Re: [MacPerl-WebCGI] Uploading

[Joel Rees <rees_joel@fujicomp.co.jp>]

>I've started to develop a multimedia based CGI scripting tutorial (Perl). 
>I'm currently working on the upload chapter. I show people how it is 
>done. With my ISP, all I need to enter is the server name, my user name 
>and the password. That is, I don't have to specify the path to the space 
>on the server reserved for me: I automatically end up there.
>
>The question is: Is that a standard courtesy, or should I tell people to 
>find out about the path?

Standard courtesy, for some OSses, not necessarily followed. Some 
providers even use systems that require a second password -- one to get 
on the system, and one to access the area requested. A note of 
explanation about the path would not be out of order, ergo, that it 
refers to a directory or other sort of user area, and that some systems 
automatically send the user to his own directory on login, where other 
systems require more information, such as requiring the person logging on 
to know where he or she is supposed to be logging in to. 

Do you plan to deal with proxy issues like socks servers? I, for one, 
would sure like someone to find some magic way through NT proxy servers.


rees_joel@fujicomp.co.jp
http://www.fujicomp.co.jp
http://www.udit.gr.jp


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