From b7b2d073458f6ffb8ac097dfc62c24bbdc7f97cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan McDowell Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:15:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Small README updates Various misc README updates. --- README | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index d70059f..f491386 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Installation: onak has been mainly developed under Linux with a bit of work on FreeBSD at times also. It should run on all architectures, but has only been -tested on i386 and PowerPC so far. +tested on i386, AMD64 and PowerPC so far. Typing "./configure && make" should produce a version of onak with support for the DB4 backend. If you want to choose a different backend @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Once make has completed you'll end up with various binaries: The mail processor. Takes incoming mail (usually to pgp-public-keys@host) and calls onak to do the necessary work. Currently only supports INCREMENTAL mails for syncing with other - keyservers. + keyservers and INDEX mails from users. * add, lookup & gpgwww The CGI programs. add & lookup are common to all PGP keyservers while @@ -47,21 +47,22 @@ Once make has completed you'll end up with various binaries: mathopd.conf file provided that I used for testing, but I'm now using Apache for the public test rig as it's already present on the host running it. + +* splitkeys + Utility to take a keyring and split it up into a bunch of smaller ones. Config: I've finally added config file support. onak.conf is an example config; the main thing to change is the db_dir to whereever you want to put your -database files. You can change CONFIGFILE in onak-conf.h to specify -where onak should look for this file. By default it's -"/home/noodles/projects/onak/onak.conf" as this suits my development. No -doubt it'll become a compile option at some point. +database files. The configure script allows you to specific where it +should live; by default it'll be PREFIX/etc/onak.conf. Backends: -Currently there is support for 4 different database backends: +Currently there is support for 5 different database backends: * file The original backend. Very simple and ideal for testing. Stores each @@ -100,12 +101,11 @@ please let me know and I'll add them. * pks http://sf.net/projects/pks/ - The prodominant keyserver I believe; certainly what I run on - wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net. Recently development restarted on this (when I - started writing onak it had been dormant for some time) so it should - hopefully get its problems sorted out soon. The main issue with pks is - that it lacks support for keys with multiple subkeys bound to them and - unfortunately mangles them. + The prodominant keyserver I believe; what I used to run on + wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net. Had a spurt of activity a year or two ago, but + seems to have died off again. The main issue with pks is that it lacks + support for keys with multiple subkeys bound to them and older + versions unfortunately mangle them. * CryptNET Keyserver http://www.cryptnet.net/fsp/cks/ @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ please let me know and I'll add them. * SKS http://sks.sourceforge.net/ A reasonably new keyserver concentrating more on the whole issue of - syncronization between keyservers. + syncronization between keyservers. Seems to be gaining in popularity. Contacting the author: @@ -132,6 +132,20 @@ OFTC (irc.oftc.net) as Noodles. All constructive criticism, bugs reports, patches and ideas are welcome. +Obtaining later versions: + +onak lives at: + +http://www.earth.li/projectpurple/progs/onak.html + +Development is carried out using arch; you can access the repository +with something like: + +tla register-archive noodles@earth.li--2004-laptop \ + http://www.earth.li/~noodles/arch/ +tla get -A noodles@earth.li--2004-laptop onak--mainline--0.3 + + License: onak is distributed under the GNU Public License, a copy of which should -- 2.39.2