In article <1994Jul5.155019.26804@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] (Deus
Ex Machina) writes:
> In article <1994Jul2.192010.26751@miavx1>, [log in to unmask]
writes:
>> I have a quick question:
>>
>> How do I allow users to retrieve a particular file from my account while
they
>> are using my WWW Home Page? Wouldn't the command syntax within the HTML doc
>> read something to this affect:
>>
>> <A HREF=file://miavx1.muohio.edu/sys_users/bte/tdabbott/todd.gif> Click here
>> </A>
>>
>> For some reason, it says enter filename to save, and then doesn't proceed to
>> send it. Any suggestions??
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>> WWW Home Page http://miavx1.acs.muohio.edu/sys_users/bte/tdabbott/intro.html
>>
>
> [Ac]tually, Mr. Abbott, you've got a fatal problem in the structure of your
URL.
> It SHOULD probably read like this:
> http://miavx1.acs.muohio.edu/sys_users/bte.tdabbott/intro.html.  Note that
it's
> bte.tdabbot not bte/tdabbott.  It should be the other way, but ahh, fickle
VMS,
> we love it so.
 
Actually, it should work both ways.  The WWW server converts the path to
somethng that makes more since to VMS.  What makes you think that
.../bte/tdabbott/... doesn't work?  Have you found problems using this?
 
> And how's come when I posted about WWW pages on MIAVX1 'bout three months ago
I
> was told it wasn't possible for individuals to create them?  I am disproven,
> happily so, but still... was it possible all along and the bureaucracy was
just
> lying to me?  That sure would reinforce my paranoia.
 
Actually, it was a little of both.  Three months ago, this was not
possible (actually, it had never been configured).  We played around with
the configuration, got it to work, and then had to decide if we wanted to
support this.  I'm not sure if we currently consider this an experimental
service or a production service at this point (My guess is that it is still
experimental and is subject to change in the future...kinda like PINE).
 
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