Before ASP.NET, there was Classic ASP. It used VBScript or JScript to serve dynamic content. It was revolutionary at the time but lacked the built-in security frameworks we take for granted today.
If you stored your data in a file called db_main.mdb and placed it in a public folder, anyone who guessed the URL could download your entire database. This included user lists, emails, and—crucially—passwords. 2. Plain Text vs. Hashing
You might be trying to restore an old hobbyist site from a 2004 backup.