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50 Chapter 3 Managing Websites
• The port being used for the site
Double-clicking a site in the Sites pane opens the site details window, where you can
view or change the settings for the site.
Setting Server Responses to MIME Types and
Content Handlers
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) is an Internet standard for specifying what
happens when a web browser requests a file with certain characteristics. Content
handlers are similar and also use suffixes to determine how a file is handled. A file’s
suffix describes the type of data in the file. Each suffix and its associated response
together is called a MIME type mapping or a content handler mapping. See
“Understanding Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension” on page 18 for more
information.
To set the server response for a MIME type or content handler:
1 In Server Admin, click Web in the list for the server you want.
2 Click Settings in the button bar.
3 In the MIME Types or content Handlers pane, click the Add button, or select the item in
the list you want to edit and click the Edit button.
4 If necessary, type a name for a new MIME type or content handler, then type the file
suffix associated with this mapping in the Suffixes field.
If you use the suffix cgi, make sure you’ve enabled CGI execution for the website.
5 Click Save.
Enabling SSL
If you want to provide secure transactions on your server, such as allowing users to
purchase items from a website, you should set up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protection. SSL lets you send encrypted, authenticated information across the Internet.
If you want to allow credit card transactions through a website, for example, you can
protect the information that’s passed to and from that site.
Before you can enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protection for a website, you have to
obtain the proper certificates. When you have obtained a certificate, you can set up SSL
for a site. For detailed information about certificates and their management, see the
Appendix, “Certificates and Security,” in the mail service administration guide.