dev|sushi

Recently at work I needed to allow for the download of sensitive files over the web. Right away your mind should jump to the security issues involved with such an undertaking. How do you allow for download without compromising the sensitive data? There is a simple but flexible method that will work perfectly.

I’ve had several people ask about redrawing a page that contains Dynamic Controls. The idea is that you have a page with a “Save” button that posts back but the page reloads exactly as it was. You can think of it like the “Apply” button in Windows but on a web page. The heart of the issue is what is the proper way to redisplay the data in the dynamic controls since they don’t have a viewstate.

I’ve been getting a lot of comment spam lately of the Rollyo query variety. Rollyo is a web property that offers user customizable search. You create yourself a list of trusted sites and then your search is restricted to those sites only. Over time you build a strong list of these trusted sites so that you never have to look at spam-y search results again. Additionally it has some social aspects where you can add another persons list to yours or search another’s list directly. I believe this is where we get into the source of this type of spam.