FrontPage 2002

[George Toft]

I hate it when I reply to the wrong e-mail.  I guess that's what
happens when I'm tired.

That reminds me of a story . . .
My boss at the University of Hawaii asked me to install FP extensions
on our Linux box.  I spent 30 minutes researching the topic of 
installing, and found a half dozen websites that explain how to 
break into a box with FP extensions installed.  We did not install
FP extensions on that box.

Reading the docs, FP2002 doesn't allow users to upload executables,
therefore it is more secure.  Really, it says that.

Finally, it was not my choice to install FP or not.  This is a
requirement of the customer.  I was only trying to help.

George



Nancy Sollars wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Cc: <kngdmond@best-of-phoenix.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:06 PM
> Subject: FrontPage 2002
> 
> > Hi Kimi,
> >
> > I could not get it to work.  Here's what I did:
> > 1.  Tried to install FP2002.  Failed.  Downloaded FP2002 and
> > reinstalled FP2002.  It seemed to work, but then apache complained
> > about LoadModules.  This is due to using the FP precompiled binary,
> > which does not have module support compiled in.
> > 2.  Removed their apache binary, and restored the original.  The
> > page www.best-of-phoenix.com bombed (500 Internal Server Error) due
> > to the .htaccess file installed by FP.
> > 3.  Downloaded apache 1.3.19 and applied FP patch.  Recompiled apache
> > and installed the binary.  Same problem.
> > 4.  Restored the original apache binary.
> > 5.  Restored everything back to normal.
> >
> > www.best-of-phoenix.com works the same as it did before I touched
> > it.  Two problems that I can see are that FP2002 is supported
> > only by RedHat Linux and Apache 1.3.19, according to the
> > documentation.  Other than the Apache version, which is why I
> > downloaded and compiled that version, I cannot tell why it
> > is not working.
> >
> > I fear all I did was retrace Matt's footsteps.  I'm sorry I
> > couldn't get it working tonight.  Given a few more hours, I'm sure
> > I could figure it out, but I'm going to California tomorrow, so I
> > will not be able to get back to it.
> >
> > George
> >
> 
> Um i hate to say this but do u really want to make Apache really unsecure by
> using the FP extensions module?
> 
> doh !! is all im gunna say
> 
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