RE: [cobalt-users] [RaQ550] SSL only available for 1 site?

["William J.A. Brillinger" <billy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:08 PM 12/09/02 +0200, you wrote:
> > SSL Is a brat ... when you register with whomever, you need
> > to specify an IP address. Well, your cobalt will basically
> > listen to: X.X.X.X:443 for that site and that site ALONE ...
> > I never looked for a hack, but I do not think so ... So,
> > unfortunately, your pretty much stuck with 1 IP per SSL site.
> >  But the upside is that you can still run multiple VHOSTS,
> > just they can't have SSL on them ...
> >
> > What some people like to do is create a generic domain, and
> > just host people's SSL. I know it isn't has convenient, but
> > ... it makes you more money, and saves the head aches of
> > worrying about getting more ip addresses if they are scarce.
>
> Daimn... The generic domain is my only solution then..
>
> Ok thanks for the info..

If you are creative, you can create symlinks in the generic domain to your 
customers area or create directories in the generic domain for each 
customer who wants to use the service and give them a symlink through which 
to upload files to the secure domain.

- Bill




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