Re: hidden (phantom) file downloads
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31466
interpreted = N
texte = > > >on 5/4/00 9:22 PM, Kenneth Grome at ken@simplewebstores.com wrote: >>> >>>> Welcome is MacOS only. >>>> Can't you do this via permissions on OSX? >>> >>>Apache, or iTools? should have .htaccess/.htpasswd access abilities >> >>Yes, it shouldn't be necessary to hide the URLs if only authorized >>people can use them ... >> > >In this situation the users may have purchased access to one file, a >section of the files, or a full subscription to all the files for one >year. I do not think .htaccess would be the best candidate for that >use - am I wrong? > >One thing I was thinking of doing was to move the files to a temp >download area, give them the temp link and clean those out daily - >but I don't really like the idea of constantly writing the files and >cleaning them up - but this is not going to be that popular (its for >accountants books on standards and guidance) so I could do it that >way if I can not come up with something better. >-- That is how I do it. Copy from outside the httpd doc root and clean out every day. -- Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 Switzerland------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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> > >on 5/4/00 9:22 PM, Kenneth Grome at ken@simplewebstores.com wrote: >>> >>>> Welcome is MacOS only. >>>> Can't you do this via permissions on OSX? >>> >>>Apache, or iTools? should have .htaccess/.htpasswd access abilities >> >>Yes, it shouldn't be necessary to hide the URLs if only authorized >>people can use them ... >> > >In this situation the users may have purchased access to one file, a >section of the files, or a full subscription to all the files for one >year. I do not think .htaccess would be the best candidate for that >use - am I wrong? > >One thing I was thinking of doing was to move the files to a temp >download area, give them the temp link and clean those out daily - >but I don't really like the idea of constantly writing the files and >cleaning them up - but this is not going to be that popular (its for >accountants books on standards and guidance) so I could do it that >way if I can not come up with something better. >-- That is how I do it. Copy from outside the httpd doc root and clean out every day. -- Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 Switzerland------------------------------------------------------------- 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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