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numero = 59477
interpreted = N
texte = Check out the WebDNA comments:
On Sep 23, 2004, at 9:16 AM, Christophe Billiottet wrote:> Security will not be a problem in this case, as it is an intranet and > the file to be written is just for a spool folder for a printer. > Anyway, thank you for those wise advices and true, i should have > warned in my summary.>> chris>> On Sep 23, 2004, at 11:00, devaulw@onebox.com wrote:>>> This advice is absolutely correct. You should think about security >> before setting a 777 permissions level. If only webdna or apache >> needs the file, then change the owner (chown) to www or apache as >> appropriate for your OS. Then set permissions (chmod) so that the >> owner can read/write and others can only read (or not). Look for a >> basic book on Unix or check online for an appropriate site.>>>> Others are always trying to hack into your server and only need one >> slightly cracked door to enter.>>>> Bill>>>> -----Original Message----->> From: Clint Davis >> Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:14:07 -0500>> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Subject: Re: writefile on OSX>>>> You may not want to use 777 permissions for security reasons. The >> directory>> where you're trying to put the file just needs write permissions for >> the www>> user. Example: if the file is owned by www, you could simply make the>> permissions 644.>>>>>> On 9/23/04 6:56 AM, "Christophe Billiottet" wrote:>>>>> So, here a summary for OSX:>>> - first, Allow 'Absolute Path' in Preferences>>> - then chmod 777 the directory where you want to write the file>>> - the command is [writefile>>> file=*/absolute/path/to/directory/file&secure=F]test[/writefile]>>>>>> it worked like a charm!>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Check out the WebDNA comments:On Sep 23, 2004, at 9:16 AM, Christophe Billiottet wrote:> Security will not be a problem in this case, as it is an intranet and > the file to be written is just for a spool folder for a printer. > Anyway, thank you for those wise advices and true, i should have > warned in my summary.>> chris>> On Sep 23, 2004, at 11:00, devaulw@onebox.com wrote:>>> This advice is absolutely correct. You should think about security >> before setting a 777 permissions level. If only webdna or apache >> needs the file, then change the owner (chown) to www or apache as >> appropriate for your OS. Then set permissions (chmod) so that the >> owner can read/write and others can only read (or not). Look for a >> basic book on Unix or check online for an appropriate site.>>>> Others are always trying to hack into your server and only need one >> slightly cracked door to enter.>>>> Bill>>>> -----Original Message----->> From: Clint Davis >> Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:14:07 -0500>> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Subject: Re: writefile on OSX>>>> You may not want to use 777 permissions for security reasons. The >> directory>> where you're trying to put the file just needs write permissions for >> the www>> user. Example: if the file is owned by www, you could simply make the>> permissions 644.>>>>>> On 9/23/04 6:56 AM, "Christophe Billiottet" wrote:>>>>> So, here a summary for OSX:>>> - first, Allow 'Absolute Path' in Preferences>>> - then chmod 777 the directory where you want to write the file>>> - the command is [writefile>>> file=*/absolute/path/to/directory/file&secure=F]test[/writefile]>>>>>> it worked like a charm!>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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