Re: [MLUG] Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Need help understanding the ~

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

The only reason the server mappings aren't being added for the new 
server coe3.missouri.edu is because they are doing away with the ~ 
accounts... both are unacceptable.   If I can figure out a solution that 
satisfies the security gurus, then the DNS mappings would be maintained 
(I see no reason why they wouldn't).

Mike Miller wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
>
> > Mike Miller wrote:
> > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
> > >
> > > > Unless this is just academic, I've explained myself poorly.
> > > >
> > > > I'm just looking for a solution for our need to continue the 
> > > > existence of public urls (example 
> > > > http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~vrcbd/) in a world where the powers 
> > > > that be insist that due to the tilde and the security concerns 
> > > > associated, these addresses will be orphaned...
> > >
> > > How will they be ophaned?  What is the mechanism?  Will HTTP 
> > > requests be blocked at the perimeter so that they never get to your 
> > > server?  This part needs to be explained to me.  Or are you only 
> > > talking about accounts on the server called tiger.coe.missouri.edu?
> >
> > The server has gathered several subdomains over the years of musical 
> > servers, www.coe.missouri.edu, tiger.coe.missouri.edu 
> > iats-coe1.missouri.edu.  They will simply delete the subdomains 
> > rather than maintain their entry in the DNS pointing to the new 
> > server.  That's sufficient, but even if they were to maintain them, 
> > they are not going to allow any ~ access of accounts.   They are 
> > setting everybody up with their own subdomain, e.g., 
> > kidtools.missouri.edu, strategytools.missouri.edu, 
> > vrcbd.missouri.edu... etc. What's ironic is that 8.5 years ago I 
> > _tried_ to get the subdomain 'kidtools' and was refused... told that 
> > they did not do that *grin*  Now they are insisting.
>
>
> I'm not understanding why the ~ is a big problem.  If you have been 
> using this URL...
>
> http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~vrcbd/
>
> ...and tiger.coe.missouri.edu is no longer going to exist, then your 
> URL will no longer work even if there was no tilde.
>
> Mike
>
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Christian M. Cepel - Thistledowne Productions - http://thistledowne.org
Computer Support Specialist, Sr. - University of Missouri - Columbia
College of Education - School of Info Science & Learning Technologies
VRCbd, KidTools & StrategyTools Support Systems Projects, and Truman,
Library Whistlestop Project - Web Design & Programming - 573.999.2370


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