On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:03 AM, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann < orwittm...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 15.03.2012 12:47, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have continued the work started by Regina, Ariel and Kay regarding the >> update >> service. >> I have documented my findings at [1]. >> >> I think we have everything together to bring a corresponding web service >> back to >> life. >> >> I think we have at least two options for such a web service. >> >> If we want to create a 'real' web service which on demand creates an >> appropriate >> response the HTTP GET request contains all needed information in its >> header >> fields "User-Agent" and "Accept-Language" to implement such a web service. >> The "User-Agent" field contains the operating system, the machine >> architecture >> and the bundled languages of the installed office. If a corresponding >> installation package of newer version is available a corresponding >> response can >> be generated. >> >> Another solution could be to provide a static XML document, based on an >> atom >> feed, which contains as much entries as installation packages for the >> latest >> version are available. For each installation package which defines itself >> by the >> operating system, the machine architecture and the bundled languages an >> entry is >> needed. Such entries need to be duplicated for every existing office >> installation with different <UpdateID> in its version.ini. >> >> Any thoughts, comments, corrections, ...? >> >> BTW, the update service of a certain installed office can be tested >> locally. No >> HTTP GET request is involved in this case, but you can test with certain >> XML >> documents provided as responses. You can change the value of <UpdateURL> >> in file >> <version.ini> of your office installation to a local file URL - e.g. under >> Windows to something like file:///C:/check.update.xml >> >> [1] >> http://wiki.services.**openoffice.org/wiki/Update_** >> Notification_Protocol#A_**glance_on_the_code_for_the_** >> Apache_OpenOffice_3.4_release<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Update_Notification_Protocol#A_glance_on_the_code_for_the_Apache_OpenOffice_3.4_release> >> >> > The <UpdateURL> in the installed OOo 3.3 instances is > http://update36.services.**openoffice.org/**ProductUpdateService/check.** > Update<http://update36.services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update> > . > This is no longer available. This also annoys our users I think. > > If we can redirect this URL and the redirection would provide the > following XML document the corresponding update service in these offices > will reply "<your office> is up to date" > The XML document which needs to be provided only has to contain this XML > snippet: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <inst:description xmlns:inst="http://**installation.openoffice.org/** > description <http://installation.openoffice.org/description>"> > </inst:description> > > Can someone implement the redirect? > May be > http://www.openoffice.org/**ProductUpdateService/check.**Update<http://www.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update>can > be used as the redirect. Here, I think it was Kay, already an XML > document exists which only needs to be updated. > > Note: I have also an OOo 3.1 installed. Here the <UpdateURL> is > http://update32.services.**openoffice.org/**ProductUpdateService/check.** > Update<http://update32.services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update> > . > May be we should redirect all URL matching http://update3[0..6].services.* > *openoffice.org/**ProductUpdateService/check.**Update<http://services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update> > Oliver-- Hi -- I missed this post until just now. I can put this code snippet in in http://www.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update as you suggest. ...and send a note to INFRA regarding the DNS changes However, I'm a bit concerned with telling users (and perhaps folks using a very old version) that their version is "up to date" when it isn't. Is this all we can do about this right now? > > > Best regards, Oliver. > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Follow your bliss." -- attributed to Joseph Campbell
