Yes, this almost certainly is a browser security issue. If you enter in a file URL directly into the browser, you aren't crossing domains, whereas if you're looking at something at http://example.com/, and on that page have a reference to file:///, by following that link, you're attempting to cross domains.
Cross-domain security issues have been an enormous problem for browsers. So, yes, the browsers block your specific idea. Eric On 1/10/13 10:55 AM, Thomas Scofield wrote: > I am now up and running a standalone desktop MoinMoin wiki, version 1.9.6. > To connect, I use the url > > http://localhost:8080 > > My goal for this wiki is entirely personal: want to be able to find > information and files useful to me. I have many links to external files and > websites, but cannot get similar links to files on my local machine set up > the way I want. For instance, if I have a .pdf file already on my hard > drive, I don't want to have to move it to an attachments directory down deep > within the data directory. What I have done so far is put a simlink in the > attachments directory linking to the file's actual location. I'd rather have > things set up to completely mimick a link to a pdf on some non-local server, > as in > > file:///path/pdfFileName.pdf > > Is there a way to do this? I've poked around, and it seems there are > security issues surrounding this kind of thing. It seems people say this is > a browser issue rather than an issue with MoinMoin. But my browser will open > files on my local machine when given a link such as the one above. Moreover, > given that mine is a standalone configuration, it seems to me what I do > locally (in my MoinMoin configuration) isn't viewable/accessible from an > external server. > > A related (I think) question is how I can link to a local html file and > display it. In other words, why can't I mimick a link like > > http://www.google.com/index.html > > with > > file:///path/localfile.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 > _______________________________________________ > Moin-user mailing list > Moin-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ Moin-user mailing list Moin-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user
