[Discuss] Web Maintenance software (for Windows)

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 06/06/2012 04:24 PM, John Abreau wrote:
> If he wants us to make our servers vulnerable to attack so that he won't
> be inconvenienced, then we need to explain the Facts Of Life to him.
> If what he wants is not reasonable, then he won't be getting what he wants.
>
> If the WinSCP or Git methods will do the job and are the best solutions
> we can come up with that don't compromise our servers, then that's
> what he'll have to live with.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
>> On 06/06/2012 12:19 PM, Bill Horne wrote:
>>> On 6/6/2012 11:35 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>>>> The BLU hosts several guest web sites. One of our sites does not have a
>>>> webmaster, and the new webmaster would like to use DreamWeaver, but his
>>>> copy does not support SSH. Our server allows access only through SSH and
>>>> encryption keys.
>>>> What I would like to do is to find a solution for him that does not
>>>> require the purchasing of a newer version of DreamWeaver.
>>> You can have him instal WinSCP, and script the transfers: see
>>> http://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting for details.
>>>
>>>
>> He does not want to do that. I'm not sure that scripting will help him.
>> I think he does have WinSCP installed. I sent him a full set of
>> instructions last year with screen shots and how to create the keys and
>> send me the keys so I could install his public key.
>> He wants to do everything from DreamWeaver, and his version does not
>> support SSH.
>> One possible solution is VPN. But I would prefer a more OpenSource
>> product he can install and use. All the other web masters we have don't
>> have a problem with SSH other than they lose their keys.But, if we can
>> use WinSCP scripting to simulate what DreamWeaver wants to do, it does
>> solve the problem.
>
>
The issue is that (as I understand it) DreamWeaver changes pointers when
moving files from the home PC to the production site and vice-versa.
So, the intermediate site solution would work, but remember we're
talking about a guy who is not tech savy. I've explained to him why we
use SSH the way we do, and we are not about to make it easier to BLU to
get hacked.

As I mentioned, a Putty solution would work, but it would require an ftp
server on BLU, set up for localhost only. But, I'm not sure if this will
compromise security or not.

The current version of DreamWeaver does support SSH but is costly.

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