PENS Validation Suite Updates - Testers Needed

The AICC PENS validation suite has been updated to validate PENS commands sent via either HTTP GET or HTTP POST methods. The updated PHP code will also verify that the package-url can be accessed, and issue an email receipt (or alerts) if a mailto: address is specified in the appropriate data element.

Those interested is testing the new PHP server code to validate PENS client commands should contact tom.king@aicc.org. Note that the HTML test harness has not been updated at this time, the update available for testing only impacts the PHP code used to validate inbound PENS commands.

For more information on PENS (Package Exchange Notification Services) see AICC AGR-011 for an overview or AICC CMI-010 for the full specification. Both documents are available from the AICC Publications downloads page, http://aicc.org/pages/down-docs-index.htm.

There is also an independent web site for the PENS community, found at: http://pens.lmstesting.com that has a variety of information about PENS and PENS implementations.