Re: File downloads

From: Mark Schupp (notvalid_at_email.net)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:08:13 -0800

You can try something like http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2276 

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--Mark Schupp
Head of Development
Integrity eLearning
www.ielearning.com
"Pete" <Pete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:A6CFC58F-F642-445A-97E3-AC8EE17BA721@microsoft.com...
>I have an Access db with usernames and passwords set up on a web site. Upon
> signing in to a password protected asp page which contains a link to an 
> exe
> file, the user clicks the link and the browser asks to either Open or Save
> the file.
>
> All this works fine, but if the user simply types the full path to the 
> file
> in the address bar, the browser again asks the user to either Open or Save
> the file - thus bypassing the security.
>
> Is there a way to prevent this "back door" method of accessing the file or
> would I have to set up an FTP mechanism. If so, How would I go about this?
>
> Many thanks.