/**
     * Send a line of install info to the BIRCH server for download statistics
     **
     * @param version BIRCH version being installed
     * @param platform platform on which BIRCH is being installed
     * @param update whether this method is supposed to update an existing BIRCH installation (if true), or install a fresh copy of BIRCH (if false)
     * 

     */
    private static void SendStatsToBirch(String version, String platform, boolean update,  
            OutputConsole logger) throws IOException {
        
        //final String STAT_URL_BASE = "http://flamingo.plants.umanitoba.ca/cgi-bin/birch/birchtally.cgi?";
        final String STAT_URL_BASE = "http://brassica.plants.umanitoba.ca/cgi-bin/birch/birchtally.cgi?";
        PrintStream logstream = logger.getLogStream();
        
        // Create URL
        String insttype;
        if (update) {
            insttype = "update";
        }
        else {
            insttype = "new";
        } 
        
        String DESTURL = STAT_URL_BASE + "version=" + version + "&" + "platform=" + platform + "insttype=" + insttype;
        
        // Post data to URL. See example at
        //http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7471400/how-to-http-post-to-a-cgi-script

    }