Re: Protecting Files

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62171
interpreted = N
texte = So would the combination of [returnRaw] and be the equivalent of requiring the file to be accessed only through a link to it? If so, this is great news! I will be rewriting one of my sites soon that previously used Welcome with WebStar to protect the images at the site (people pay to look at pictures). As the interent matured and Welcome quit being effective due to referrer masking, I disabled Welcome and have left the site vulnerable to direct access. Is there something special about the .htaccess file that makes so I can't dynamically change it using WebDNA and go that route instead? Terry >I would actually do it with tags in the httpd.conf so I >didn't accidently overwrite it in the future: > > > Order allow,deny > Deny from all > > >On Jun 10, 2005, at 11:33 AM, my eLists wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> How would the htacess need to be styled to allow serving via >> returnraw, yet not allow access with a direct url? -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://WhosBringingWhat.com - online potluck signup sheet http://TightPods.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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:

    
  1. Re: Protecting Files (how to display vs. present a link to ( "Mark Pace" 2005)
  2. Re: Protecting Files (how to display vs. present a link to ( eLists 2005)
  3. Re: Protecting Files (how to display vs. present a link to ( "Mark Pace" 2005)
  4. Re: Protecting Files (how to display vs. present a link to ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  5. Re: Protecting Files (how to display vs. present a link to ( eLists 2005)
  6. Re: Protecting Files (how to display vs. present a link to ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  7. Re: Protecting Files (how to display vs. present a link to ( eLists 2005)
  8. Re: Protecting Files ( Terry Wilson 2005)
  9. Re: Protecting Files ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  10. Re: Protecting Files ( devaulw@onebox.com 2005)
  11. Re: Protecting Files ( Kenneth Grome 2005)
  12. Re: Protecting Files ( 2005)
  13. Re: Protecting Files ( Terry Wilson 2005)
  14. Re: Protecting Files ( eLists 2005)
  15. Re: Protecting Files ( eLists 2005)
  16. Re: Protecting Files ( devaulw@onebox.com 2005)
  17. Re: Protecting Files ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  18. Re: Protecting Files ( Marc Thompson 2005)
  19. Re: Protecting Files ( "my eLists" 2005)
  20. Re: Protecting Files ( Clint Davis 2005)
  21. Re: Protecting Files ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  22. Re: Protecting Files ( Gary Krockover 2005)
  23. Re: Protecting Files ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  24. Re: Protecting Files ( Clint Davis 2005)
  25. Re: Protecting Files ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  26. Protecting Files ( Clint Davis 2005)
So would the combination of [returnraw] and be the equivalent of requiring the file to be accessed only through a link to it? If so, this is great news! I will be rewriting one of my sites soon that previously used Welcome with WebStar to protect the images at the site (people pay to look at pictures). As the interent matured and Welcome quit being effective due to referrer masking, I disabled Welcome and have left the site vulnerable to direct access. Is there something special about the .htaccess file that makes so I can't dynamically change it using WebDNA and go that route instead? Terry >I would actually do it with tags in the httpd.conf so I >didn't accidently overwrite it in the future: > > > Order allow,deny > Deny from all > > >On Jun 10, 2005, at 11:33 AM, my eLists wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> How would the htacess need to be styled to allow serving via >> returnraw, yet not allow access with a direct url? -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://WhosBringingWhat.com - online potluck signup sheet http://TightPods.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Terry Wilson

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