[Pkg-net-snmp-devel] Bug#559997: Bug#559997: libsnmp-base: Makefile.mib should provide stronger integrity checks for downloaded material

[Jochen Friedrich]

reassign 559997 snmp-mibs-downloader
thanks

Hi Daniel,

> Makefile.mib fetches a lot of data from the network that isn't
> DFSG-redistributable.  But then that data then appears to be
> relied-upon by other parts of the SNMP infrastructure.  It would be
> good to ensure that the data fetched from the network actually matches
> the content we expect it to be.

I'm reassigning this to the upcoming snmp-mibs-downloader which will take
over this MIB downloading. As of 5.4.2.1~dfsg-4, libsnmp-base no longer
fetches anything over the Internet.

Thanks,
Jochen