, Michael Bieri<[email protected]>  
>> wrote:
>>      
>>> Hi Edward
>>>
>>> What do you think about compiling the Python scripts to binaries? There
>>> is a tool called PyInstaller (http://www.pyinstaller.org/) that does
>>> that pretty well.
>>>
>>> The advantage is that users only have to download a single file, which
>>> is bigger, but includes all the Packages (Python modules, NumPy, SciPy,
>>> wxPython....). It works fine on Linux and Mac. On Windows, there is a
>>> limit to Python 2.5, as Python 2.6 requires .dll files of Windows, which
>>> are protected.
>>>
>>> I tested PyInstaller on another program using the same modules and it
>>> worked fine (Linux and Windows, not tested on Mac).
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Michael
>>>
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