RE: protect tag on NT
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 13023
interpreted = N
texte = >Microsoft doesn't allow CGIs to get at the username/password>information like WebSTAR does. It forces you to use their built-in>file/folder permissions (like Users+Groups on Mac) as the only means>of protecting pages.>This only applies to NT running IIS. If you are using another web>server, such as WebSite, you can move the 'Authenticate Checker'>file out of WebCatalog's directory and you will get the old style of>authentication back (as Jay posted earlier today).Hi Marc,Thanks for the quick response and excellent explanation.It looks like porting a Mac-based WebCatalog Site to NT will be amajor pain unless:1- The NT server is running WebSite, or ...2- There are no secure pages in the site.Thank goodness for Apple's upcoming Rhapsody, which will eliminatethese cross-platform problems once and for all. I sure hopeWebCatalog makes to to Rhapsody, because from what I've been reading,it's going to revolutionize cross-platform capabilities for all Mac,Win and Unix boxes that choose to run it ... :)Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
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>Microsoft doesn't allow CGIs to get at the username/password>information like WebSTAR does. It forces you to use their built-in>file/folder permissions (like Users+Groups on Mac) as the only means>of protecting pages.>This only applies to NT running IIS. If you are using another web>server, such as WebSite, you can move the 'Authenticate Checker'>file out of WebCatalog's directory and you will get the old style of>authentication back (as Jay posted earlier today).Hi Marc,Thanks for the quick response and excellent explanation.It looks like porting a Mac-based WebCatalog Site to NT will be amajor pain unless:1- The NT server is running WebSite, or ...2- There are no secure pages in the site.Thank goodness for Apple's upcoming Rhapsody, which will eliminatethese cross-platform problems once and for all. I sure hopeWebCatalog makes to to Rhapsody, because from what I've been reading,it's going to revolutionize cross-platform capabilities for all Mac,Win and Unix boxes that choose to run it ... :)Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
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