Re: suffix mapping for NT?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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 wouldinstantly redirect visitors to the 'real' home page ... which would beprocessed by WebCat using the standard CGI/DLL call. By including the
tag with the appropriate CGI/DLL call, all the rest of the pages onthe site would be served thru WebCat.Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.comhttp://usarea.net/home.html
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>>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 wouldinstantly redirect visitors to the 'real' home page ... which would beprocessed by WebCat using the standard CGI/DLL call. By including the
tag with the appropriate CGI/DLL call, all the rest of the pages onthe site would be served thru WebCat.Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.comhttp://usarea.net/home.html
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