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DAV, XP, Apache 2.0.n
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| M Coyne 2005-03-30, 7:57 am |
| Some of the things I read about the wonderful workings of DAV, make me
wonder if I am the only one who cannot make it work at all. Is there anyone
who has actually set up a functioning DAV access to an Apache 2.0.nn
directory and is using XP's My Network Places to access it?
Rather than my giving all the directives I have used, if such a person will
reveal themselves, then we can get down to specifics of where I am going
wrong.
Thanks.
Michael
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| Peter van Merkerk 2005-03-30, 6:03 pm |
| M Coyne wrote:
> Some of the things I read about the wonderful workings of DAV, make me
> wonder if I am the only one who cannot make it work at all. Is there anyone
> who has actually set up a functioning DAV access to an Apache 2.0.nn
> directory and is using XP's My Network Places to access it?
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> Rather than my giving all the directives I have used, if such a person will
> reveal themselves, then we can get down to specifics of where I am going
> wrong.
I have; it took quite awhile to figure it out. The only setup that works
for me is:
1. Basic authentication with SSL;
2. Using mod_encoding to fix the username Windows XP sends to apache.
Good luck.
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Peter van Merkerk
peter.van.merkerk(at)dse.nl
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| M Coyne 2005-03-30, 6:03 pm |
| Thank you very much Mr. van Merkerk,
So DAV will work with XP, but only with much effort. I am a programmer but
I thought my first time out building an Apache server I would forego
changing and compiling my own modules.
Is the SSL a requirement caused by the change of user name processing or
could one let that go until the rest of the procedure works? I thought
Apache 2.1.n or 2.2.n might fix the name problem, but the advance
documentation doesn't mention DAV. Maybe you could get the E.U.'s anti
trust office to add this to their list of things Microsoft has to change.
It's encouraging to know someone has made it work.
Michael Coyne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter van Merkerk" <merkerk@deadspam.com>
Newsgroups: alt.apache.configuration
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:11
Subject: Re: DAV, XP, Apache 2.0.n
>M Coyne wrote:
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> I have; it took quite awhile to figure it out. The only setup that works
> for me is:
> 1. Basic authentication with SSL;
> 2. Using mod_encoding to fix the username Windows XP sends to apache.
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> Good luck.
>
> --
> Peter van Merkerk
> peter.van.merkerk(at)dse.nl
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| Peter van Merkerk 2005-03-30, 6:03 pm |
| M Coyne wrote:
> So DAV will work with XP, but only with much effort. I am a programmer but
> I thought my first time out building an Apache server I would forego
> changing and compiling my own modules.
With a bit of luck the required modules comes with your distro so you
don't have to compile anything.
> Is the SSL a requirement caused by the change of user name processing or
> could one let that go until the rest of the procedure works?
It may or may not work without SSL; I have never tested without SSL.
Digest authentication most definitely doesn't work with XP, and I didn't
want to send username/passwords as clear text over the net so I was
stuck using basic authentication with SSL.
> I thought Apache 2.1.n or 2.2.n might fix the name problem, but the advance
> documentation doesn't mention DAV.
The problem lies with XP not Apache. So I wouldn't hold your breath
while waiting for an Apache release that fixes this problem.
> Maybe you could get the E.U.'s anti
> trust office to add this to their list of things Microsoft has to change.
I am not into Microsoft bashing. But considering DAV on Apache works
just fine with previous Windows releases (and other DAV clients), it
appears that people at Microsoft went out of their way to make XP
incompatible with DAV servers other than IIS.
> It's encouraging to know someone has made it work.
If you don't give up too easilly, I'm sure you can get it to work too.
After all I'm also a Apache newbee (and a programmer).
An alternative way would be to use another DAV client (e.g. DAVexplorer
of novell netdrive). But personally I think that not having to install
additional software is one of the biggest advantages of the WebDAV protocol.
Good luck.
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Peter van Merkerk
peter.van.merkerk(at)dse.nl
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