OK - I'm pretty non-tech. What IS the htaccess file all about? ----- Original Message ----- From: David Gerard <[email protected]> To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:23:04 +0100 Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Benefits of using wiki in a corporate environment-how to convience?
> On 17 October 2010 03:20, George Herbert <[email protected]> wrote: > On the followup question - yes. You need to have the landing pad > "main page" visible to anyone, but you can create a group memberships > structure with a custom group that keeps anyone from accessing content > unless you approve them. That isn't super-secure, but gets you > reasonably far towards a secure semi or acceptably private wiki that's > on the internet. For more security, you can put .htaccess control in front of the whole wiki. This tends to be a major pain in the backside, though, and I've seen it confuse non-technical users who don't understand what's going on. - d. _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
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