Actually I wasn't really suggesting "sharing" session information, but rather "spoofing" or simulating it, but that's a whole other discussion. :)
> You don't need to use HTTP and connect to the CF server to > share session > information. Serialize the session data to a database or a > file system > and share that way. > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > 888-408-0900 x901 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:19 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: Running COldFusion server on a different box >> to the web >> server - possible? >> >> I don't envy you. >> >> If you can find an ASP.NET component that works like >> cfhttp you could >> theoretically "spoof" the ColdFusion server / sessions by >> using the > ASP >> component to grab out whatever info is necessary from the >> CF server, > that >> way you wouldn't need to make sure your links are >> absolute and > handling >> session management would probably be easier. The problem >> with it is > the >> overhead involved in a cfhttp-like operation. >> >> > My client has invested in a second box for his server >> > and >> > wants to set >> > it up with his web server and a whole bunch of .asp >> > stuff >> > on one box >> > (the "main" box) and the coldfusion server (CF5) and >> > the >> > coldfusion >> > components on another box (the "Old" box). >> >> > The "Old box" has been working for a couple of years >> > now, >> > and is NT4SP6 >> > with SQL7 on it, and the "main box" will be Win2k with >> > SQL2k on it and >> > will be the main point of entry to the site. >> >> > The "main box" will hold the static pages, the content >> > management, shop >> > etc, which are all in .asp and the "old box" will hold >> > the >> > interactive >> > coldFusion parts, which are to appear as though they >> > are >> > integrated with >> > the rest of the site. >> >> >> > So ... here's the thing .... can anyone confirm that >> > ColdFusion will >> > work this way? With the web server on a different box? >> > Or will it have >> > to use the web server on the NT that's still on the >> > "old >> > box"? >> >> > Can anyone see any issues with users moving back and >> > forth >> > between >> > boxes? We're going to have to change our session >> > management because of >> > this, we know that already, and all links are going to >> > have to be >> > absolute links not relative links - any other issues >> > you >> > can see? >> >> >> >> > Cheers, >> > Michael Kear >> > Windsor, NSW, Australia >> > AFP Webworks. >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > ~~~ >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~| >> > Archives: >> > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid >> > =4 >> > Subscription: >> > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index. >> > cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 >> > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq >> > Get the mailserver that powers this list at >> > http://www.coolfusion.com >> >> > Unsubscribe: >> http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/uns >> > ubscribe.cfm?user=633.558.4 >> >> >> s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 >> >> new epoch http://www.turnkey.to >> >> lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to >> >> certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer >> http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~| > Archives: > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 > Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index. > cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up > with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. > http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/uns > ubscribe.cfm?user=633.558.4 s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 new epoch http://www.turnkey.to lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
