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[Aaron Brown <>]

Hey Will,

I’m guessing the answer is no from my searching, but I was wondering if you 
knew if it was possible to server the socket policy files via a webserver 
instead of the strange socket policy server.

Cheers,
Aaron

On Jun 27, 2014, at 10:02 AM, Aaron Brown 
<>
 wrote:

> Hey Will,
> 
> Seems to work for me. The compiler spit out a warning about assignments in 
> if statements, so I modified the if statement to look like:
> 
>> +      var selfUrl:String = URLUtil.getServerName(this.loaderInfo.url);
>> +      if (selfUrl) {
>> +        server_hostname = selfUrl;
>> +      }
> 
> Cheers,
> Aaron
> 
> On Jun 26, 2014, at 11:04 PM, Will Hawkins 
> <>
>  wrote:
> 
>> How about this?
>> 
>> Index: src/Main.as
>> ===================================================================
>> --- src/Main.as      (revision 1112)
>> +++ src/Main.as      (working copy)
>> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
>>  import flash.display.Sprite;
>>  import flash.events.Event;
>>  import mx.resources.ResourceBundle;
>> +  import mx.utils.URLUtil;
>>  /**
>>   * @author Anant Subramanian
>>   */
>> @@ -45,6 +46,11 @@
>>    private function init(e:Event = null):void {
>>      removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
>> 
>> +      var selfUrl:String = null;
>> +      if (selfUrl = URLUtil.getServerName(this.loaderInfo.url)) {
>> +        server_hostname = selfUrl;
>> +      }
>> +
>>      // Set the properties of the SWF from HTML tags.
>>      NDTUtils.initializeFromHTML(this.root.loaderInfo.parameters);
>> 
>> 
>> Will
>> 
>> On 06/26/2014 01:50 PM, Will Hawkins wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 06/26/2014 09:13 AM, Aaron Brown wrote:
>>>> Hey Will,
>>>> 
>>>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Will Hawkins 
>>>> <>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I am happy to create a branch for this, but I think that might be
>>>>> overkill. Here's what I added
>>>>> 
>>>>> Index: src/Main.as
>>>>> ===================================================================
>>>>> --- src/Main.as   (revision 1112)
>>>>> +++ src/Main.as   (working copy)
>>>>> @@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
>>>>>   private function init(e:Event = null):void {
>>>>>     removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
>>>>> 
>>>>> +      var selfUrl:String = this.loaderInfo.url;
>>>>> +      if (selfUrl.indexOf("http://";, 0) == 0) {
>>>>> +        selfUrl = selfUrl.replace("http://";, "");
>>>>> +        selfUrl = selfUrl.replace(/:[0-9]+/, "");
>>>>> +        selfUrl = selfUrl.replace(/\/.+$/, "");
>>>>> +        server_hostname = selfUrl;
>>>>> +      }
>>>>> +
>>>>>     // Set the properties of the SWF from HTML tags.
>>>>>     NDTUtils.initializeFromHTML(this.root.loaderInfo.parameters);
>>>> 
>>>> Looking at the parsing there, it will definitely fail on IPv6 addresses. 
>>>> It looks like actionscript has a URL library 
>>>> (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/mx/utils/URLUtil.html)
>>>>  that would probably work for returning the address to test against.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Oh, I get it. You don't think that two quickly-hacked-together regexes
>>> covers all possible cases? You'd like me to use a library?
>>> 
>>> NO. :-)
>>> 
>>> Just kidding, of course. I was actually hoping that loaderInfo.url
>>> returned some type of object that I could easy inquire about the
>>> hostname. But, it seems like the URL library is the way to go. Standby
>>> for another rev.
>>> 
>>> Will
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> This will make it default to test against an NDT server running on the
>>>>> same host from which the swf was loaded. This does not preclude the user
>>>>> from overriding that value with their JS callback.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The other, perhaps easier, option is to do something similar in the JS
>>>>> that hosts the Flash applet. JS would parse window.location and then
>>>>> return that value in the getNDTServer() callback.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Let me know which route you prefer!
>>>> 
>>>> My general preference would be to encode that default into the Flash 
>>>> client to make it as simple as possible to embed the client in webpages.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Aaron
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Will
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 06/25/2014 02:22 PM, Aaron Brown wrote:
>>>>>> Hey Will,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 1:59 PM, Will Hawkins 
>>>>>> <>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hey Aaron!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am working on this -- I promise :-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Excellent, no rush :)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Just to get some context, are you assuming that we would include an 
>>>>>>> HTML
>>>>>>> wrapper for the Flash client and invoke the wrapped version to 
>>>>>>> actually
>>>>>>> do the self testing? I'm just trying to figure out which of the
>>>>>>> Actionscript facilities I'll have access to in order to resolve this
>>>>>>> dilemma.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That’s what I’m thinking. Similar to how the java applet works (e.g. 
>>>>>> http://desk146.internet2.edu:7123/), you’d go to a webpage and the 
>>>>>> flash client would be embedded in the page. You could then just hit 
>>>>>> “start”, and it’d do a test from your machine to the server that 
>>>>>> served it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Will
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 06/24/2014 10:13 AM, Aaron Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hey Will,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I’ve got the RPM working with the existing fakewww/Applet.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I’d like to include the flash client in the RPM if possible 
>>>>>>>> (otherwise, there’s not much benefit to the average RPM install for 
>>>>>>>> the new release). Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like there’s a good 
>>>>>>>> way to zero-configuration install (i.e. have it by default test back 
>>>>>>>> to the server it was served from) without using something like PHP 
>>>>>>>> (which would require swapping over to using Apache to serve the 
>>>>>>>> clients). Would it be possible to include a setting for the flash 
>>>>>>>> client to say “the server to use is the address of the server you 
>>>>>>>> downloaded the SWF from”?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Jun 20, 2014, at 8:02 PM, Will Hawkins 
>>>>>>>> <>
>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Please let me know if/how I can help preparing the repo for RPM
>>>>>>>>> creation. I'm happy to give it a try on my own, but if there is
>>>>>>>>> expertise elsewhere (Aaron or Sebastian), then I am happy to take a 
>>>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>>>> seat.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> As for testers, we (MLab) can definitely find a few places to test. 
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> know that we've been running trunk versions of the server on several
>>>>>>>>> test nodes for a while and haven't had any problems (besides the 
>>>>>>>>> ones
>>>>>>>>> that I've submitted patches for).
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Will
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 06/20/2014 09:54 AM, Aaron Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hey Sebastian,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I’m untagging the release since I can guarantee we’ll need to make 
>>>>>>>>>> changes to the codebase for the NDT RPMs, and those are a 
>>>>>>>>>> requirement for outside testing since a very small percentage of 
>>>>>>>>>> NDT servers out there are compiled from source. I’ll commit some 
>>>>>>>>>> of the RPM bits, and then if you could go through, and make sure 
>>>>>>>>>> that it gets updated as needed for the changes (new web UI, etc), 
>>>>>>>>>> that’d be good. The goal of the NDT RPMs is that the 
>>>>>>>>>> administrators can do “yum install ndt-server”, start NDT and it 
>>>>>>>>>> just works. They don’t have to do any hand configuration to get an 
>>>>>>>>>> NDT server up-and-running.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 20, 2014, at 5:15 AM, Sebastian Kostuch 
>>>>>>>>>> <>
>>>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>> Will, I have merged your last fixes into trunk so they will be 
>>>>>>>>>>> contained within
>>>>>>>>>>> new release :).
