Posted by Kim Andr� Aker� on 11/26/05 00:46

Tina - AxisHOST, Inc. wrote:

> "Kim André Akerø" <kimandre@NOSPAMbetadome.com> wrote in message
> news:3upb4uF12mbijU1@individual.net...
> > Stewart Gordon wrote:
> >
> > > Kim André Akerø wrote:
> >>> Yesterday, I received the backup files of AllMyFAQs.com from Jerry
> >>> Muelver himself, just so I could get a version up and running.
> > > >
> >>> The following two URLs point to the exact same location, so just
> use >>> the one you feel most comfortable with.
> > > >
> >>> http://allmyfaqs.net/
> >>> http://allmyfaqs.org/
> > > >
> >>> I had to make a few changes to make it work somewhat properly
> (it's >>> now read-only, and the "page index" link points to the .net
> domain >>> above).
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > Why is this? Are you still working on getting the edit facility
> > > to work properly, or what?
> >
> > According to the Internet Wayback Machine, the site hasn't been
> > updated since January 2003,
>
> The reason for this is because when we were hosting it, we discovered
> that the script used to power the site was insecure. It was allowing
> anyone, with malicious intent, to run code that could bring down the
> server. Patch the script and you should be fine.

Ah, well. I was planning on rewriting the entire solution behind the
site at some point anyway.

--
Kim André Akerø
- kimandre@NOSPAMbetadome.com
(remove NOSPAM to contact me directly)

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