Re: [seul-edu] Using Linux to Access a Frontpage School Server

[Les Richardson <richl@mail.tfsd.sk.ca>]

Hi,

Front Page uses a modification of the DAV protocol (naturally...).

What about Web Folders in MS Windows? Could they be used to access the
Front Page server and download the folders of files (ie. the website) for
backup or to place them on a local Apache server (with FrontPage
extensions) to do development? Then reship back up to the FrontPage IIS
server for normal service?

Just a thought. I assiduously avoid this stuff, so don't have experience
with it.

Les Richardson



On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Robert Maynord wrote:

> Dear SEUL Friends:
> 
> I do web sites for several schools using LINUX and the various included 
> tools.  However, one of the schools I work for has their web page on a 
> Frontpage web server.  I have not been able to access it through Linux. 
>  The IT person at the school says he will not open up FTP or SSH because 
> of security issues (truth: he is a strong Microsoft advocate).  So each 
> time I wish to do work for this school, I must connect through a 
> Microsoft OS running Frontpage - a real pain. Further, since the web 
> site of the school is getting rather large, Frontpage is beginning to 
> behave poorly (loosing archived files when renaming, etc).  I am not 
> allowed to back up documents on my local machine because Frontpage 
> assumes you back up to another Frontpage server. A backed up file is 
> only a link - not the file itself.
> 
> I am looking for fresh ideas.  Any way to connect to a Frontpage web 
> server through Linux?  If not, is there any way to connect through 
> Windows using something besides Frontpage?
> 
> Any suggestions welcome........
> 
> Robert Maynord
> 
> 
>