Bug#493645: ITP: nostromo -- small, simple, fast and secure httpd

[Matthias-Christian Ott <ott@mirix.org>]

Kai Hendry wrote:
> Hey guys,

Hi,
 
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Matthias-Christian Ott <ott@mirix.org> wrote:
> > Are there any new news regarding this matter?
> 
> http://git.debian.org/?p=users/kai-guest/nostromo/.git

I will have a look at it.
 
> > I tried Kai's nhttpd package from http://hendry.iki.fi/debian/, but it
> > seems he is building it with Webconverger installed.
> 
> Ah yes, that's built with the Webconverger branch of mine. Ignore it.
> Use the git repo master branch.

OK, thanks for pointing this out.
 
> > Could someone please list the points that stop it from integration
> > into Debian?
> 
> I need sponsorship. Last weekend Daniel Bauman agreed to this. I think. :)

+1
 
> [...] 
> >  5. BSD authentication is enabled (it just fails always) even if it's
> >     not available.
> 
> Not sure about BSD authentication, but HTTP auth does work. I've
> tested it. I need to compile a manpage for ncrypt mind.

There's some ugly #ifdef __OpenBSD__ in the authentication source code
that just returns false on all other systems. I think it should be
disabled at all.
 
> >  6. Nostromo uses it's own logging framework instead of syslog.
> 
> I think I have sorted logging out. Been ironing out a logrotate config
> issue lately mind.

I'm currently testing my syslog version of nhttpd, but I have to admit
that virtual hosting doesn't fit well into the concept but I will simply
prefix the log entries with the virtual host, so that on can easily
filter the messages via grep or an advanced logging daemon.
 
> Thanks for you interest in this. I am hoping to get this done by the
> end of the year. If you want to move quicker, I'm happy to take
> patches and offers of help, or give up the package to you if needs be.
> It's an excellent httpd!

I think it's just a small httpd (in my opinion it has still too many
features and LOC) that fits quite well on my small webserver. It's not
an extraordinary peace of software, but it works.
 
> Kind regards,

Regards,
Matthias-Christian