Snort 2.9.2 RC's output warnings

Beginning in Snort 2.9.2, if you are using an output method that is being depreciated in a future version of Snort, we are going to warn you on startup.

Examples of these depreciated output methods that you will be warned about are:
spo_database (Direct to database output method, or commonly referred to as the "database output method")
spo_aruba (Aruba output plugin)
spo_prelude (Prelude output plugin)

These output plugins will be totally removed in Snort version 2.9.3.

We are not depreciating "unified1" as an output method in 2.9.3, but we do have plans for it's EOL as well.

We suggest moving to unified2 as an output method, and also to barnyard2 (if you are still using the original barnyard)

Barnyard2 sets up a Google Group!

Greetings everyone,

The barnyard2 team want to announce the creation of two Google groups that will be used ease the way for users to report issue or find answers and discuss about barnyard2 related topics.

barnyard2-users and barnyard2-devel.

barnyard2-users@googlegroups.com (for users problems and issues)
barnyard2-devel@googlegroups.com (for development updates, fixes, patches, comments, and more)

We strongly encourage you to join if you have any issues/commenst/questions related to barnyard2.

We would also like to launch a special invitation to UI developers that are willing to improve the future of the database schema and the handling of unified2 EXTRA_DATA event type.

Any comments or question can also be directed to

Ian Firns firnsy@securixlive.com
Eric Lauzon beenph@gmail.com

Eager to see you arround in the barn *wink wink*

Update:  Here is the direct link to the barnyard2 group: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?lnk=nhpsfg&q=barnyard2.  Thanks Jason!

-The barnyard2 team.