Configure the WWW service directories by using this dialog box. Press the Add button on the Directories property sheet to set up new directories.
Sets the path to the directory to use for the WWW service.
Use to select the directory to use for the WWW service.
Choose this to specify the root directory for the WWW service.
Peer Web Services provides a default home directory, \Wwwroot, for the WWW service. The files that you place in the WWW home directory, and its subdirectories, are available to remote browsers. You can change the location of the default home directory.
Choose this to specify a subdirectory for the WWW service. Enter the directory name or alias that service users will use to gain access.
You can add other directories outside the home directory that are accessed by browsers as subdirectories of the home directory. That is, you can publish from other directories and have those directories accessible from within the home directory. Such directories are called "virtual directories."
The administrator can specify the physical location of the virtual directory and the virtual name (alias), which is the directory name used by remote browsers.
Note that virtual directories will not appear in WWW directory listings; you must create explicit links in HTML files in order for users to access virtual directories. Users can also type in the URL if they know the alias for the virtual directory.
The published directories can be located on local or network drives. If the virtual directory is a network drive, provide the user name and password with access to that network drive. Virtual directories on network drives must be on computers in the same Windows NT domain as the computer running Peer Web Services.
This box is active only if the directory specified in the first line of this dialog box is a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) server and share name, for example, \\Webserver\Htmlfiles. Enter the user name and password that has permission to use the network directory. Virtual directories on network drives must be on computers in the same Windows NT domain as the Peer Web Services.
Important If you specify a user name and password to connect to a network drive, all Peer Web Services access to that directory will use that user name and password. You should use care when using UNC connections to network drives to prevent possible security breaches.
The Access check boxes control the attributes of the directory. If the files are on a Windows NT File System (NTFS) drive, NTFS settings for the directory must match these settings.
Read Must be selected for information directories. Do not select this box for directories containing programs.
Execute Allows clients to run any programs in this directory. This box is selected by default for the directory created for programs. Put all your scripts and executable files into this directory. Do not select this box for directories containing static content.
Require secure SSL channel Select this box if using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security to encrypt data transmissions.
See also: The Peer Web Services Installation and Administration Guide. Choose Help Topics from Internet Service Manager, or click the Product Documentation icon in the Microsoft Peer Web Services program group.