Next message: Leonard Rosenthol: "RE: [WinMac] Re: Web Server"
Donna,
I forgot to mention that if you have a spare G3 or G4, you can use Mac OS X,
since it has Apache built in as the "personal" web server.
If serving up files is all you need, then Net Presenz by Peter Lewis (of Fetch
fame) will probably suffice as a basic web server.
Where you have to be careful is handling dual fork Mac files... Just stuff or
zip them, or Leonard will chime in with the MacBinary info.
Also, are these files only going to be retrieved once or twice; or are they
going to be retrieved dozens of times? I mention this because you don't want to
tie up your bandwidth to your facility: Instead, you can use a very basic Web
server in-house which mirrors to a hosting company with fat pipes. This way,
each large file goes out over your pipeline only once at the times YOU select,
then anyone who wants the file gets it using someone else's pipes. This way,
the Internet hosting company handles the security and all you need to do is
manage an internal web server without having to deal with web server
programming.
Cheers!
Dan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: donnah1@mac.com [mailto:donnah1@mac.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 7:05 AM
>To: winmac@iffy.com
>Subject: [WinMac] Re: Web Server
>
>
>Thanks to all who replied with excellent advice. I will be spending
>the next little while researching and learning; I now have a clearer
>idea of where to direct my energies. I will spend time looking at
>both approaches mentioned, Linux/Apache and NT4/Small Business.
>
>Thanks!
>Donna
>
>
>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 1:59 PM
>> To: winmac@iffy.com
>> Subject: [WinMac] Web Server
>>
>> I may be in a position where I need to setup a web server that will
>> serve large files on the Internet (not a LAN). The hardware will be
>> a Pentium due to the expertise of the hardware consultant (not a
>> flexible issue). What I want to do is decide what I need in the way
>> of hardware and software. I will need to password protect web pages
>> with individual passwords.
>>
>> As a long time Mac user who will be crossing the line, I thought I
>> would ask for advice here. I am not a UNIX admin person or a
>> Windows genie, although I have used and enjoyed both operating
>> systems. I need to make my choices and get up to speed fairly
>> quickly. Complex solutions involving my becoming a UNIX guru in 8
>> weeks are not feasible, however optimal those solutions.
>>
>> Any advice to get me started would be very much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Donna
>
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