Of course someone will chimein with a single line of perl that looks like the regular expression from hell. And then the choice will be clear, python! ;)
On 5/10/06, Shane Hathaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Stephen Smith wrote: > In a past life, I designed and built a messaging service that would > fetch files containing data requests from a web server in the DMZ using > FTP. The message service would fulfill the request (attach a PDF, and > image or rows of data for a report, etc) and then put the fulfillment > into a file which was put back on the web server. This eliminated pin > holes through the fire wall which could potentially be exploited to > access machines behind the firewall. > > I need to build another messaging service to perform the same function, > however, it has been years since I worked in C. Is there a better way > of fetching files from an isolated server, such as a web server in the > DMZ, without using FTP or punching holes in the firewall? > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Did you use C or a scripting language? In this scenario, C is not going to be any faster and is going to take at least 10X more work than a general purpose scripting language like python, bash, perl, or ruby. Of course, that does mean you have to choose one of them, and that's a really hard thing to discuss in this group. ;-) Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
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