confirm-code.cgi contains a preconfigured list of databases and their
parameters. When a request comes in, the database in the request's 'db'
parameter is checked for validity, and a code is generated, stored in
the appropriate database and returned.
Use this new script in send-pr.sgml and remove sendpr-code.cgi which is
now superceded.
and all the translations caught up. Except for es/support.sgml and
es/publish.sgml, but they are old. This also fixes a cleanup for
ceri which he started long time ago.
related to querying GNATS together, in order to aid with the upgrade to
GNATS 4.
Switch over dosendpr.cgi and query-pr.cgi to use it.
query-pr-summary.cgi to follow.
This code relies on the netpbm port being installed ; this is
already a dependency of the textproc/docproj port.
This comes courtesy of a collaboration with Eric Anderson
<anderson@centtech.com> who submitted both the idea and the vast
majority of the code to implement it; thank you very much, Eric - this
is a great Christmas present to us and our user community.
* Use make variables instead of hard coding commands, paths, and
options.
* Wrap some long lines.
* Replace shell loops with make for loops, etc.
PR: docs/31132
Submitted by: Cyrille Lefevre <clefevre@citeweb.net>
1. Retrievals should be much faster and put much less load on hub,
particularly for complex searches.
2. URLs for messages are no longer query dependent, so when a message
you have already looked at pops up in a different search, you your
browser history mechanism can recognize it and color the link
appropriately.
3. Messages are potentially cachable; I may have to tweak the
HTTP header to make it really work though.
Yes, this is supposed to be a new top level in the repository.
For the moment any changes to this area must be cleared by myself
or Jordan. Once the kinks are worked out, the policy will probably
be relaxed.
