[htdig-dev] local_urls_only

[Lachlan A. <lh...@us...>]

Greetings,

How should  local_urls_only  behave when a directory has no default=20
document?  Currently it can only retrieve regular files.  We should=20
either document the current behaviour, or allow "" as a=20
local_default_doc,  and get the directory listing, like file:/// =20
URLs do. The second option may introduce security problems...

Also, if  local_urls_only  is true, then  file:///  URLs are not=20
retrieved, since  RetrieveLocal()  fails.  There are other protocols,=20
such as KDE's  help:  and  man:  and gnome's  ghelp:  which are also=20
"local", but cannot be retrieved through the filesystem.  Should this=20
just be accepted and documented?

Cheers,
Lachlan

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