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HTTP
Use this form to configure the HTTP and FTP protocols on your system. You do not need to modify this form unless you have an unusual Internet setup.
HTTP - Access tab
Use this tab to define Internet browser options.
Default HTTP Port |
The port number for your HTTP server. Do not change the port number unless advised to do so by your web site administrator. Default: 80 |
Default HTTPS Port |
The port for your HTTPS server. Do not change this port number unless advised to do so by your web site administrator. Default: 443 |
HTTP timeout |
The time Internet Services will wait for a response from a web browser before disconnecting. Default: 1 minute |
Default language |
The default language (not necessarily English) used if you do not have a language file on your system that matches the browser's requested language. Default: en (English) |
Home page aliases |
Set home page restrictions from the following options: |
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Allow Short Forms |
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Aliases Only |
Recommended setting. Internet Services passes to the aliases listed in the Internet Services Alias table. This way nothing is passed to the server unless the alias is found in the table. |
Cache memory percent |
Sets the percentage of available memory Internet Services will use to store the HTTP cache. Do not change this setting unless advised to do so by your web site administrator. Default: 25%
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Advanced caching |
Selecting this option allows caching of read-only (Windows) or protected (Mac OS X) files. It does not allow caching of writable (Windows) or unprotected (Mac OS X) files. This option makes Internet Services more selective about which files to cache. Default: Off |
Disable CGI RDNS |
Disables reverse DNS lookup of any CGIs. The DNS server doesn’t have to resolve domain names into IP addresses for CGIs that don’t need this information. Default: Off |
Allow unauthenticated Directory access |
Allows unauthenticated users to access the Directory by placing /Directory in a URL. For security reasons, this option is not recommended, unless you need to make your directory available to the public (for example, government sites). Default: Off |
User's IP cannot change during web login session |
When selected, incorporates the user's IP address as part of the session key that is used when logged in via the web. This prevents a user from memorizing your login hash and logging in as you from another computer.  Note This is not really needed if users allow Internet Services to set a session cookie, which prevents the login hash from being incorporated into the URL.
Default: Off |
Administrators may only log in using HTTPS |
When checked, administrators must use HTTPS for web access. This ensures that the administrator tasks done from the web are not perfromed using the HTTP protocol, which is less secure than HTTPS. Default: On |
HTTP - Logging tab
Use this tab to set your statistics log format, frequency (only applies if you are writing statistics to your own log file), and location.
Logging format |
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NCSA Common Log Format |
Default. The safest format for commercial standard log analyzers. |
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FirstClass Log Format |
Contains additional information, but you will have to write your own database and reports. |
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NCSA Combined Log Format |
Provides NCSA Common fields plus the FirstClass fields. |
Log statistics for authenticated users |
Logs statistics only for authenticated users. Reduces the load on the server, especially for large sites with heavy HTTP traffic. Default: Off |
Log resource statistics (icons, templates, etc.) |
Logs Internet Services resources. Reduces the load on the server, especially for large sites with heavy HTTP traffic. Default: Off |
Start new log
Select how often to start a new log file, daily or monthly.
Destination
Do not log statistics |
No statistics log is kept. Default. |
Log to server log |
Write statistics and include in the server log, located by default in the FCServer\Stats folder. |
Log to server statistics folder |
Write statistics to the server statistics folder, located by default in the FCServer\Stats folder. The statistics file has an "I" in the file name, for example 01Aug03I.txt |
Log to (the full path to the folder) |
Write statistics to a location other than the default FCServer\Stats folder. Type the path (using normal path syntax for your operating system) to the folder that will contain this file. Because statistics are written continuously, for performance purposes you may find it best to create this folder on a little-used volume. This folder must be on the server machine, not the machine Internet Services is on. |
FTP tab
Use this tab to configure the FTP protocol for file transfer across the Internet.
FTP port |
The port from which the FTP module will accept connections. Do not change this port number unless advised to do so by your FTP administrator. Default: 21 |
FTP timeout |
The time Internet Services will wait for a response from an FTP client before disconnecting. Default: 1 minute |
Anonymous FTP |
Allows FTP users anonymous access. Default: Off |
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