I suggest you use CFFTP to server the content directly into the SERVER A
website, therefore not allowing the customer the ability to view anything,
only a window that pops up then turns into a "DOWNLOAD" dialog box.
That's what I would do in your situation :)
Pablo
----- Original Message -----
From: Evan Lavidor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:29 PM
Subject: RE: Protecting Files Served via HTTP or FTP
> I could, but then I'm still transporting the file over the network from
> ServerB to ServerA before pushing it to the client... something I'd like
to
> avoid.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Evan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 6:36 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: Protecting Files Served via HTTP or FTP
> >
> >
> > Why not use cfftp to connect to server B!!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Evan Lavidor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:29 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Protecting Files Served via HTTP or FTP
> >
> > Here's the situation: we have two servers. ServerA is a web server and
> > CF
> > server (4.5.1 SP2). ServerB is a web and FTP server (ideally, it would
> > just
> > be an FTP server, but bear with me here).
> >
> > A user browses to a web site on ServerA, can fill out a form to request
> > a
> > file, and are directed to a HTTP download on ServerB. The problem is
> > that
> > they can then simply see where the file is located and HTTP there on
> > their
> > own, tell their friends, etc. We'd like to prevent this.
> >
> > I know that I can use CFCONTENT to push files from a non web-browseable
> > directory, but we'd rather not have to install CF on ServerB, and using
> > ServerA to talk to ServerB via CFCONTENT and then push the file out to
> > the
> > user creates a bunch of extra network traffic I'd like to avoid.
> >
> > Ultimately, I'd love to push these files out via FTP, but I can't see a
> > way
> > of doing that without making it anonymous FTP (which would defeat the
> > purpose) or making it non-anonymous FTP but showing the user the login
> > credentials (which I definitely don't want to do).
> >
> > I know that companies have FTP downloads on their sites all the time -
> > how
> > does anyone else out there deal with this?
> >
> > TIA for any thoughts!
> >
> > Evan
> >
> > --
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > Evan Lavidor
> > Circle.com Boston
> > Tel: 617-585-3107
> > Fax: 617-585-3091
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >
>
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