Topic: Frontpage Extensions

[Simon Vetterli]

Hi

Is it possible to add the Frontpage Extension to the SME?

Thank You.

[laurent glesner]

i believe we can have security holes with Frontpage Extensions. but i'm not sure...

[koolmoose]

laurent glesner wrote:
>
> i believe we can have security holes with Frontpage
> Extensions. but i'm not sure...

If I remember right, there is an apache module that will add front page extenstions.  When I worked at an ISP several years ago we did not allow Frontpage Extensions because we did not trust our users to properly start and stop apache in order to make configuration changes.  However, if you look at the apache site I am sure you will find improvements and information that will allow you to use Frontpage in a more or less secure mode.  Most people are fairly critical of the way Microsoft handles security so you may have to look a bit harder for open source support. That doesn't mean you can't do it however.

Good luck,
Paul

[Luke Drumm]

A search of this board should reveal some previously discussed thoughts, opinions and general slander of the Frontpage extensions.

Most people tend to suggest that, unless you have particular frontpage dependant products that you must use, the plethora of alternate CGI languages and platforms would be a better choice.

Perl, PHP and Python all come presinstalled on SME and all can do some pretty snazzy stuff.

Regards,
Luke

[Brian B]

Has anyone done this?

I had the same question and here is what I found and how I plan to do it. First I am setting up a test box with a fresh install.

M$ does provide a package that will modify apache to support FrontPage Server Extensions "http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnservext/html/fpse02win.asp"

On this page it says "FrontPage Server Extensions version 2002 for UNIX is available for the patched Apache 1.3.19 Web server only."
Got to check what versions e-smith has used.

I downloaded the linux version archive, there is also a shell script but M$'s ftp server is busy so I will try later.

On the same M$ page there is a link to other software to run Front Page "http://www.rtr.com/fpsupport/index.html" This company also has a discussion board."http://www.rtr.com/fpsupport/discuss.htm"

I don't see any screaming about security holes on this board, but will keep looking.

[koolmoose]

Brian B wrote:

> On this page it says "FrontPage Server Extensions version
> 2002 for UNIX is available for the patched Apache 1.3.19 Web
> server only."
> Got to check what versions e-smith has used.

This will get the version for you.

httpd -v

Regards,
Paul