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

[George Dillon]

> 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