[Grub-dev] Grub-dev Digest, Vol 11, Issue 4

[Giorgos Logiotatidis]

On Δευ, 2009-01-12 at 02:24 -0800, chris hall wrote:
> >If it get a 401 error just fails and deletes the arc file, as you
> point
> >out. The thing is that I don't really know why we get a 401 error in
> >first place. I think that the server returns a 401 if there something
> >wrong with the arc file -so we should better delete it-, but again
> I'm
> >not sure about that, maybe someone else can lighten up the server
> part.
> 
> If possible, I might just code a debugging flag that does not deleted
> then in the case of a failed upload, and then if I can figure it out,
> a manual upload mode that tries uploading them for a second time, this
> way I can manually check to see if its really a broken arcfile, or if
> the arcfile is fine and the server is getting it wrong somewhere.
> Does this sound ok?

Getting a broken arc file and checking why is broken sounds great! You
are going to same more than 10% of our arcs :) I can't wait to find out
the problem :)

> 
> >I 've noticed that almost 10% for the arc files get rejected with a
> 401
> >and yes it's a waste. Maybe we can try to implement a re-upload
> >functionality in case of a 401, but as far as I know the server part
> is
> >kind of obsolete and it's currently being recoded, so maybe it's just
> a
> >server error.
> 
> >I believe that also the c# client fails to upload some arcs, right?
> 
> >When you say that you get 401s you get *only* 401s or *some* 401s?
> 
> I replies to your question in my issue aswell, but it was ONLY 401s on
> my home PC (the origional computer with the issue) and I get SOME 401s
> on my laptop.

Hmmm strange. Can you please mention python version and O/S you are
using on both the PC and the laptop? Do you still get the same behaviour
(ONLY 401s) on your computer? Do you have dots in your username?

-g