Assignment process is *very* streamlined now. Just email wixad...@microsoft.com and it's all electronic. You used to have to mail stuff in (crazy, I know).
Dcoumentation is also very easy to contribute to. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 6:25 AM, Christopher Painter < chr...@deploymentengineering.com> wrote: > I'd be willing to help with the doco, do you think it would work > out? I had > this impression from past threads that it was very difficult to get IP > assignment agreements in place and to get the diffs accepted if you didn't > work > for MSFT on the West or East team. If I'm wrong and you'd accept > doco updates I > could invest the time to contribute. > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 11:28:07 PM > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Questions about the Certificate Element > > 1. History. Certificates were originally needed for SSL. It never moved > out. > > 2. In general, we try. Some documentation is better than others. Want to > help improve it. > > 3. It ends up as the certificate "friendly name". > > 4. At one point in time, it almost kinda' worked where you could request > certificates from the key server in your domain or something like that. I'm > not sure the code works now. > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Christopher Painter < > chr...@deploymentengineering.com> wrote: > > > I don't think I've asked this before so here goes.. > > > > 1) Why is the Certificate element in the IIS extension/namespace? > > Certificate > > Stores don't really have anything to do with IIS. > > > > 2) What is the default value for Overwrite? ( In general, I wish the WiX > > documentation would describe in general the behavior of non-declared / > > non-required attributes. ) > > > > 3) What exactly is the Name attribute for? I just put in "test" and my > > certificate installed with the usual name as I am accustomed to. > > > > 4) How/when would you use Request="Yes" Would the CertifictaePath need > to > > be > > an http address or something? I'm trying to get a feel for the > > infrastructure > > and use case this fulfills. > > > > Thanks, > > Chris > > > > --- > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > > attention? E-Mail Me > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > -- > virtually, Rob Mensching - > http://RobMensching.com<http://robmensching.com/>LLC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
