why do I get ERR 404 on 'npm install ibmconfig'? #bluemix nodejs server

Question

I downloaded my IBM bluemix nodeJS app, and trying to install all the dependencies of the project. For some reason, ibmconfig is throwing an exception. However, the URL works fine from the browser. Looks like a npm registry exception.This module is a dependency for ibmsecurity.

Here is the package.json dependency content:

"dependencies": {
      "express": "4.*",
      "body-parser": "*",
      "ibmsecurity": "*",
      "twilio": "*",
      "ibmbluemix":"*",
      "ibmdata":"*"
   }

Here is the 404 exception:

npm WARN package.json @ license should be a valid SPDX license expression
npm ERR! Darwin 14.4.0
npm ERR! argv "node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "ibmconfig"
npm ERR! node v0.12.7
npm ERR! npm  v2.11.3
npm ERR! code E404

npm ERR! 404 Registry returned 404 for GET on https://registry.npmjs.org/ibmconfig
npm ERR! 404 
npm ERR! 404 'ibmconfig' is not in the npm registry.
npm ERR! 404 You should bug the author to publish it (or use the name yourself!)
npm ERR! 404 
npm ERR! 404 Note that you can also install from a
npm ERR! 404 tarball, folder, http url, or git url.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:

Thanks for your help

Answer 1

Although that registry file still exists, if you go to the ibmconfig package page you'll see that it does not exist. I suspect that the package has been unpublished. You may have to contact the original maintainer to find out what happened.