What's New Fall 2005
In addition to increasing storage limitations, all students will now be provided with web space as well as personal file storage.....
WebDav Information
The Web Folder behaviors available as of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 allow users to navigate to a
folder view, and include support for Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) and Web Extender Client (WEC)
protocols. DAV is a series of extensions to the http protocol and defines how basic file functions, such as
copy, move, delete, and create folder, are performed across http. WEC is a Microsoft FrontPage protocol
that provides the same sort of functionality as DAV, in addition to its own value-added FrontPage features.
Both protocols define how to set and retrieve properties on http resources.
The Web Folder behaviors enable authors to view sites in a Web Folder view, which is similar to the
Microsoft Windows Explorer folder view. The DAV and WEC protocols add additional capabilities to the
Web Folder view. For example, using the Web Folder behaviors and DAV makes it possible to perform the
equivalent of a DIR command on an http resource and retrieve all the information necessary to fill a Windows
Explorer view. Internet Explorer 5 and later supports two Web Folder behaviors that allow users to browse
sites in a Web Folder view.
The Web Folder behaviors provide an easy way to view files and folders on an http server for anyone using
Internet Explorer 5 or later. In addition, script authors are empowered with a robust implementation that
exposes any HTML object to the Web Folder navigation abilities of the Web Folder behaviors, while delivering
to authors the extensibility for designing their own interface. Some of the advantages of using Web Folder
behaviors are:
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Anyone with Internet Explorer 5 or above on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP can open a Web folder with no script and no fuss.
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Internet service providers (ISPs) can provide Web page clients with easy file and folder access to their content.
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Authors can access their content in Web folder view while maintaining control over the look and handling of the
Web Folder behaviors.
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Macintosh users may download a WebDAV client named Goliath.
Goliath is free to download under the GNU General Public License for both MacOS Classic and MacOS X version 10.0.4 and greater.
New clients are available as they are released, so check the Goliath website for updates.
- CCSU WebDAV support page
- Working with Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) and Web Folders Q221600
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