[SEL] Member's Sites on Oldengine.org - IMPORTANT

[Dave Rotigel]

Aenus, Are you telling us that there is nothing to worry about--ie that our 
pages are safe??
         Dave

At 02:51 PM 2/18/2006, you wrote:
>--- Listerdiesel <listerdiesel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > While updating our own site today, I noticed that I
> > had a new folder
> > named "_vti_cnf" in my Oldengine main folder, and
> > subsequently I also
> > found one of these folders in every one of the
> > subfolders on my site.
> >
>
>And Aenus replies:
>It is a frontpage thing. See:
>http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011520671033.aspx
>You might have to cut and paste if the word wrap gives
>trouble with the url.
>Or, read this, which is copied from the micro$soft
>site:
>FrontPage metadata is stored in hidden folders and
>files
>FrontPage-specific information is stored in hidden
>folders and files that support FrontPage-specific
>functionality. These hidden items are the FrontPage
>metadata for your site. They are hidden to prevent
>them from accidentally being deleted, changed, or
>moved.
>
>This metadata is what FrontPage uses to help you
>manage your site. It is what makes managing the site
>possible.
>
>When Windows Explorer is configured to show hidden
>files and folders, you can see the additional
>FrontPage metadata folders, like the _vti_cnf folder
>and the _vti_pvt folder.
>
>The _vti_cnf folder contains information about every
>file, such as which links are within the file and who
>modified the file and when. The _vti_pvt folder stores
>all of the configuration information for the site, for
>example, which subsites are in the Web site and the
>permission configurations for the site.
>
>TTFN,
>A.M.
>
>
>
>
>
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