Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-13 Thread Torsten Landschoff
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 06:43:19AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: Then I would adive Torsten to issue a call for translation updates after adding the new templates so that translators have a chance to re-complete their work before the release of the package. Noted, fine with me. Greetings,

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-13 Thread Dan McCombs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Torsten Landschoff wrote: On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 06:43:19AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: Then I would adive Torsten to issue a call for translation updates after adding the new templates so that translators have a chance to re-complete

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-12 Thread Dan McCombs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dan McCombs wrote: Hello All, Here's an updated .diff of the ddclient templates file with the proposed changes. I believe I've included all the suggestions mentioned so far, but let me know if I have missed anything. Take care, Hello,

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-12 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Dan McCombs (dmcco...@dyndns.com): One thought I had as far as the ddclient/fetchhosts template. Is it bad practice at all to capitalize the choices in that template? Instead of from list and manually using From list and Manually? Not bad practice for sureand even something I

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-11 Thread Dan McCombs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello All, Here's an updated .diff of the ddclient templates file with the proposed changes. I believe I've included all the suggestions mentioned so far, but let me know if I have missed anything. Take care, - -- Dan McCombs Dynamic Network

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-09 Thread Dan McCombs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Torsten Landschoff wrote: Right. Without already knowing what that template was about, I'd have a hard time to decipher the message as well. Also the question seems to be a bit indirect, asking the user if he wants the system to fetch a list of

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-09 Thread Justin B Rye
Dan McCombs wrote: My draft as far as emphasizing that ddclient will try to keep these up to date, and that they are updated using the interface (or web detection) that was selected in a previous question. _Description: Host names to keep updated: The list of host names managed via your

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-08 Thread Torsten Landschoff
On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 02:54:35PM +, Justin B Rye wrote: +Template: ddclient/fetchhosts +Type: boolean +Default: true +_Description: Automatically fetch list of hosts to choose from? + Select this to see a list of your account's hostnames to select which to update.

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-08 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Torsten Landschoff (t.landsch...@gmx.net): How about (rough, brainstorming-mode draft): Template: ddclient/fetchhosts Type: select Default: from list Choices: from list, manually _Description: Selection method for updated names? You should not use interrogative form for

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-04 Thread Dan McCombs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christian Perrier wrote: + +Template: ddclient/fetchhosts +Type: boolean +Default: true +_Description: Automatically fetch list of hosts to choose from? + Select this to see a list of your account's hostnames to select which to update. +

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-04 Thread Justin B Rye
Christian Perrier wrote: (dle users, see the discussion in bug #513626. We just reviewed ddclient's templates but that enhancement has been proposed in parallel and I proposed a review of new debconf templates) [...] I propose: _Description: Find public IP address using checkip.dyndns.com?

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-03 Thread Torsten Landschoff
On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 03:25:42PM -0500, Dan McCombs wrote: Thanks for your reply. Out of curiosity, what's the current timeframe for the debconf review and translation update cycle? That cycle will take up to about February 20th. However, the bigger problem is that Debian is just about to

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-03 Thread Dan McCombs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christian Perrier wrote: Please note that this patch will interfere with a full review of debconf templates, and need translation updates, while a complete translation update round is right now in progress. I highly suggest that the patch is

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-03 Thread Dan McCombs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Torsten Landschoff wrote: That cycle will take up to about February 20th. However, the bigger problem is that Debian is just about to release, therefore all changes to the package will have to wait for the next Debian release to get into Debian

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-03 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Dan McCombs (dmcco...@dyndns.com): Package: ddclient Version: 3.7.3-4 Attached is a patch that modifies the package installation scripts for ddclient to simplify the configuration process when selecting DynDNS as the service. (dle users, see the discussion in bug #513626. We just

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-02-03 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Dan McCombs (dmcco...@dyndns.com): that Debian-based distributions that pull their packages from unstable or testing will receive the updated package sometime in the not-so-distant future. I think this is very likely to be Torsten's intent: as soon as lenny is released... Let me

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-01-30 Thread Dan McCombs
Package: ddclient Version: 3.7.3-4 Attached is a patch that modifies the package installation scripts for ddclient to simplify the configuration process when selecting DynDNS as the service. The configuration generated will work out of the box for the vast majority of our userbase, without the

Bug#513626: Improved configuration for DynDNS users

2009-01-30 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Dan McCombs (dmcco...@dyndns.com): Package: ddclient Version: 3.7.3-4 Attached is a patch that modifies the package installation scripts for ddclient to simplify the configuration process when selecting DynDNS as the service. Please note that this patch will interfere with a full