Been reading the e-mail traffic on this. The easiest way to make it work is to require the user to rename the file they want to upload, with a three letter extension after it. Sure it's inconvenient for Mac users, but Mac users understand that the web world is dominated by PC's. I've worked in several Ad Agencies and I've always instructed Mac users to add the three letter file extension. And Mac users know this, because they design web sites with Dreamweaver, and they have to have a .htm, .html, etc. to work. Code in some data validation that won't accept files without the three letter extension; and then allow only the three letter file extensions that you approve - .gif, .jpg, etc.
That's my two cents. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of cfhelp Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:43 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [KCFusion] CFFILE on MAC I have 2 situations. 1 is just a way for a member to upload a picture to there profile. I need to know if it is a gif or a jpg. 2 is a document/File management and sharing system. I need to know everything and prevent certain files from being uploaded. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Dunwiddie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [KCFusion] CFFILE on MAC Yes, you would be able to upload any file in that case, but the question then comes down to, what is it that you're trying to block out and why? Obviously uploading a .cfm or a .asp to a folder under wwwroot could be a problem, and conceivably an executable extension like .exe to any folder on the server could conceivably be a problem, but offhand, unless your server understands mac or linux file types based off of file headers and knows that there's an executable file that just doesn't have the extension, I don't see it as really being a problem. If you still want to push farther and make sure that before one of your mac artsy types grabs the file from your server and then just clicks on it over on their mac machine that it's been checked, the only way would be to either go out and study the mac file headers, however that works, or to try to find a program someone else has written that can run in a windows environment or whatever and can report back on what the headers say. Bruce Dunwiddie Ticket Technology P: 866.543.3331 F: 913.451.7832 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of cfhelp Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:26 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [KCFusion] CFFILE on MAC I am specifying allowed MIMI types in the CFFILE tag but do not have a blank one. The error says that "/" Mimi Type is not allowed so I am thinking that will solve the problem. But will it create another is the question now? Wouldn't you be able to upload any file if you remove the ext? Thanks Rick -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Dunwiddie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [KCFusion] CFFILE on MAC For some odd reason, I don't know that I've run into that problem, and I don't currently have the resources to play and test with it, but I've got a few wacky ideas for you to play with. First, are you supplying any values for the accept attribute for CFFILE? If so, what? If not, have you tried putting in an additional blank mime type into the accept? Also, on the server, to view the registered mime types on the machine, you open windows explorer, go to tools->folder options->file types-> and maybe try playing around with the registered mime types that it knows? There are some that by default are listed without a file extension, but it doesn't appear that you can edit these, and adding a new one you may have to play with. Also, in IIS, if that's what you're using, you can go to the properties of your web site, on the HTTP Headers tab, and click on the File Types button at the bottom, atleast in my version, and maybe try playing around with adding a blank mime type there? Only wacky ideas which probably won't help much... Bruce Dunwiddie Ticket Technology P: 866.543.3331 F: 913.451.7832 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of cfhelp Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 8:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [KCFusion] CFFILE on MAC So what do you guys do about uploading files from a MAC? It seems that a MAC by default does not use file extension. So the CFFILE tag errors with the invalid MIME TYPE. Rick ______________________________________________________________________ The KCFusion.org list and website is hosted by Humankind Systems, Inc. List Archives........ http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, Comments or Glowing Praise.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe.................... mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe................ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ The KCFusion.org list and website is hosted by Humankind Systems, Inc. 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