Re: CGI/1.1 draft

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 * Re: CGI/1.1 draft  by "Roy T. Fielding"
 *    written on Mar  7,  1:17am.
 *
 * Given the option, I would prefer that script config files (including
 * imagemap's) have their own directory other than the SERVER_ROOT/conf dir.
 * I need to make special precautions against rabid scripts and I find it
 * much easier to keep organized (and avoid overlooking something) if all the
 * script-specific stuff is in a separate location.  Also, it makes it slightly
 * easier to install new versions of the server.
 * 
 * Thus, I like the idea but would prefer the location SERVER_ROOT/cgi-conf
 */

My point is that a given server would allow the admin to configure what
directory it was, but that all HTTP servers would set CGI_CONFDIR to
something that scripts could rely on. If someone set it to
SERVER_ROOT/cgi-conf under NCSA httpd, that's fine.

--Rob