> After my last post, I did a bit of digging and found this: > > http://www1.oli.tudelft.nl/docs/Developing_Web_Applications_wi > th_ColdFusion/15_Interacting_with_Remote_Servers/dwa15_06.htm > > here is an excerpt: > > CFHTTP uses the InetSDK to conduct all HTTP and HTTPS > transactions and relies on the WinInet DLL and Schannel DLL > for its SSL implementation. The WinInet bug constrains storage > of SSL certificate information to the user level. This means > that WinInet does not interrogate the registry for certificate > information if the client that loads the DLL is a service. As > a result, a CFHTTP request to an https:// url, will fail if > ColdFusion is running as a service. > > Soooo.... does that mean I'll have to re-arrange how CF runs?? > (the workaround is described in the article)... seems like there > are a lot of downsides to this and I would love to find out > what everyone else thinks...
This is no longer the case - CFHTTP in 4.5.x and higher doesn't use the Microsoft components mentioned above. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
