[classlib] dependencies (was [announce-crypto] IMPORTANT - linking directly to downloadable files.)

[Mark Hindess <ma...@googlemail.com>]

Perhaps we need to mirror the bcprov.jar somewhere?  Anyone have any
bright ideas?

-Mark.

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Subject: [announce-crypto] IMPORTANT - linking directly to downloadable files.
From: David Hook <dg...@bund.com.au>
To: dev-crypto@bouncycastle.org
Cc: announce-crypto@bouncycastle.org
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:41:23 +1100

Hi all,

we're starting to have a few issues with applications that link directly
to the BC jars and other artifacts such as webstart based applications
and I guess the odd ant script. The problem is there are now so many
that they are effectively DOS'ing our server.

If you have currently got an application which is downloading a jar or
other file directly from the BC web site please mirror the file locally
if you can - please leave the bandwidth for people who are trying to
pick up a release by hand.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards,

David

PS. Anyone interested in acting as a public mirror please drop me a
line.

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Re: [classlib] dependencies (was [announce-crypto] IMPORTANT - linking directly to downloadable files.)

[Tim Ellison <t....@gmail.com>]

Mark Hindess wrote:
> Perhaps we need to mirror the bcprov.jar somewhere?  Anyone have any
> bright ideas?

Given that we use the binary only user a compatible license, how about
we just check-in the "no idea" JAR into our dependencies tree?

Talking of which, it would make more sense for the dependencies tree to
be in the 'standard' side of SVN, and have the scripts populate the
local file system using SVN URLs like we do for externally hosted
dependencies.  Then I wouldn't need to get loads of copies of ICU every
time! <g>

Regards,
Tim


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> Subject: [announce-crypto] IMPORTANT - linking directly to downloadable files.
> From: David Hook <dg...@bund.com.au>
> To: dev-crypto@bouncycastle.org
> Cc: announce-crypto@bouncycastle.org
> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:41:23 +1100
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> we're starting to have a few issues with applications that link directly
> to the BC jars and other artifacts such as webstart based applications
> and I guess the odd ant script. The problem is there are now so many
> that they are effectively DOS'ing our server.
> 
> If you have currently got an application which is downloading a jar or
> other file directly from the BC web site please mirror the file locally
> if you can - please leave the bandwidth for people who are trying to
> pick up a release by hand.
> 
> Thanks for your co-operation.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David
> 
> PS. Anyone interested in acting as a public mirror please drop me a
> line.
> 
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