Subj : Re: callip.nl
To   : Stas Mishchenkov
From : Nodelist Police Commissioner
Date : Sat Feb 05 2022 18:36:27

Hello Stas,

On 2022-02-04 20:44:36, you wrote to me:

 NPC>> I've had some time to think about this. I don't like the fact it
 NPC>> "calls home" on every invocation! It shouldn't act like spyware
 NPC>> where the user has no control over it.

 SM> How can we talk about spyware in case of open source? ;)

I said "act like spyware"! ;-)

 NPC>>  Maybe you could replace it with an option like for instance
 NPC>> youtube-dl has:

 NPC>>  -U, --update   Update this program to latest version. Make sure that
 NPC>> you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)

 NPC>> Which can be used on it's own, without doing anything else. And only
 NPC>> checks for updates when this option is specificly used!

 SM> Changed to:

 SM> [fido@brorabbit perl]$ ./callip.pl

 SM> Calls the specified nodes by the binkp protocol, using connect information
 SM> from the nodelist.

 SM> Usage: ./callip.pl [options] nodelist_file_name
 SM> ~~~~~
 SM>          -f,--fnode address     - address of node to call. Optional.
 SM>          -z,--zone number       - number of zone to test all nodes.
 SM> Optional.
 SM>          -r,--region number     - number of region to test all nodes.
 SM> Optional.
 SM>          -n,--net network       - number of network to test all nodes,
 SM>                                   i.e. 460. Optional.
 SM>                                   If you do not specify anything, then the
 SM> check will pass through the entire nodelist.
 SM>          -l,--log log_file_name - file name of log file
 SM>          -a,--aka address       - the fido address from which to make
 SM> calls.
 SM>                                   Optional. default is '2:9999/9999.9999'.
 SM>          -c,--config            - Configuration file name. Command line
 SM> options
 SM>                                   owerrides it. Optional. Not needed by
 SM> default.
 SM>                                   Use command callip.pl -e > callip.conf to
 SM>                                   create a new one
 SM>          -e,--export            - export configuration end exit.
 SM>          -u,--update            - How to update programm. Optional.
 SM>                                   =a - auto. Check for a new version,
 SM> download
 SM>                                        and update.
 SM>                                   =d - download. Checks for a new version
 SM> and
 SM>                                        download the update to a new file.
 SM>                                   =w - warn. Checks for a new version and
 SM> warn
 SM>                                        the sysop. Default.
 SM>                                   =n - no. Do nothing.

The last (-u=n) should be the default!

And you can't do just an update on it's own:

# callip -u=a

Calls the specified nodes by the binkp protocol, using connect information
from the nodelist.

Usage: /usr/local/sbin/callip [options] nodelist_file_name
~~~~~
[...]

:-(

 NPC>>>> Btw: If you use '-a node' maybe the script could use the values
 NPC>>>> from the nodelist for the SYS, ZYZ, and LOC info sent? Now it
 NPC>>>> still
 NPC>>>> says:

 SM> Now it may be configured.

Cool! ;-)

 NPC>>>> - 29 Jan 12:28:15 [17842] SYS linux
 NPC>>>> - 29 Jan 12:28:15 [17842] ZYZ Evil Robot
 NPC>>>> - 29 Jan 12:28:15 [17842] LOC Sinferopol, Crimea

 NPC>> Btw: Does the binkp protocol require that you send these, or can a
 NPC>> valid connection be made without them?

 SM> A valid connection may be made without them.

Can callip.pl made to do that?


Regards, NPC.

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