>>>>>>>>>>> Aaron, keeping in mind what you have said I have changed version 
>>>>>>>>>>> numbers
>>>>>>>>>>> to be release candidate and tagged this. Such tagged version is 
>>>>>>>>>>> now ready
>>>>>>>>>>> for being tested by outside folks. I hope that test stage will 
>>>>>>>>>>> perform smoothly
>>>>>>>>>>> and we would release new NDT version ASAP!
>>>>>>>>>>> Also I have updated wiki pages to match new protocol changes.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian Kostuch
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.06.2014 23:00, Will Hawkins wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Aaron,
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the information! We (M-Lab) are especially interested 
>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> a) having the code "checked" to make sure that the measurements 
>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>> still valid
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> b) having a release to deploy on the platform.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Having said that, what is the best way to prepare a release 
>>>>>>>>>>>> candidate to
>>>>>>>>>>>> start the process rolling? Are you able to help verify the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> measurements
>>>>>>>>>>>> made with the new version of the tool? Will you be able to help,
>>>>>>>>>>>> generally, with the release process (since, I mean, you're 
>>>>>>>>>>>> awesome!)?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks again for your email!
>>>>>>>>>>>> Will
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/18/2014 04:46 PM, Aaron Brown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Sebastian,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To do a full release, NDT will need to go through a release 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> candidate process to ensure that outside folks have a chance to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> test it before something gets labeled as “released”. Beyond 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that, NDT will need verified to make sure that something didn’t 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> break with existing clients (important since this is a less 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> common use-case). The upgrade process needs to be verified as 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> well to make sure that it doesn’t break an existing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> installation when someone goes to upgrade.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> As part of the upgrade procedure above, the RPMs will need 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> updated with any changes in the codebase since that’s the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> primary method folks use to install NDT (the vast majority of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> NDT installations in the wild are installed as part of the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> perfSONAR Performance Toolkit). This procedure will need tested 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to make sure that both new installs, and existing installs work 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as expected.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once there’s a final release, the NDT RPMs will get added to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Internet2 RPM repository (where the Toolkit users get their 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> RPMs from), and the source tarball will be added to the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Internet2 site at software.internet2.edu). Presumably, this 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> link could be used as canonical for NDT since any linked 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> location is arbitrary from the end user perspective.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aaron
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 18, 2014, at 6:04 AM, Sebastian Kostuch 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi again,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new NDT version is coming soon, however there are last changes 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be performed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before this. I have merged all changes to release into trunk, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tested and fixed individual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> small bugs. Next step will be to update our wiki pages to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> match new version which I will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be working on in nearest time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However I wanted to ask two last questions to you:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. So far new release package has been published in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "downloads" section of google code
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project but recently Google has disabled this option. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Therefore should we place such archive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in some external source like Google drive where users could 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> directly download this (and update
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wiki with such link)? Or maybe just publish link to release 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tagged revision?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Also what about updating NDT links/software on another 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sites? I know that it will be performed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on M-lab but what about Internet2 website?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.06.2014 09:06, Sebastian Kostuch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> indeed these changes results in higher speeds (I was able to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get ~760 mbps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which is quite similar to yours). Also I have checked flash 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> client as background
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for new JS UI and both speeds are being updated correctly in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> real-time. This is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really great work! Thanks for this. I have merged these 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes into trunk so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they would be also present in new release.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also as you probably have noticed I have fixed compilation 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> error when using
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> web100 so I closed appropriated issue related to this.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17.06.2014 22:52, Will Hawkins wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Sebastian and Aaron (and MLab'ers CC'd),
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We found a way to juice the Flash client and achieve the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> performance
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> necessary to accurately measure high-speed network 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connections.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The change is in r1082.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The solution was counterintuitive (at least for me). Instead 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attempting to read data from the socket as quickly as 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TestS2C class just gets out of the way for the duration of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the test. It
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> registers only for the "socket close" event. The runtime has 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> necessary speed to keep up with the network.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The only problem with this method is keeping the user 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interface
