Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 06:57:48 PST From: "John McNamee" <jpm@microwiz.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Cc: mark@quickweb.com Subject: Microsoft FrontPage server extensions (was: BSDI binary support) Message-ID: <199605171357.GAA24062@smoke.microwiz.com>
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I wanted to let everybody know that the FrontPage server extensions for BSDI do indeed work on FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE (they may run on other versions too, but 2.1-STABLE is all I have at my site). The executables are statically linked, so they're a bit large, but they do avoid any shared library issues. There is a problem with passwords. The FrontPage fpsrvadm program appears to have DES crypt linked into it (I wonder if Microsoft ever considered the export implications?). When you use fpsrvadm to install FrontPage on your system, it creates a password database in <DocumentRoot>/_vti_pvt/service.pwd. The password they stick in this file appears to be DES encrypted, but your web server is probably expecting MD5 (unless you install the FreeBSD DES code). As a workaround, I just copied my MD5 password from /etc/master.passwd into service.pwd. This got me running, but I haven't used FrontPage enough to know if this will be an ongoing hassle or a one-time set up issue. By the way, I hear that Microsoft DOES NOT plan to release a Linux version of the FrontPage extensions. ISP's using Linux for their web servers won't be able to support customers with FrontPage. I expect FrontPage to become very popular with end-users who want to do their own web pages. It's a good application at an attractive price, and of course it has Microsoft behind it. We might see some Linux-based ISP's switching to FreeBSD because of this. -- John McNamee <jpm@microwiz.com> MicroWizards Voice: 702-825-3535 / FAX: 702-825-3443 http://www.microwiz.com
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