My scheduled_tasks directory contains basically the following:
<cfif IsDefined('attributes.fuseaction')
AND
ListFind(attributes.fuseaction,"rebuildverity,hammertheDB,dosomethingdangero
us")>
<cfinclude template="admin/index.cfm">
<cfelse>
<cf_addtomeanies>
</cfif>
Thus I neatly(?) side step the security in the admin app.
Naturally I would never call the directory anything as obvious as
"scheduled_tasks".
Ever again.
FWIW, I was working on a newer one today and the challenge/response stuff
worked, so might try that next time.
Bert
Ps I agree with Nando when he says it's a bit of a donkey, but for different
reasons - in my experience the scheduler can 'go bad', and once this happens
it just doesn't work, and you're stuffed...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan McCollough [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 13 June 2002 19:15
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: CF Scheduler not working with a FB's URL?
>
>
> I've found the Scheduler to be one very persnickity hassle.
>
> Here is the generic answer, IMHO, to all Scheduler problems:
>
> Assuming you are in a Windows environment running IIS - If
> not, it may still apply...
>
> You've gotta be 100% sure your FB app that is scheduled is
> available to the anonymous account IIS uses (IUSR_xyz). In
> IIS, make sure "Allow Anonymous Access" is checked, and that
> the other security options are not checked.
>
> Within the scheduled task, you -can- pass username/password
> credentials, but I never got those to work, even when
> following the instructions that indicate they are for "Basic"
> authentication. Well, it's basic, all right. It doesn't work.
>
> Oh, and hoping you can get the Scheduler to tunnel down to a
> subdirectory within your application? Forget it! (IMHO, again)
>
> I've found the only sure-fire way to get Scheduler tasks to
> run is to isolate them into a special directory reserved for
> such a purpose. You could call it somethign unique like
> "scheduled_tasks", or maybe "ishkabibble" if that sounds more
> impressive. And... since this directory is supposed to be for
> scheduled tasks only, don't put in any components you don't
> want indexed/spidered by such items. More IMHO advice.
>
> Moral of the story? Scheduler does not like any security.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Grabbe [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:14 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: CF Scheduler not working with a FB's URL?
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I have a fuseaction that send out a daily news
> > alert/newsletter. When I call the fuseaction from within a browser,
> > everything works fine. But if I put the exact same URL into the CF
> > Scheduler, no emails get sent. I can see from the logs that the
> > fuseaction IS being called at the correct time, but no emails are
> > produced. Has anyone run into a problem with FB and the Scheduler
> > before?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > David
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> > David Grabbe
> > News Editor
> > World Watch Daily
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > <http://worldwatchdaily.org>
> >
>
>
>
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