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Subject: Re: BSDStats - What is involved ... ?
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Max Laier wrote:

> fetch(3) makes use of a couple of environment vars to set proxy and 
> authentification - this should be reuseable.  I haven't looked at 
> BSDStats yet, but if you use fetch - just make sure you have the ENV and 
> things work.

Anyone with an Authenticated Proxy able to code up a patch for this?

> I guess the easiest way, would be an email to root@ which can be 
> forwarded to you.  This way you can enable it by default and the 
> operator can still decide if they want to take part in the process.

Actually, email would provide no ability to do the 'request-challenge' 
that we have currently implemented in an effort to *reduce* (although I 
know it won't eliminate) ppl "spamming" the system ... the authenticated 
proxy issue, IMHO, doesn't negate the r-c system, since we aren't basing 
anything, *except* country, on the IP itself ...

So, although using http won't allow *all* hosts to participate, our hope 
is that it will provide enough numbers with suitable checks-n-balances as 
to make the #s viable, and realistic ...