On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 18:15 +0100, Giuseppe Iuculano wrote:
> Dear mentors,
>
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "fex".
(Note: I'm not even slightly interested in sponsoring the package, I'm
just giving some reasons why the first attempt was ignored and the
second attempt is heading the same way.)
It would help if the language(s) appeared below:
> * Package name : fex
> Version : 20081028-1
> Upstream Author : Ulli Horlacher <framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de>
> * URL : http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/
> * License : GPL
Missing line here:
Language : (C, C++, Perl, PHP, etc.) which?
This line is not optional.
> Section : web
>
> It builds these binary packages:
> fex - web service for transferring very large files
> fex-utils - web service for transferring very large files (utils)
What is the point of the package? There are lots of ways of transferring
files, including very large files. (I'm sure I don't have to list them.)
> The sender uploads the file to the F*EX-server and the recipient
> automatically gets a notification e-mail with a download-URL.
? sounds long-winded compared to <a href="> or a torrent.
> Main features of F*EX:
> .
> * file transfer of virtually unlimited file size
> * sender and recipient only need an e-mail program and a web browser
> (of any kind; they do not have to install any software)
> * RESEND and REGET for resuming after link failures at last sent byte
> * auto-notification of recipient
to whom? The uploader - why? Users might not want the site to know who
downloads stuff (Debian generally doesn't).
> * auto-deletion after download
> * auto-deletion after expiration date (default: 5 days)
so is this some paste.net for data files?
> * full-users can create sub-users, who can send only to this full-user
> * maintenance-free: no administration necessary beyond creating new
> F*EX accounts
> * multiple recipients only require one stored copy
> * F*EX uses HTTP and needs no firewall tunnels
SSL?
> F*EX is not an anonymous service, the admin must register the user with
> his e-mail address and auth-ID string. This task must be done with the CLI
> program "fac" (F*EX admin control). You can imagine the auth-ID as some kind
> of low security password.
low security - i.e. no better than HTTP basic auth which is probably
easier to configure and easier for users too. How is this any better
than FTP?
> I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me.
I can't see any point, myself. Sounds like another package that no-one
needs in Debian, except the maintainer.
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