I have a web account that supports scripting and cgi-bin.<br>
<br>
How can I let my Perl program read and write data to a text file, but at <br>
the same time, I don't want anyone from being able to type the filename<br>
into their browser and download it?<br>
<br>
What would the file permissions be set at? What would be the permissions <br>
of the directory where my text data file is located be set at?<br>

: I have a web account that supports scripting and cgi-bin.<br>
: <br>
: How can I let my Perl program read and write data to a text file, but at <br>
: the same time, I don't want anyone from being able to type the filename<br>
: into their browser and download it?<br>
: <br>
: What would the file permissions be set at? What would be the permissions <br>
: of the directory where my text data file is located be set at?<br>
: <br>
: <br>
<br>
file perms will need to be set at 777 for cgi write<br>
change to somelike 400 and so only the owner can read,<br>



URL:http://plebian.com

Just to clearify some things, when I type the full pathname of a file in <br>
the browser address window like:<br>
http://www.blah.com/cgi-bin/data.txt<br>
<br>
What prevents me from reading this file? The permissions of the directory<br>
or the permissions of the file?<br>
<br>