Re: [cobalt-users] Hosting html pages.

["Carrie Bartkowiak" <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>]

> Is it possible to keep people from downloading source data (i.e.
> html and/or
> graphics) from a web page?  It is my understanding that it will always be
> possible.  Even if people can't right-click the stuff - they can still
> screen capture it.

Your understanding is correct.

The closest thing I've devised is a *very* complex frameset, with a
javascript frameset validator on each page so if someone tries to go
directly to the page they get bounced back. Add to that the most complex
right-click script you can think of, which also includes certain key events
like control-N. Open the frameset up in a new window with no menus, no
status bar, no anything.
DHTML layers upon DHTML layers... the works.
It was extremely difficult to get the code of any page, but there's always
screen capture... and just plain old pen and paper to write down your
content.

Past that, the pages are always in the cache (even if you use a nocache
header) and can be accessed with a plain-text editor to browse through. The
graphics are in there as well and can be opened with any graphics program
(Paint Shop Pro being my personal fav.)

If you put it on the web, I can duplicate it without seeing the code. And so
can most of the other surfers out there who've even glanced at how to write
html. So if you want to keep it, or keep it copyrighted... keep it to
yourself. You *always* have to assume that if it's on a public web server,
it's accessible someway, somehow.

Carrie Bartkowiak