Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:45:46 -0600 From: Dustin Decker <dustind@moon-lite.com> Subject: RE: linux and MS front page Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0302121243530.24110-100000@gemini.moon-lite.com>
On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> I'm not really clear on what FrontPage does for people. I know it's a basic
> HTML WYSIWYG editor that provides a structured organisation of your files and
> allows you to "publish" via FTP or other transport. What does having the
> extensions on the server really provide?
I don't think Front Page Extensions do transfers via FTP. It's a
technology called "WebDAV" - which IIRC is sort of like SMB/CIFS over
HTTP.
> More importantly, is there a way we can provide similar services without
> compromising security, sanity, and integrety and putting MS dreck on our
> servers?
Hehe... not sure there is. When we lay with the dogs (start supporting
Front Page clients) we get their fleas (inherit their problems).
D.
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