[thelist] ASP file upload problems

[Nicole P]

My standard solution is to upload to a directory that is outside of the web
space, and once upload is done, to copy or move the file within the
webspace.

This also ensures that an aborted download never gets in the webspace.

Nicole
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Johnson" <ajohnson at purplemountain.net>


> Hi.  I am trying to set up a web site where the client can log in and
upload web images to the server.  I am using the
> ASPSimpleUpload component.  My problem is security.  First we tried
putting the writeable directory in an area outside the web
> space.  This worked great for uploading and deleting the files.  BUT the
web page could not access the images.  The system admin
> (NT) says that he can't make the directory universally readable or it
would also be writeable through the web.