[AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs

Ditto! never used an .mde in a final product...but then again, a lot of my
actual 'contract' work for Access stuff is repair or modify projects...not
complete from the ground up.  I have used them in testing, but that's it.  I
did notice they were still susceptible to the 97 'drag and drop' security
bug.

Drew

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk] 
> Sent:	Thursday, April 17, 2003 2:00 AM
> To:	accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject:	RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
> 
> My 2c
> I have never used an MDE and I have never had a user curious enough (for
> curious read stupid) to tamper with an FE. And that's a LOT of users at a
> lot of compnaies over the years. I must live a charmed life. I wouldn't
> hesitate to go the MDE route if I had to, but I never have.
> 
> (Just hadn't seen any posts on this side of the debate and couldn't stand
> the idea of the list being unanimous on any subject ;-) )
> 
> Andy Lacey
> <http://www.minstersystems.co.uk>
> 
> 
> 	 -----Original Message-----
> 	From: 	accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [<mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com>] 
> 	Sent:	17 April 2003 00:23
> 	To:	accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> 	Subject:	RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
> 
> 	I had a user inform me that she had tried to make a change to a
> table and the database wouldn't let her.  The database was split, and she
> was trying to make the change to the linked table through the FE.  One has
> to wonder why any user thinks they have the right to just start modifying
> tables, but things like this DO happen.  And to then TELL ME that she was
> trying to do this... it boggles the mind!
> 
> 	In most cases I use the split FE/BE, with the FE located on a server
> and downloaded by a shortcut on the user's desktop.  The user can modify
> whatever they want on their copy.  The next time they fire up the FE, they
> get a clean copy from the server.  I usually have a copy on my system at
> my office as well.
> 
> 	John W. Colby
> 	Colby Consulting
> 	<www.ColbyConsulting.com>
> 
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> 	[<mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On> Behalf Of
> Charlotte
> 	Foust
> 	Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:13 PM
> 	To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> 	Subject: RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
> 
> 
> 	When I do independent contracting, that is exactly what I do ...
> Unless
> 	the contract specfies otherwise.   I learned many years ago that it
> was
> 	the only way to protect the application from "curious" users or
> those
> 	who had taken a class in Access and were anxious to use what they
> 	learned. <g>
> 
> 	Charlotte Foust
> 
> 
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