On Wednesday 14 July 2004 01:39 pm, Andrew L. Gould wrote: > On Wednesday 14 July 2004 12:30 pm, Artem Kuchin wrote: > > > Authorized Windows users mount "web folders", which appear as > > > drive letters. The use of SSL protects the username/password as > > > well as the content in transit. > > > > Um.. what do you mean by 'mount web folders'? Can you really > > mount it as a driver letter? How to do it in webdav? (i suppose you > > are using web_dav module for apache, right?) I don't think is it > > too traffic intensive and i'd like to try it. > > > > Artem > > Oops, my mistake -- the web folder will not appear as a drive; but > will appear under "My Network Places" using a name/description > created by the user. You can drag and drop files to and from the web > folder > > Mounting web folders (webdav protocol) in Windows 2K Pro or XP: > > 1. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer). > 2. From the menu, select Tools/Map Network Drive. > 3. In the "Map Network Drive" window, below the "Reconnect at logon" > checkbox, you'll find: > > Connect using a different user name. > Create a shortcut to a Web folder or FTP site. > > The words "Web folder or FTP site." is a link. Click on it to begin > the "Add network Place Wizard." > > > As for server-side information -- webdav and ssl modules are included > in the default Apache2 installation using the ports system. > > Using webdav: > http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_dav.html > > Web server user authentication: > http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/howto/auth.html > > I can't seem to find the SSL certificate how-to I used; but I'm sure > you can google your way through this part. > > Note: KDE's konqueror is the only easy-to-use webdav client that > I've found for *nix. > > Best of luck, > > Andrew Gould
I found the SSL how-to. It was actually Michael Lucas's book "Absolute BSD", pages 308-314. Web server configuration is covered on pages 348-371. Good stuff, well written. Best of luck, Andrew Gould _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
