Robert Do your users have to log in before accessing these downloadable files?
Kind Regards Schalk Neethling Volume4.Development.Multimedia.Branding emotionalize.conceptualize.visualize.realize Tel: +27125468436 Fax: +27125468436 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.volume4.co.za :: -----Original Message----- :: From: Robert Priest [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :: Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 4:37 PM :: To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' :: Subject: RE: Serving files through a Servlet? :: :: Hello All, :: :: I am sorry. I was only subscribed to the Dev list, not the user. I am :: subscribed now however. :: :: If someone replied to this message, could you forward it to me... Thank you. :: :: :: Also, I had another question: :: :: How can I check for a Valid session id before allowing access to a file? :: :: For example: :: :: - I have a directory containing files for download: :: http://localhost/myservlet/downloaddir/ :: - but before you download a file, say abc.jar (by using :: "http://localhost/myservlet/downloaddir/ :: abc.jar"), I want to make sure that you have a valid session id. If your :: session id is invalid, you get an access denied page. if not, you are :: allowed to download. :: :: so I guess what I want is to intercept any request to that "downloaddir" :: and perform session\security checking (by another servlet or jsp page) :: before allowing access... :: :: :: Is there something in the commons package for that, or is this a question :: more for the "tomcat users" list? :: :: :: Thank you. :: > -----Original Message----- :: > From: Robert Priest :: > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:47 AM :: > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' :: > Subject: FW: Serving files through a Servlet? :: > :: > :: > :: > -----Original Message----- :: > From: Robert Priest :: > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:19 AM :: > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' :: > Subject: Serving files through a Servlet? :: > :: > Is there anything in the jakarta-commons package that will allow one to :: > serve files through a servlet? I would like to have requests for :: > downloading files come through a servlet instead of serving them directly :: > from an "http" accessible directory... :: > :: > :: > :: :: --------------------------------------------------------------------- :: To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
