Re: Database Security Rev.,

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 46250
interpreted = N
texte = >I appreciate the humor but I think this could be a good thread to have >in the archives... especially for those who might keep sensative >information in the .db format. > >Has anyone else experienced that a database gets hidden only if >it has been replaced?No, it gets hidden when it's appended to as well, but only after the software commits the appended records to disk. That's how it has always worked. >Or more precisely, Has anyone else >experienced a database that is not servable via ftp when only >appended to and not replaced to or removed to?To avoid the hassles of this behavior, just build a template that automates db backups on a daily basis using writefile (with secure=f) to save a copy of all your db's to a separate folder. If you do this, all the files in the backup folder will be downloadable via webstarFTP, and they will be current as of the last time you requested the template that wrote those files ... :) Sincerely, Kenneth Grome--------------------------------------------------- WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net Philippines http://www.webdna.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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>I appreciate the humor but I think this could be a good thread to have >in the archives... especially for those who might keep sensative >information in the .db format. > >Has anyone else experienced that a database gets hidden only if >it has been replaced?No, it gets hidden when it's appended to as well, but only after the software commits the appended records to disk. That's how it has always worked. >Or more precisely, Has anyone else >experienced a database that is not servable via ftp when only >appended to and not replaced to or removed to?To avoid the hassles of this behavior, just build a template that automates db backups on a daily basis using writefile (with secure=f) to save a copy of all your db's to a separate folder. If you do this, all the files in the backup folder will be downloadable via webstarFTP, and they will be current as of the last time you requested the template that wrote those files ... :) Sincerely, Kenneth Grome--------------------------------------------------- WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net Philippines http://www.webdna.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Kenneth Grome

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