Re: newbie Q: let server send auto E-mail REs with attach.
From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 06/06/03
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Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 11:22:00 GMT
In article <QkUDa.267402$EU3.19852892@amsnews03.chello.com>,
servaos@hotmail.com says...
> Hi,
>
> I'm not a security specialist, and I don't know of any, so I just ask here.
>
> I maintain a website of club on a Linux/Apache server. On the machine
> there's also a member database that is maintained by the secretary of the
> club using who can log in as administrator and edit entries. All members
> can view the database by loggin in as member.
>
> I want to do the following: let the secretary send an email with a certain
> subject to the server, and have the server convert the database to
> something Excel can read, and email it back to the secretary. This seems
> very easy to make, and quite useful.
>
> I wonder if this would contain a security hazard. Of course the server will
> check wether it's the correct email-addres (which is not modifiably by
> him), but on the other hand, the database is dynamically generated from a
> web form.
>
> I really have no idea.
>
> Bas
>
Since Excel will read CSV, XML, etc... Why not just provide another link
when the Sec/Admin connects to download a XML or csv file? It seems
simple enough, show everything you show now, but create a DOWNLOAD
button that is a link to the generated file (generate it when ckicked)?
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