> I've never heard of this before myself, but at first glance, > it sounds dangerous as well. I suspect there's some way to > secure it or something, but the thouhgt of someone discovering > that and executing a delete query or something... anyone > know anything about the security of that thing? You could certainly limit the user rights in which the URL query is executed; the MS literature that I've read on this topic discusses the use of URL queries for retrieving data, but not as a complete public data manipulation interface. Another potential use for URL queries is as a private data interface within a protected environment, using HTTP as the transport mechanism instead of some other network application protocol. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists or send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
