Re: [WinMac] Web Server

From: Curtis Wilcox (cwcx[at]mail.rochester.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2000 - 07:34:10 PST

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    At 01:26 PM 3/20/2000 +0000, Percy Mett wrote:
    >We currently host a Web server on an NT4 platform.
    >
    >What are the pros & cons of hosting a Web server under a MacOS?

    I think choosing the right web server software for you is more important
    than choosing the OS. Whether you go with Apache, IIS, WebStar, AppleShare
    IP, or something else depends on what you're trying to do and what skills
    you have.

    I'm going to assume you're talking about running MacOS 9. These are very
    general comments.

    Pro: more secure "out of the box"
             Mac clients can use AppleShare to add, remove, modify web documents

    Con: no protected memory (yet) so application crashes are more likely to
    take down the whole machine
             fewer options for remote administration
             Windows clients can't use file sharing to add, remove, modify web
    documents without additional software on the clients or server 

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Curtis Wilcox          cwcx@ats.rochester.edu
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Eastman School of Music       Pager: x12-3290

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