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HTTP

Access

Logging

Use this form to configure the HTTP and FTP protocols on your system. You do not need to modify this form unless you have an unusual Internet setup.

HTTP - Access tab

Use this tab to define Internet browser options.

Default HTTP Port	The port number for your HTTP server. Do not change the port number unless advised to do so by your web site administrator.
Default HTTPS Port	The port for your HTTPS server. Do not change this port number unless advised to do so by your web site administrator.
Disabled HTTPS versions	Select which versions of the SSL protocol to disable. Any version that is not selected will be enabled. SSLv2 is no longer recommended for use.
HTTP timeout	The time Internet Services will wait for a response from a web browser before disconnecting.
Default language	The default language to be used if you do not have a language file on your system that matches the browser's requested language.
Home page aliases	Set home page restrictions from the following options:
	Allow Short Forms	Forces Internet Services to pass any message with an unknown recipient address to the server to process. The server checks to see if there are any short forms of a user's name in the FirstClass Directory and rejects unknown addresses.
	Aliases Only	Recommended setting. Internet Services passes to the aliases listed in the Internet Services Alias table. This way nothing is passed to the server unless the alias is found in the table.
Cache memory percent	Sets the percentage of available memory Internet Services will use to store the HTTP cache. Do not change this setting unless advised to do so by your web site administrator.
Advanced caching	Selecting this option allows caching of read-only (Windows) or protected (Mac) files. It does not allow caching of writable (Windows) or unprotected (Mac) files. This option makes Internet Services more selective about which files to cache.
Disable CGI RDNS	Disables reverse DNS lookup of any CGIs. The DNS server doesn’t have to resolve domain names into IP addresses for CGIs that don’t need this information.
Allow unauthenticated Directory access	Allows unauthenticated users to access the Directory by placing /Directory in a URL. For security reasons, this option is not recommended, unless you need to make your directory available to the public (for example, government sites).
User's IP cannot change during web login session	When selected, incorporates the user's IP address as part of the session key that is used when logged in via the web. This prevents a user from memorizing your login hash and logging in as you from another computer. Note This is not really needed if users allow Internet Services to set a session cookie, which prevents the login hash from being incorporated into the URL.
Administrators may only log in using HTTPS	When checked, administrators must use HTTPS for web access. This ensures that the administrator tasks done from the web are not perfromed using the HTTP protocol, which is less secure than HTTPS.
Scan uploaded files & attachments using Advanced Mail Antivirus	Activates Symantec Virus scanning for all HTTP uploads.

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HTTP - Logging tab

Use this tab to set your statistics log format, frequency (only applies if you are writing statistics to your own log file), and location.

Logging format	NCSA Common Log Format	The safest format for commercial standard log analyzers.
	FirstClass Log Format	Contains additional information, but you will have to write your own database and reports.
	NCSA Combined Log Format	Provides NCSA Common fields plus the FirstClass fields.
Log statistics for authenticated users	Logs statistics only for authenticated users. Reduces the load on the server, especially for large sites with heavy HTTP traffic.
Log resource statistics	Logs statistics for Internet Services resources such as icons and templates. Reduces the load on the server, especially for large sites with heavy HTTP traffic.
Start new log	How often to start a new log file.
Destination	Do not log statistics	No statistics log is kept.
	Log to server log	Write statistics and include in the server log, located by default in the FCServer\Stats folder.
	Log to server statistics folder	Write statistics to the server statistics folder, located by default in the FCServer\Stats folder. The statistics file has an "I" in the file name (for example, 01Aug03I.txt).
	Log to	Write statistics to a location other than the default FCServer\Stats folder. Type the full path (using normal path syntax for your operating system) to the folder that will contain this file. Because statistics are written continuously, for performance purposes you may find it best to create this folder on a little-used volume. This folder must be on the server machine, not the machine Internet Services is on.

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FTP tab

Use this tab to configure the FTP protocol for file transfer across the Internet.

FTP IP addresses	A list of IP addresses on which the FTP module will accept connections. Separate each address with a semicolon. If left blank, Internet Services will accept FTP connections on all available addresses.
FTP port	The port from which the FTP module will accept connections. Do not change this port number unless advised to do so by your FTP administrator.
FTP timeout	The time Internet Services will wait for a response from an FTP client before disconnecting.
Anonymous FTP	Allows FTP users anonymous access.
	TLS (SSL)
Status	The settings for SSL connections on your site for the FTP protocol:
	Disabled	TLS is disabled.
	Required	Allows only secure logins.
	Enabled	Allows both secure and nonsecure logins.
Certificate name	The SSL certificate name in the Certificates folder.
Disabled versions	Select which versions of the SSL protocol to disable. Any version that is not selected will be enabled. SSLv2 is no longer recommended for use.

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