Re: why am I getting an authenticate dialog with no [protect]?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >No, that's not the issue. I'm actually passing an Append command to the db, >and I didn't have Append in the list of allowed non-admin commands, as Chris >Allman suggest. I added Append to that list and the problem is now solved!OK, but a note to everyone: realize that this is inherently a security problem. If anonymous users can append records to your databases, they may be able to think up ways to hack into your site.We recommend you use embedded [append] contexts on a page so that you can [protect] that page with a custom group and thus limit access to the database.-- Technical Support ********************************** Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com Fax: (858) 675-0372 **********************************------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>No, that's not the issue. I'm actually passing an Append command to the db, >and I didn't have Append in the list of allowed non-admin commands, as Chris >Allman suggest. I added Append to that list and the problem is now solved!OK, but a note to everyone: realize that this is inherently a security problem. If anonymous users can append records to your databases, they may be able to think up ways to hack into your site.We recommend you use embedded [append] contexts on a page so that you can [protect] that page with a custom group and thus limit access to the database.-- Technical Support ********************************** Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com Fax: (858) 675-0372 **********************************------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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