[Xitami] Security, Counters, and CGI

[WhiteShepherd]

Gave it a try as on my page.  But still comes up broken link.  Still not shure why this isn't 
working.

 WhiteShepherd (Gene Angel)

On 10 Apr 2002 at 14:08, Brad Smith wrote:

> Your URL should read:
> 
> <IMG SRC="http://www.furtopia.org/cgi-bin/counter.cgi?something.gif">
> 
> If it ends in a graphical suffix, that will "trick" web browsers.
> 
> Brad Smith
> Social Design Technologies
> 
> 
> 
> On 10 Apr 2002 at 13:29, WhiteShepherd wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> >      Well I got the OS/2 version of Xitami running and have been
> >      looking for a good 
> > counter.  My decision came down some tight parameters.  I didn't want
> > a "counter service" that could track and spam my users or web page
> > with their logos.  I looked at Java and Java script.  But Java often
> > makes browsers especially running on MS systems unstable.  I didn't
> > want to enable #EXEC as I did not want the security hole. What I
> > wanted something that was "simple" and self contained cgi (ie a cgi I
> > can modify and put in without having to install a lot of other stuff).
> >  Finally a cgi that would not count reloads.  
> > 
> >      To bad I was not able to find a function in Xitami to count web
> >      pages. :/  After two 
> > days of searching I came across graph counter.  It covered three of
> > the 4 "hoped for" functions.  It was simple (needing only 2 edited
> > lines in the cgi file), was completely self contained (needed no extra
> > installed graphic handlers), and could be launched by a IMG link.  
> > 
> >      I edited and installed the cgi counter script and it counted just
> >      fine launching the 
> > script directly from the browser: 
> > http://www.furtopia.org/cgi-bin/counter.cgi     However when I place
> > the IMG link ( IMG SCR="http://www.furtopia.org/cgi-bin/counter.cgi?0"
> > ) into the web page I get a broken link.  The CGI "IS" running when
> > the web page is accessed as the count test file does go up.  It just
> > displays a broken link for the image.  
> > 
> >      Any ideas as to what may cause this?  I was beginning to wonder
> >      if it was a 
> > configuration setting in Xitami I missed or just the script?  If you
> > want to look at the cgi I am trying to use I have placed it here:
> > http://www.furtopia.org/cgi  if anyone is curious.  
> > 
> >    WhiteShepherd (Gene Angel)
> > 
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