Re: suffix mapping for NT?

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11598
interpreted = N
texte = >>What's the easiest way to force WebCatalog NT to process every page >>served by the webserver? Currently running IIS but would switch to >>Website if it's easier. > >There is no way I have found yet -- I am working on making an IIS filter >that causes this to happen. NT doesn't have the same model for suffix >mapping that Mac does, so it's quite a challenge to get this functionality. > >Right now we simulate it by having an entry point (as you see in the main >WebCatalog welcome page) that leads down into the store, and every link >inside the store is a relative URL -- your browser causes the base path to >retain the explicit CGI or DLL call in the URLs it sends. But at the >moment there is no way to have someone drop right into the middle of your >site with a plain .html file and have WebCatalog intercept it, like the >Mac does.Does NT support server redirect?If so, it should be possible to create a 'pre-home page' that would instantly redirect visitors to the 'real' home page ... which would be processed by WebCat using the standard CGI/DLL call. By including the tag with the appropriate CGI/DLL call, all the rest of the pages on the site would be served thru WebCat.Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: suffix mapping for NT? (Todd Mathews 1997)
  2. Re: suffix mapping for NT? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Re: suffix mapping for NT? (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  4. Re: suffix mapping for NT? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  5. suffix mapping for NT? (Olin 1997)
>>What's the easiest way to force WebCatalog NT to process every page >>served by the webserver? Currently running IIS but would switch to >>Website if it's easier. > >There is no way I have found yet -- I am working on making an IIS filter >that causes this to happen. NT doesn't have the same model for suffix >mapping that Mac does, so it's quite a challenge to get this functionality. > >Right now we simulate it by having an entry point (as you see in the main >WebCatalog welcome page) that leads down into the store, and every link >inside the store is a relative URL -- your browser causes the base path to >retain the explicit CGI or DLL call in the URLs it sends. But at the >moment there is no way to have someone drop right into the middle of your >site with a plain .html file and have WebCatalog intercept it, like the >Mac does.Does NT support server redirect?If so, it should be possible to create a 'pre-home page' that would instantly redirect visitors to the 'real' home page ... which would be processed by WebCat using the standard CGI/DLL call. By including the tag with the appropriate CGI/DLL call, all the rest of the pages on the site would be served thru WebCat.Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html Kenneth Grome

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