Re: absolute paths for databases?

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14773
interpreted = N
texte = >So here's another >question: What's the best way to protect a db that is NOT in the scripts >directory? Can WebCat NT be modified so that all url calls to a .db file >get processed by webcat and then return nothing?That's one of the main reasons we put dbs down in the scripts directory, to protect them from prying eyes. NT doesn't have the concept of filetype/creator that Mac does, so all of its protections are based on folder or file-level passwords. That gives me an idea: try using NT's permissions properties on a .db file and set it so anonymous visitors can't view it. IIS automatically causes the browser to display the password dialog when a remote visitor tries to view a URL that is protected by file-level permissions. It basically exposes the same restrictions for local file-access out to web access of those same files.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: absolute paths for databases? (Olin 1997)
  2. Re: absolute paths for databases? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Re: absolute paths for databases? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  4. Re: absolute paths for databases? (Paul Uttermohlen 1997)
  5. absolute paths for databases? (Olin 1997)
>So here's another >question: What's the best way to protect a db that is NOT in the scripts >directory? Can WebCat NT be modified so that all url calls to a .db file >get processed by webcat and then return nothing?That's one of the main reasons we put dbs down in the scripts directory, to protect them from prying eyes. NT doesn't have the concept of filetype/creator that Mac does, so all of its protections are based on folder or file-level passwords. That gives me an idea: try using NT's permissions properties on a .db file and set it so anonymous visitors can't view it. IIS automatically causes the browser to display the password dialog when a remote visitor tries to view a URL that is protected by file-level permissions. It basically exposes the same restrictions for local file-access out to web access of those same files.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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