Re: Webserver/CGI
On 16 Jan 1997, Mathieu GUILLAUME wrote:
> mike@bcinternet.com wrote:
> : Hi there, I have need for a web server to do one and only one
> : thing, run a single CGI script. I've installed Apache on my system, and
> : started to configure it when I though that Apache might be overkill. This
> : server must be VERY secure as it is both my mail server and my RADIUS
> : server. I linked ~www-data/index.html to /dev/null so that users cannot
> : (hopefully) retrieve any documents, but I'm wondering if somebody has a
> : better suggestion?
>
> What about just making a little program that listens on port 80 and
> replies with your CGI when asked for something ? That would be a
> solution, if you want anybody to be able to run this script. If you want
> something more elaborate, just make this program a bit more elaborate
> (something that replies only if queried a specified document, or a
> password system).
> I *think* it should work all right, but then I'm no specialist.
As an alternative, you might consider wn. It provides a
very secure environment while being light-weight. There's
an existing debian package and I'm developing an update.
--- Jean Pierre
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