Re[3]: Hiding files/images.
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = The difference is that if you look at the page source with WebCat and you see the plaintext path. With the MGI tag, the link is always encrypted and MGI is streaming the file to the browser, not the web server. You can obscure the location with WebCat, but it is possible to duplicate the GET command to the web server in plain text.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re[2]: Hiding files/images. Author:
(WebCatalog Talk) Date: 2/1/00 12:56 PMI have been using encrypted links in webcat for over a year now. Works great.I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. Be sure to [url] the encrypted link. ml >Why not check out http://www.pageplanetsoftware.com/ and read the User Guide >pages? > >I think this is an interesting tag, which actually encrypts the path to the >object. MGI decrypts the link and serves up the file directly, rather than >relying on the web server to send the file. This overcomes the basic nature of >HTTP, in that all links are plain text, and hence readable. > >John Peacock > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ >Subject: Re: Hiding files/images. >Author: (WebCatalog Talk) >Date: 2/1/00 2:57 PM > >Hi >How do you use this mgiEncryptURL tag? > >thanks > >anup > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Parker >To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 2:24 PM >Subject: Hiding files/images. > > > > This is a snippet from PagePlanet's MGI 1.5 pressrelease for > > WebSTAR on the MacOS. Is there any way to do this currently > > in WebCat? I'm prototyping a content driven site and would > > like to protect that content from this exact thing. > > > > ;) > > > > >>>>> > > mgiEncryptURL - Allows the web site designer to completely > > hide the file > > name and even the path of any file on the server. Using > > mgiEncryptURL > > will let you put documents or images on-line without the > > worry of someone > > figuring out your folder/file naming scheme and simply > > downloading all > > the files via manual HTTP requests. Ideal for subscription > > services, > > image downloading used in stock photography web sites, or > > the > > distribution of downloadable software/shareware/freeware. > > >>>>> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging >Server. > > To end your Mail problems go to . > > > > 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 > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to . > >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 \|/ (. .) _________________________ooO_(_)_Ooo_____________________________ Mark Lacas mailto:mark@lacas.com Virtual Loft / Seattle HarborCam: http://www.loftcam.com/ SeattleStuff WebCommerce Community: http://www.seattlestuff.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .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
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The difference is that if you look at the page source with WebCat and you see the plaintext path. With the MGI tag, the link is always encrypted and MGI is streaming the file to the browser, not the web server. You can obscure the location with WebCat, but it is possible to duplicate the GET command to the web server in plain text.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re[2]: Hiding files/images. Author: (WebCatalog Talk) Date: 2/1/00 12:56 PMI have been using encrypted links in webcat for over a year now. Works great.I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. Be sure to [url] the encrypted link. ml >Why not check out http://www.pageplanetsoftware.com/ and read the User Guide >pages? > >I think this is an interesting tag, which actually encrypts the path to the >object. MGI decrypts the link and serves up the file directly, rather than >relying on the web server to send the file. This overcomes the basic nature of >HTTP, in that all links are plain text, and hence readable. > >John Peacock > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ >Subject: Re: Hiding files/images. >Author: (WebCatalog Talk) >Date: 2/1/00 2:57 PM > >Hi >How do you use this mgiEncryptURL tag? > >thanks > >anup > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Parker >To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 2:24 PM >Subject: Hiding files/images. > > > > This is a snippet from PagePlanet's MGI 1.5 pressrelease for > > WebSTAR on the MacOS. Is there any way to do this currently > > in WebCat? I'm prototyping a content driven site and would > > like to protect that content from this exact thing. > > > > ;) > > > > >>>>> > > mgiEncryptURL - Allows the web site designer to completely > > hide the file > > name and even the path of any file on the server. Using > > mgiEncryptURL > > will let you put documents or images on-line without the > > worry of someone > > figuring out your folder/file naming scheme and simply > > downloading all > > the files via manual HTTP requests. Ideal for subscription > > services, > > image downloading used in stock photography web sites, or > > the > > distribution of downloadable software/shareware/freeware. > > >>>>> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging >Server. > > To end your Mail problems go to . > > > > 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 > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to . > >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 \|/ (. .) _________________________ooO_(_)_Ooo_____________________________ Mark Lacas mailto:mark@lacas.com Virtual Loft / Seattle HarborCam: http://www.loftcam.com/ SeattleStuff WebCommerce Community: http://www.seattlestuff.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .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
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