[H-GEN] Web page updates

[Martin Pool]

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Raymond Smith wrote:

> A question for the collective. I have a web server with a number of
> (potential) clients ranging from professional Software Engineers using
> Linux to a Writer using Windows98. How should I give them access to update
> their web-pages?

Another option is HTTP PUT: most HTML editors can use this to upload
data, and the geeks can use wget or similar tools.  rtfApachem.  I think
this is better than FTP, in that you don't have to run an FTPd, but less
secure than ssh.

> The simplest way I can see is to chroot the web-server, and allow ftp
> access into the boxen. (What is that foaming sound? Jason?)

chroot'ing it can only be good.

> I have vaguely heard of a thing called WebDAV that is a new W3C publishing
> mechanism?

It extends HTTP PUT to allow file properties, versioning, etc.  I would
still put this in the "interesting to play with" area, though there is
some support in both Apache and Orifice2000.

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