Re: Bug#433472: ITP: dirbuster -- Directory & file brute forcing, with a twist

[David Nusinow <dnusinow@speakeasy.net>]

On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 01:46:03PM +0100, Tim Brown wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Tim Brown <timb@nth-dimension.org.uk>
> 
> * Package name    : dirbuster
>   Version         : 0.9.7
>   Upstream Author : James Fisher <dirbuster@sittinglittleduck.com>
> * URL             : http://sourceforge.net/projects/dirbuster/
> * License         : LGPL
>   Programming Lang: Java
>   Description     : Directory & file brute forcing, with a twist
> 
> DirBuster is a multi threaded java application designed to brute force
> directories and files names on web/application servers. Often is the case
> now of what looks like a web server in a state of default installation is
> actually not, and has pages and applications hidden within. DirBuster
> attempts to find these

This is a pretty poor description. I don't really know what it means to
"brute force directories and files names". Starting the description with
something like "DirBuster is an application designed for finding hidden
files and applications on a server" might be a better way to go.

 - David Nusinow