[Spambayes-checkins] website faq.txt,1.36,1.37

[Tony Meyer]

Update of /cvsroot/spambayes/website
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	faq.txt 
Log Message:
Add a FAQ about accessing the web interface remotely, based on David McNab's
suggestion.

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+ How can I access the web interface from a different machine than the one it is running on?
+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+ By default, the web interface rejects browser access unless the browser is
+ running on the same machine as the interface - if it was open to anyone,
+ then people who came across your machine would be able to change your
+ settings and possibly read your mail.  In some cases, however, you might
+ want to open access up - if you use more than one machine to process mail,
+ for example.
+ 
+ In releases up to and including 1.0a4, you need to edit the
+ bayescustomize.ini script (the configuration page on the website tells you
+ where this is located).  In the ``[html_ui]`` section (create one if there
+ isn't one already), add the line: ``allow_remote_connections:True``.  If
+ you can, you might want to firewall outside access to port 8880, to stop
+ unauthorised users from messing with the web interface.
+ 
+ In versions after 1.0a4, you can specify IP addresses or ranges that you
+ want to be allowed access (two or three machines, for example).  You can
+ also do this via the web configuration, without having to alter the
+ configuration file manually.  The option you are after is called
+ ``Allowed remote connections``.
+ 
+ 
  Known Problems & Workarounds
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