Kent Johnson wrote: > > This would be very easy to do with XML-RPC. On the server side, writ a > function that takes three parameters - the IP address, MAC address, and > traceroute dump - and saves them to a database. Use SimpleXMLRPCServer > to expose the function. On the client side, gather the data and use > xmlrpclib to call the remote function. Easy. Since this function will > presumably be exposed on the public internet you need to worry about > security; you should use some kind of authorization. A really simple > solution would be to add username and password arguments to the function > you expose. <snip>
I thought that might be overkill after quickly glancing at it in 'Foundations of Python Network Programming', but I think you might have just convinced me that it is actually the easier route. My original thought was that it could be just a simple string, sent via UDP, that would happen after networking was established but before log in. I had done something simpler before using a bash script and sendmail, but I really don't want my inbox plugged up with a bunch of 'phone home' messages :) Matt _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
