From owner-freebsd-www@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 21:01:55 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-www@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA7B716A4CE for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:01:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C80C43D39 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:01:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mobile.pittgoth.com (ip68-230-188-82.dc.dc.cox.net [68.230.188.82]) (authenticated bits=0) by pittgoth.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j38L1nMp053371 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:01:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:01:07 -0400 From: Tom Rhodes To: Max Laier Message-ID: <20050408180107.3421b8db@mobile.pittgoth.com> In-Reply-To: <200504082140.01725.max@love2party.net> References: <200504081532.19834.max@love2party.net> <4256C8CC.9060102@elischer.org> <200504082140.01725.max@love2party.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.0.1 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd6.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [CGI] (Bi-)Monthly XML-composer X-BeenThere: freebsd-www@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Project Webmasters List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:01:55 -0000 On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:39:55 +0200 Max Laier wrote: > On Friday 08 April 2005 20:09, Julian Elischer wrote: > > Max Laier wrote: > > >Hi, > > > > > >as discussed here briefly after the last round of the status reports, > > > Julian has come up with a CGI-script that helps to fill the bi-monthly > > > status report xml-template. I extended it slightly to take care of the > > > newer features. In contrast to Julian's original approach, this one also > > > sets "Content-Type: text/plain" so that you get a download of the > > > resulting xml, rather than a html to copy and paste from. I found that > > > easier to handle esp. in cli-environments. > > > > sure.. I'm not fussed on how this is done.. as long as it's easier than > > hand formatiting it :-) > > > > >In preparation on the next round of status-reports, we'd like to get > > > something along those lines on the FreeBSD website ASAP. Hence I really > > > appreciate review and especially style nits ("cooperate identity" etc.). > > > > > >Thanks in advance, and many thanks to Julian for coming up with the > > > prototype. > > > > probably a better name.. :-) monthly_formatter.cgi or something. > > > > also, the reason we ask you to cut-n-paste the result into your mail > > program is that just adding a button > > "submit" is asking for 10,000 trolls to spam the monthly list with crap. > > That's understood. Hence the download. > > Here is a slightly cleaned up version, that uses cgi-style.pl to FreeBSD-ify > the form. Do we have Perl CGI on www or do we really need to do this with > cgi-lib.pl? I'd really love to get this done. Comments please. Not sure how you integrate it into the website, but it looks good. -- Tom Rhodes