Fortunately, Extension never experienced any security breaches from this system. Current situation Recently, Extension purchased a new Sun 3000 computer system. Among other uses, this system hosts the Extension Web site. Almost everyone in Extension has a Windows95 computer system with either direct-connect or modem access to the Internet. During the switch to this new system, extension changed from the WN server to the Netscape Enterprise server software.
Users then can create their documents within a text box and submit their Web pages.
The CGI script essentially replaces the e-mail and procmail interface of the old system with a GUI interface. All the commands that used to be issued within the e-mail message are still the same. The only difference is that instead of e-mailing, the users use a Web browser. By using the Web browser, users get an instant response regarding the success or failure of the process and can immediately review the results. This system is much more secure than the previous method.