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tilly
Why not install mod_ssl, run the script under ssl, and send back an email to all concerned saying it is now running under ssl, and re-open the question?<p>
Be sure to send email to a list of people (be sure to include the boss who wants the application the most) and make it polite and to the point. Something like this:
<code>
I am sorry. I had no idea that SSL was a requirement.
I reconfigured the webserver that I put my proof of
concept on, and the script is now running securely
under SSL. This changes the URL to https://xxxxx/xxx.
I would be happy to make any other changes that are
needed.
Sincerely,
xxxxxx
</code>
The image you want is not upset or frustrated. Just ready, willing, and able to help. Focus on that. Because the fact is that you <b>are</b> making someone look really bad (namely whoever would normally produce this type of application), and that <i>will</i> cause political problems. (Hence the obviously stupid technical complaint about a non-issue.) But the nicer you are about the situation, and the more useful your stuff is, the more likely you are to handle the political problem.
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