See that's the thing. It's a membership I don't think I would be inclined to do it at all. But then again he will reveal to me soon what he acsite. But he still wants to install programs without knowledge to the users of his membership site (and no it's not a pornography site...I don't do pornography sites). If it was something public tually wants users to install. Would I be using Filesystem functions to achieve this or CURL or what? Any recommendations on what I should read into? Thanks > > On Thursday 23 November 2006 11:01, Navid wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > I have a client that wants me to build a membership-based website soon. He > > has small programs for his members to install. He wants to post a link for > > them so that when they click on it the program installs on their machine > > automatically. I tried to discourage him from doing that, but he insists on > > it. His request sounds kind of fishy to me but then again it's for his > > members. Is this possible to do? Thanks in advance to all who can help. --- Larry Garfield <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The program logic is quite simple. Provide a link to a .exe file. User > clicks on it, and the browser will ask if they want to save it or run it. If > the click run, then it runs and installs whatever malicious code he is trying > to get them to install. :-) They can also save it and run it later (I > generally recommend this anyway). > > If he wants to get around the browser's "hey, are you sure about this?" > messages, then you know it's not above board and should refuse to do so on > moral grounds. > > If the programs themselves are legit, and it's for an internal app of some > kind or a close community or whatnot, then it should be OK, and the > added "are you sure" step is appropriate. Heck, SourceForge does that; > here's a redirect/link to a .exe file (or .tar.gz, or .zip, or whatever), > have fun. From there on in, it's the user's problem. It's only if the site > tries to get around the browser confirmation or masquerade the program as > something other than a downloadable and installable program that there's a > problem. > > Depending on what these programs are a java applet or a Firefox plugin may be > more appropriate to the task, but that's a separate issue. > > -- > Larry Garfield AIM: LOLG42 > larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ICQ: 6817012 > > "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of > exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, > which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to > himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession > of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it." -- Thomas > Jefferson -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
