give them a one time passwd to access the file "Evan Lavidor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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 > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
