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Subject: 
Why are SSIs bad?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish
Date: 
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 17:35:48 GMT
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JSPROAT@IO.nomorespamCOM
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Hey all,

I use SSI (server-side includes) a *LOT* on my Web pages.  They're extremly
powerful and versatile.  I'm almost a firm believer.

But I recall some folks warning about potential security holes and other
problems with SSI.  Rooting around the Web today, I haven't been able to
find these people.  Does anyone know why SSIs are bad?  Is there something I
should know about that isn't in the Apache docs?

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
"I've spent the past few years building up an immunity to bullets."
- Angus McGuire



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  Re: Why are SSIs bad?
 
Sproaticus: (...) I am not quite sure what security problems there are with SSI. My main reason for (mostly) not using SSI on published web pages is that I suspect that it means that the pages won't be stored by proxies. Is it possible to make (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)

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