CGP/1.0 specification

robm@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Rob McCool)
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From: robm@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Rob McCool)
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 15:35:07 -0600
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Subject: CGP/1.0 specification
/*
 * Re: CGP/1.0 specification  by Tony Sanders (sanders@BSDI.COM)
 *    written on Nov 19, 11:06am.
 *
 * > As far as implementation, I can easily do either. The question is, then,
 * > what will the scripts want? Would it be difficult with the CERN server to
 * > enter the document mapping process with an already translated pathname? If
 * > it's overly difficult, and scripts do not necessarily want to return outside
 * > documents, we should pick the virtual path. Tony, which method would be
 * > easier for Plexus?
 * 
 * Whatever you guys think is best.  The comment about `cat /realpath' seems
 * valid so I guess virtual paths will be the way to go.
 * 
 * --sanders
 */

My only problem with making it virtual is that if the script needs to send a
file outside the web's tree, it will have to type it itself (since it has to
cat it or use a short C function to send it).

--Rob