[thelist] What does '_vti_' in my access logs mean?

[chris at fuseware.com]

Probably somebody probing for security holes.  If you don't run Frontpage, I
wouldn't worry about it.

Chris Evans
Webmaster, Victoria's Secret Catalog
http://www.VictoriasSecret.com
cevans at vscat.com


-----Original Message-----
From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
[mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of George Dillon
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 2:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [thelist] What does '_vti_' in my access logs mean?


> The post is someone actually updating a file (or attempting to)
>
> anything with _vti is an MS FrontPage Extensions directory/file. The FP
> Extensions are server-side CGI's that the FP editor (and InterDev) use to
> manage the site. A nice thing about the .NET stuff coming out is you don't
> have to use them to update files =)
>
> George, how do you update pages?

Certainly not with FP!!!  I design offline with various tools and then
upload with an FTP app.  I guess this is either someone attempting a hack of
some kind, or accidentally trying to edit the page rather than view it.

Thanks for the info guys :o)

George


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