[midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Derek Beattie
Hi all, I've been playing with midgard now for a couple of weeks. Its very interesting. I'm in the US and can't use the RPM's with SSL, I guess, so I've been learning how to compile apache/ssl/midgard myself. Anyway my question is, where is the best source of documentation for Midgard? I've

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
Derek Beattie wrote: Hi all, I've been playing with midgard now for a couple of weeks. Its very interesting. I'm in the US and can't use the RPM's with SSL, I guess, so I've been learning how to compile apache/ssl/midgard myself. I'm not entirely sure on this crypto issue so I stuck in

[midgard] $topic= mgd_get_topic(18)???

2000-01-11 Thread Ken Pooley
It seems like this (below) should work but I keep getting a "Call to unsupported or undefined function fetch() in content on line 31" could naming the output topic interfere with a word reserved for other things ( I tried "topix" too)...or do I need to add something to "code-init" (obviously I

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Henri Bergius
On 10 Jan, Derek Beattie wrote: Hi all, Greetings! I've been playing with midgard now for a couple of weeks. Its very interesting. I'm in the US and can't use the RPM's with SSL, I guess, so I've been learning how to compile apache/ssl/midgard myself. Yes, at the moment that is the

Re: [midgard] $topic= mgd_get_topic(18)???

2000-01-11 Thread Henri Bergius
On 11 Jan, Ken Pooley wrote: It seems like this (below) should work but I keep getting a "Call to unsupported or undefined function fetch() in content on line 31" snip 30: ? $topic= mgd_get_topic(18); Here's the problem. mgd_get_topic just fetches the information for that particular topic

RE: [midgard] $topic= mgd_get_topic(18)???

2000-01-11 Thread Henri Bergius
On 11 Jan, Ken Pooley wrote: But won't that get the articles and not the subtopic headings? It seems like I need to differentiate articles and topicsI had tried ? $topic= mgd_list_topic(18); but that wasn't very popular Oops, sorry. You're right. It should have been mgd_list_topics

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
Henri Bergius wrote: Yes, at the moment that is the option for US citizens, or you can use the normal RPMs and install Apache separately. It would be nice if someone there could start making versions of the monster package that would be legal to use in the US (replace mod_ssl with something

Re: [midgard] $topic= mgd_get_topic(18)???

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
Ken Pooley wrote: It seems like this (below) should work but I keep getting a "Call to unsupported or undefined function fetch() in content on line 31" could naming the output topic interfere with a word reserved for other things ( I tried "topix" too)...or do I need to add something to

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Derek Beattie
Thanks Emile!, can you let the list know when you've done this. Derek --- Emiliano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Henri Bergius wrote: Yes, at the moment that is the option for US citizens, or you can use the normal RPMs and install Apache separately. It would be nice if someone there could

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
Derek Beattie wrote: Thanks Emile!, can you let the list know when you've done this. Count on it. Can you provide the binary MPs then? Emile -- This is The Midgard Project's mailing list. For more information, please visit the project's web site at http://www.midgard-project.org To

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Derek Beattie
I'm confused, don't you need the src RPM's and the spec? --- Emiliano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Derek Beattie wrote: Thanks Emile!, can you let the list know when you've done this. Count on it. Can you provide the binary MPs then? Emile -- This is The Midgard Project's mailing

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Ronan-Yann LORIN
Derek Beattie a écrit : I'm confused, don't you need the src RPM's and the spec? You only need the src RPM which contains the spec file and all the sources files. begin:vcard n:LORIN;Ronan-Yann x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;; version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fn:LORIN

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Derek Beattie
I'm not sure what a écrit is but I do know that I'm new to compiling and building software as opposed to using RPM's. It would make things easier if there was a source RPM for the MP that I could use in the US. If not, I will figure out how to compile the stuff myself. Thanks, Derek ---

RE: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Ken Pooley
ecrit = wrote (more or less) One option is to use the whole RPM setup and not use the encryption. -Original Message- From: Derek Beattie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 11:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [midgard] Midgard general

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
Derek Beattie wrote: I'm confused, don't you need the src RPM's and the spec? From either of these you can build binary RPMs. I can provide the source RPM although I'm not entirely sure I can provide RSAREF. I'll look into it. Emile -- This is The Midgard Project's mailing list. For more

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Ron Parker
You guys probably have this figured out already but ... As Emile stated it's the RSA that's a problem for US users. If you compile from source you can't use the RSA algorythym with your SSL enabled apache. A solution that's mentioned in the mod_ssl pages, I think that's where I've read this, is

Re: [midgard] Midgard SSL

2000-01-11 Thread Derek Beattie
Good info. If this is the case how do persons using midgard for several sites provide a secure connection to some of the pages within a midgard site? i.e. You have three customer sites all created with midgard. One customer site has a page to enter info but it needs to be secure? Thanks,

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Ron Parker
Here's an excerpt and an URL to begin some research. www.apacheweek.com/features/ssl Encryption Patents and RSA Commercial servers such as Netscape base their SSL implementations on ciphers that are developed and patented by RSA Data Security in the US. Use of this technology normally

Re: [midgard] Midgard SSL

2000-01-11 Thread Henri Bergius
On 11 Jan, Derek Beattie wrote: Good info. If this is the case how do persons using midgard for several sites provide a secure connection to some of the pages within a midgard site? i.e. You have three customer sites all created with midgard. One customer site has a page to enter info but

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Carilda Thomas
I spoke to a real live person at RSA myself some months back, and the situation is this: Crypto is restricted in the US. The only crypto which it is legal to use (we are talking for SSL here - no nitpicking, please) is either the package produced by RSA or an algorithm that a programmer

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
Derek Beattie wrote: Now I'm really confused. Is there anyway for me to setup apache with ssl without paying someone for a licenese? In the book I have it says... In addition, US sites will need the RSAREF library to comply with patent restriction. My memory is very hazy here, but I

Re: [midgard] Midgard general

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
Derek Beattie wrote: I'm not sure what a écrit is but I do know that I'm new to compiling and building software as opposed to using RPM's. It would make things easier if there was a source RPM for the MP that I could use in the US. If not, I will figure out how to compile the stuff

[midgard] RSA -- in my email today

2000-01-11 Thread Carilda A. Thomas
LINUX SECURITY by Jim Reavis and Kurt Seifried January 11, 2000 TODAY: RSA License Issues There has been a lot of confusion recently over the exact legal status of the RSA algorithm, and its usage. RSA is one of the integral algorithms used in public key

[midgard] Midgard functions

2000-01-11 Thread Derek Beattie
Where can I find a list of Midgard functions and there purpose? = . \\|// (O-O) *--oOO--(_)--OOo-* * Sender: Derek Beattie* *

Re: [midgard] Midgard functions

2000-01-11 Thread Emiliano
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Derek Beattie wrote: Where can I find a list of Midgard functions and there purpose? The function reference (not fully completed) can be found at http://www.midgard-project.org/manual/ If you need a function that is not described you'll have to ask the list but I'll try

Re: [midgard] Midgard functions

2000-01-11 Thread Eric Thompson
Derek, I am sending you a list of the functions that I made up from the web page, ended up just cutting and pasting it. Evidently you can convert the SGML into ascii, but it was too much of a hassle to set up the software to do it. I also sent this to Emile, thinking he might stick it in the CVS