[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-12 Thread Pete McNeil
Bonno Bloksma wrote: Hi Pete, In your first mail about this problem you wrote: /There has long been a bug in the getRulebase script using wget which causes the rulebase file that is downloaded to have the local system's timestamp. Under normal circumstances this does not cause a problem becaus

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-12 Thread Pete McNeil
Stefan Paege wrote: Pete, to make your long (and interesting) story short: There is no need to use the "updated improved Script"! We can continue to use the "old" WGet/NonCURL script! Correct? Almost, but not quite. The new script is still better and should be used instead of the old sc

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-12 Thread Bonno Bloksma
b.blok...@tio.nl / www.tio.nl - Original Message - From: Pete McNeil To: Message Sniffer Community Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:33 PM Subject: [sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script Bonno Bloksma wrote: Hi Pete, I get what you said. But: I

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-12 Thread Stefan Paege
Pete, to make your long (and interesting) story short: There is no need to use the "updated improved Script"! We can continue to use the "old" WGet/NonCURL script! Correct? -- elektronik-labor CARLS GmbH & Co. KG Stefan Paege Fon: +49 5973 9497-23 Fax: +49 5973 9497-19 elektronik-

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-12 Thread Pete McNeil
Bonno Bloksma wrote: Hi Pete, I get what you said. But: / I'm nowhere near your timezone, I'm at GMT+1 or +2. So should there not have been a problem long before where my system would see older files at your system several times a day when in fact there would be a newer one?/ /*Does that mea

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-12 Thread Bonno Bloksma
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[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-11 Thread Pete McNeil
MxUptime.com wrote: Pete Have you considered using Rsync as the delivery mechanism for the downloads instead of CURL/WGET? Rsync would provide an advantage if part of the file remained the same between updates. However this is not the case. Each updated rulebase file is unique so there

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-11 Thread MxUptime.com
Pete Have you considered using Rsync as the delivery mechanism for the downloads instead of CURL/WGET?

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-11 Thread Pete McNeil
Bonno Bloksma wrote: Why does this problem start just now with a DST shift somewhere? I'n nowhere near your timezone (GMT+1 or +2) so should there not have been a problem long before where my system would see older files at your system several times a day when in fact there would be a newer one

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-10 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi, First one comment about the script. Just before the CLEANUP label the lck file is deleted. Right after that it is deleted again in the CLEANUP section. The first can savely be removed. Second, Why does this problem start just now with a DST shift somewhere? I'n nowhere near your timezone (G

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-10 Thread Pete McNeil
Steve Guluk wrote: Pete, How does this all effect eWall linked usage? eWall also has a new version and in the update it is asking if Sniffer integration is required. My Current version has the two working together but I am not sure if "their" linkage works off my default install of Sniffer o

[sniffer] Re: New IMPROVED getRulebase.cmd script

2009-03-10 Thread Steve Guluk
Pete, How does this all effect eWall linked usage? eWall also has a new version and in the update it is asking if Sniffer integration is required. My Current version has the two working together but I am not sure if "their" linkage works off my default install of Sniffer or if the update wi