> > Unless you are writing code for a very specific environment > > where you can guarantee cgi.remote_user will work, I'd be > > very wary of relying on any CGI variables... > > But, aren't cgi variables determined by the server? These are > internal apps, LDAP-protected to our employees. They're not > designed to be portable. So, I know what server the app is > running on. I know when and if a change is made to that server.
That would qualify as the "very specific environment" that Sean mentions, I think. So, go ahead and use them! Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
