Uploading HTML files (*.htm)

Posted by HeroofTime55 on Sept. 28, 2006, 9:41 a.m.

I was thinking, This site could be really cool if we could upload .htm files. That would enable us to have other webpages through this site, which would be kinda cool.

Pros:

-It would be really super ultra cool, and we could all have our own sites through 64Digits

Cons:

-It might allow for abuse of the main site

-Sites might not fit in with game development

-64Digits would ammount to a free web host, which is kinda dumb

-With that comes the potential for large ammounts of bandwidth, and that costs money, and the potential to waste server space

Thoughts on this? Is there some way to mabye eliminate some or all of the cons (For example, Mod approval, or mabye only older members can upload .htm files)? Or should this die?

This is just a random idea I had, and I really dont have much of an opinion on this as of yet.

On a side note, Is it acceptable to upload games/*.exe's here that were not made with GameMaker?

Comments

smaksak 18 years, 1 month ago

Quote:
-64Digits would ammount to a free web host, which is kinda dumb
That's pretty much what I was going to say, maybe people who never even had heard of game maker joins, just because they want to use it as a web host.

KaBob799 18 years, 1 month ago

yeah too much bandwidth would end up being used =/

flashback 18 years, 1 month ago

We have enough trouble with javascript abuse NOW, just wait till we get HTML FILES uploading!

What's next, Having PHP files be able to be uploaded and giving you all CPanel access?

Honestly…

Oh, and you can upload non-gm stuff if you want, but you can't submit non-gm things to the database.

deepermeaning 18 years, 1 month ago

To put it bluntly, <b>no.</b>

HeroofTime55 18 years, 1 month ago

Yeah, I was prety much thinking the same. I was hoping that mabye someone would come up with a solution that would solve the problems associated with it.

flashback 18 years, 1 month ago

The real problem would be that we couldn't parse out malicious code - and even if we could, I'm not sure our host would like us being a website host like they are.

Eternal 18 years, 1 month ago

I would like to point out I have been saying this for a long time, but the admins ignored me.

melee-master 18 years, 1 month ago

Heh, I remember thinking about this a LONG time ago.

But yeah, the answer is no.

And to any wondering, deepermeaning is Jake. Haha.

KaBob799 18 years, 1 month ago

although I know at least one member has an index.html file uploaded =/

melee-master 18 years, 1 month ago

Heh. I used to have a .php index with a meat badger and hit counter.