| LED Digest 2228: HTML Editor Recommendations |
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Homesite, Ace, FirstPage, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, UltraEdit, Notepad -
lots of choices in HTML editors. What's your pick? Also - more on hacking...
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August 18, 2006 Issue no. 2228 ............................................. .....IN THIS DIGEST..... ====== NEW ====================== --== HTML Editor Recommendations ==-- ~ Richard Majewski "In the past I have used Homesite, Ace and FirstPage." ==== CONTINUING ================= --== Hijacked by a Porn Site ==-- ~ Paul Harris "Recently I had a site hacked..." ~ Ivan Jimenez "Bottom line, know who you're getting into bed with." ~ Beth Ann Earle "...we really can't depend on anyone else to safeguard our businesses." --== Proprietary CMS ==-- ~ Allen Schaaf "There is another alternative to screen-scraping manually..." --== The Click Fraud Saga ==-- ~ John Barendrecht "Today, I received a notice about Yahoo click fraud and class action suit..." --== Font Sizing ==-- ~ Tom Aman "...while *frozen* font sizes cannot be resized in IE, they can be resized in Netscape and Firefox..." ==== BILLBOARD =================== --== Open Source CMS ==-- ~ Rich Dudley From: Richard Majewski Subject: New Topic - HTML Editors Hi, I wonder whether anyone can suggest a good HTML editor. In the past I have used Homesite, Ace and FirstPage. I never did get to grips with Dreamweaver. Are there any newer editors gaining the reputation of Dreamweaver but perhaps easier to use? Many thanks to all and thanks for a fantastic resource. Richard Majewski www.hotelsoflondon.co.uk ======== CONTINUING =============================== From: Paul Harris Subject: Hijacked Recently I had a site hacked , a holding page appeared for an Islamic militant site - within minutes of reporting to the ISP they restored my backup to remove the offending material. I tried to investigate to see if it was my weakness or the ISP, I didn't get very far - I use cPanel to control my sites. The ISP did send me the following advice : "Not sure what cause this issue, but please take the following precautions as these could be one of the reasons behind it. Take the following precaution to prevent the site from hacking :- 1) Remove executable software that is just "sitting around. 2) Change your passwords often. 3) Use firewalls & anti-virus on your local PCs 4) Update your online software often. 5) Developed Software VS "Home-Grown" Software. 6) Password protect online folders. 7) Turn Telnet off. 8) Put CGI / PL / PHP / etc. only in the cgi-bin. 9) Place an index.html in every folder. 10) Log 404's 11) Have a Security Audit." I didn't understand point 9 & haven't got round to getting more information. I hope the above helps Paul Harris http://www.designaweb.biz -------- new post - same topic -------- From: Ivan Jimenez Subject: Hijacked Cheryl [Berry, issue 2227] brings up great points in asking these questions and actually reminded me of a similar occurrence with a previous client of mine. They operated vitamin sites and had an overseas partner that although could never be proved with hard evidence, hijacked their website and added code where they weren't supposed to. Bottom line, know who you're getting into bed with. Many business owners give up information and access far too easily without a real understanding of the implications associated with getting yourself into a jam. Use a reputable hosting company. Give only the access needed to perform a specific job. If you run a fairly large site or have multiple persons accessing your information, seriously consider hiring a security consultant. Generally, I'm the last person to worry about security and am far from a security expert. I leave my car door unlocked all the time (except my new car that locks itself) and pretty much it's the same with everything else. When I leave my desk, my wallet is in plain sight and if I just bought lunch for the guys there's usually cash left on the table until I get around to putting it back into said wallet. But when it comes to websites, I do everything in my power to avoid inviting malicious problems. Peter [D'Aprix, issue 2225] was extremely lucky. Had his site been reviewed by the authorities, he'd likely be in hot water or at the very least, explaining his innocence. Either way, a very, very bad situation. Be smart, don't invite danger, expect (and know how to deal with) the worst while hoping for the best and above all, know what's going on around you. Sometimes all we have is our gut feelings. If something seems even a little fishy, it very well may be... don't risk it. Best! Ivan Jimenez http://www.smarterclicks.com -------- new post - same topic -------- From: Beth Ann Earle Subject: Hijacked > I really think Google and companies like this should > be investing in time to help Web owners and not penalise > them for events that occur that are out of our control... - Anton Lasich, LED 2227 Hi, guys. First, a disclaimer: This comment is NOT directed at Anton; it's more just a general rambling. Also, if it sounds harsh, I apologize upfront -- I don't mean to be harsh, only realistic. As business owners or professionals, we really can't depend on anyone else to safeguard our businesses. The security of our web sites and our email systems are really up to us to manage and ensure. Which, admittedly, can be amazingly difficult for someone who knows huge amounts about their specific field of expertise but is woefully ignorant about web sites, hosting and other technical matters. Cheryl Berry's questions and comments are right on target -- site owners, even those with a small'ish web presence, need to pay attention to all of these factors. It seems unfair in someways, because some of us didn't *ask* to do business on the Internet; we felt forced into it, because that's what everybody else was doing, and we needed to make sure our businesses survived. But, now, really, part of making sure our businesses survive IS being intimately familiar with the technical aspects of the Internet, or at least employing / contracting with someone we truly trust to manage that part of the business for us. We've reach a point where not managing these issues is basically the same thing as a brick-and-mortar business owner saying "I didn't know I needed *that* kind of insurance" or "No one told me I needed a permit." With best regards to LED'ers everywhere, Beth Ann Earle pilotfishseo.com -------- new post - new topic -------- From: Allen Schaaf Subject: Content Management Systems > During the past couple of years, I have had > to 'rescue' several sites hosted on [proprietary] > CMS and the work has NOT been fun or easy. - Marty R. Milette, LED 2224 Hi folks, There is another alternative to screen-scraping manually: Wget or WinWget. Both will get all or almost all the pages in a site with the file and pix names intact if - big if - the site was designed rationally to begin with. Of the couple of dozen times I've used it, it has only failed once, and then only partially. That site had some pix in an odd-ball location that WinWget couldn't get to. It got everything else. Sites which use a rational organization that allows for search engines will be successfully captured by Wget or WinWget. Best to all, Allen Schaaf Network and Information Security Planned Systems, Inc. -------- new post - new topic -------- From: John Barendrecht Subject: Click fraud Today, I received a notice about Yahoo click fraud and class action suit, details also available online: http://www.checkmatesettlement.com/ This may explain why Yahoo is setting up a click fraud prevention: ------------------ "iv) Yahoo! shall work with third parties in an effort to develop industry-wide standards that define click fraud, set forth standards with respect to the detection of click fraud and provide the public with periodic general evaluations regarding the effectiveness of providers' efforts to filter and prevent the charging of click fraud to customers." ------------------ Best regards, John Barendrecht http://www.centralhome.com -------- new post - new topic -------- From: Tom Aman Subject: Font sizing > Did I, although with the best of intentions, > create a monster that wrests away control > from visitors to B Independent? - Sandra Linley, LED 2227 There does not seem to be any problem with resizing the text on your site. There has been some comment regarding text resizing that points out that, while *frozen* font sizes cannot be resized in IE, they can be resized in Netscape and Firefox (browsers that I believe use the same rendering engine). Obviously, the developers of these have realized the problems caused with fixed font sizes so have chosen to essentially ignore this and allow resizing of the text. Designers should think about that next time they want to freeze a font size. Tom Aman Aman Software http://www.cyberspyder.com ==== BILLBOARD =================================== From: Richard J. Dudley Subject: Open Source CMS > What would you recommend as good picks > for open-source [CMS] software? - Gwen Chambers, LED 2225 DotNetNuke (http://www.dotnetnuke.com) is an open-source CMS based on the .NET framework. It has tremendous support in the developer community (see http://www.snowcovered.com for modules, skins, etc), and many hosts will set it up for you for free. Rich Dudley http://www.bloomery.com
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