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From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com>
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Subject: Re: Apache FrontPage Module Port Completed
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And as I have said before and just said again in response to the PR
submitting the port, this port also gives anyone instant root on your
system.  If that isn't desirable to you, I would suggest you hold off on
using this port right now.

On Tue, 28 Oct 1997, Scot W. Hetzel wrote:

> I have completed the port of Apache that uses the FrontPage Module.  The
> port can be found at:
> 
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/incoming/apache-fp.port.tgz
> 
> This port adds the FrontPage Module to Apache, compiles it and installs the
> server. It will then run the fp_install.sh script that will install the BSDI
> 3.0 FrontPage Server Extensions (fp30.bsdi3.tar.Z).  It will set the
> permissions for the apache-fp web server, assign an Administrator, and
> install the root web. It will also install per-user webs, and virtual webs
> as directed.
> 
> NOTE:
> 1.  A New user (www) & group (www) is created during the install as the
> directories /usr/local/etc/apache & /usr/local/www/data must be owned by the
> same user so that new sub-webs can be created.
> 
> 2. In order to create a sub-web in a user's directory (~somebody) from
> FrontPage 98, you must first make their directory world writeable.  After
> the sub-web is created you should set the permissions back to your sites
> default and make the user the owner of the public_html directory.
> 
> Scot
> 
> Sorry for the crosspost, but please delete the appropriate address from all
> replies.
>