Re: WWW Form Bug Report: ".htpasswd not checked in current directory" on SunOS 4.x

[Michael Douglass <mi...@texas.net>]

On Fri, 28 Jun 1996 sameer@c2.org wrote:

> > RST claimed this was a feature, not a bug. (and yes, it is the case)
> 
> 	i agree with rst, fwiw. You shouldn't put the .htpass in the
> current dir anyway.

Then make sure that this change of "feature" is well documented with a 
bold lettering message that no one will miss.  Otherwise, things could
get hairy when sites start to move from 1.0.X to 1.1.  I know I will have
to make sure that my customers know about this change before we upgrade.

Michael Douglass
Texas Networking, Inc.

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