Hi,

I have to move from the current server I use to a new location and the place I've chosen says that they are having security problems with the LWP module and so aren't allowing it.

Now on the requirements page for Links 2.0 it says "

OptionalAn installed LWP module and Net::FTP module if you want to use the verify links routine. If you can't install it, the script will work fine except for the verify links routine."

Is this true? Will the search engine search work properly without it? I never used it myself cause it kept stalling and quitting on me and I have a seperate program to check links.

Please let me know if anyone knows. Email me at gaspers@eskimo.com

Sonja Marie

The search engine should work fine without it. As far as I know it is only used in the nph-verify.cgi script. Your best bet is to give it a try and see if it will work

OR, you could open up search.cgi and try doing a search for;

require LWP

OR

use LWP

Hope that helps a bit

Andy (mod)
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If you mean the search.cgi for mine, I did, and didn't find any LWP mentioned.



Thanks for the reply!



Sonja Marie

In that case you should be fine.

Andy (mod)
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as for nph-verify.cgi, there is NOTHING your host can do to prevent you from installing LWP or NET::FTP locally. And these modules don't pose security risks... they could however suck up a lot of bandwidth.

--Philip
Links 2.0 moderator