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remove note about RC1 and the like, we handle them now...

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John-Mark Gurney 5 years ago
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@@ -41,19 +41,17 @@ most snapshots from 2015 and before. The tool could be updated to include
SHA256, but not a priority currently, and most/all are not available for SHA256, but not a priority currently, and most/all are not available for
download. download.


NOTE: Not all of the snapshots are in the database. Some snapshot names,
like 11.0-RC1, don't contain all the info others do, and are not
included. In the future, hopefully this will be fixed.

backend backend
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The backend is just a simple text file the indexes all the published
The backend is just a simple text file which indexes all the published
snapshots. It is built from the emails to the freebsd-snapshot snapshots. It is built from the emails to the freebsd-snapshot
list. After verification of the email's signature, the SHA512 entry list. After verification of the email's signature, the SHA512 entry
lines are extracted, the file name is parsed, and added to the complete lines are extracted, the file name is parsed, and added to the complete
index. The message-id of the email is in the index so that the frontend index. The message-id of the email is in the index so that the frontend
can d/l the original email, verify the GPG signature locally. The
can d/l the original email and verify the GPG signature locally. The
complete index is used for verifying a snapshot that has already been complete index is used for verifying a snapshot that has already been
downloaded. Another index is also maintained which only contains the downloaded. Another index is also maintained which only contains the
currently available to d/l snapshots.
currently available to d/l snapshots. This may contain snapshots that
no longer exist, as it is only updated/checked when a new snapshot is
released.

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