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up-to-date on progress throughout the test. Sebastian, this 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is where I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need you to double check. I believe that the code in r1082 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> properly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> updates _s2cByteCount in the appropriate spot for those 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> real-time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> updates (specifically onSpeedUpdate). But, please double 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> check!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We were able to measure a connection at ~ 775 mbps using the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Flash
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> client, but it would be great to have as many people test 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible. To do so, you can use a pre-compiled version at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://files.opentechinstitute.org/~hawkinsw/flash/test.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On a separate, but related note, please also review r1083 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for inclusion
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the NDT release. This change allows the client to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> re-query JS for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test's hostname just before launching a test. This gives the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrapper
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> page the opportunity to do a AJAX query to determine the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> test's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hostname. This is important for MLab because we do dynamic 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> server
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> selection using a web-based API.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am eager to hear whether you have success with these 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes or not. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hope you do!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/17/2014 10:53 AM, Will Hawkins wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just FYI: I believe that we have happened on to an actual 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> solution for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the "limit" to the performance of the S2C test. I am going 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to implement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it today and do some testing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If possible, could we hold out on doing a release for a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> little while
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pending this investigation?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/16/2014 01:50 AM, Sebastian Kostuch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Will,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what you mentioned seems reasonable. Would it be possible 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to merge these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes into trunk in nearest time so we could make new 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> example tomorrow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or the day after tomorrow?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.06.2014 17:36, Will Hawkins wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for sending this out! We (at MLab) are very 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interested in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deploying a new version of the code so this 'release' 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> looks like a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good place to fit together! :-) In other words, we 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (again, MLab) are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> definitely going to do what you said in 3!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am out of the office, but I wanted to quickly respond 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to point 2.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> See below!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks again for driving this process forward!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/13/14, 4:47 AM, Sebastian Kostuch wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NDT has been updated recently with some major changes 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MSG_EXTENDED_LOGIN,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> json support, new JS UI) so as I have mentioned in some 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> earlier mail
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that would be probably
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good time to make new release. I have few questions 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> related to this:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. New JS UI would fit well within this new release, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> however changes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> related to this are still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on work branches and need review. Any feedback would be 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appreciated. These are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> following issues: 129, 132, 133.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Is Issue144 (URLLoader to flash) supposed to be 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contained also in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nearest release version?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If yes, then how does progress with work on this look 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like? If I recall
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> correctly then you, Will,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mentioned that they are well tested and thus almost 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ready, right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some of these are still up for debate. I am going to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forward an email
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I just sent to the MLab team with an update on the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conundrum
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around the HTTP test to give you a sense about why they 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are up for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> debate.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But, there are also changes in that branch that *need* to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incorporated into anything that gets released. For 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instance, r1070.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are parts of r1064 that will have to be integrated 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no matter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what (any of the changes that have to do with splitting 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> start test and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finalize test stages).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does that make sense?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Along with new release on googlecode what do you 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think about pushing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> these changes also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on M-Lab site? They bring many new features at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looking forward to your answers and I hope that next 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week could be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> celebrated with making
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new release of NDT :).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian Kostuch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
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