OT: Microsoft Stands By IIS Despite Gartner Recommendation

[Nigel Sollars]

On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, George Toft wrote:

> Wow!!!  I'm glad I didn't get my MCSE - I set up Linux, NetWare 5,
> and NT4 Server (including IIS) in an evening for a class I was 
> teaching.  It was actually easier to set up NT4 than NW5.  After
> setting up NT & Linux, we surfed the default web sites just to make 
> sure they worked, which they did.

lol you know what George after gaining it lol i wish i had'nt but then
guess someone has to right?

Nigel
> 
> In my practice before the class, IIS would not work, so I was all 
> prepared for a botched install, so when it worked, the students 
> really say no difference between an NT setup and a Linux setup.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> Nigel Sollars wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, George Toft wrote:
> > 
> > > I just read the actual numbers of servers shows NT has just under
> > > 50% of the market.  Netcraft's numbers are off because of virtual
> > > hosting.  For example, when I was in L.A., several of our servers
> > > had 200+ web sites per server, so by URL, Apache has the market
> > > share, but by server, it does not.
> > >
> > > This in itself is a benefit as it shows that Unix + Apache can
> > > host more virtuals than NT + IIS.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > 
> > After doing the MCSE +i NT4 ( which i have now lost ) ...
> > 
> > Im not suprised .. in the class i was in it took a good day to set IIS up
> > and running we even enabled HTTPS going through a shed load of menus (
> > Very annoying might i add ) But we did find that when doing vertual
> > servers the installs we had going were prone to hang and server response
> > times were greatly reduced .. Dont ask me why alls i did was pass the
> > exams
> > ( I got it for free so it was of no loss to me financially )
> > 
> > For the setuptime issue
> > 
> > I can setup Apapche with PHP SSL running with SQL ( mysql ,
> > postrgres , Informaix ) support in a little over 30mins with self
> > generated RSA / DSA keys.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Nigel Sollars
> > 
> >  >
> > > Matt Alexander wrote:
> > > >
> > > > It annoys me when people say that the only reason IIS is compromised so
> > > > much is because it's so popular.  Ummm...  last I checked, Apache had at
> > > > least twice the market share of IIS.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, John Starta wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Computerworld [1]: "Microsoft said its Internet Information Server (IIS) is
> > > > > as secure as comparable products from other vendors following a Gartner
> > > > > recommendation that companies hit by the Nimda and Code Red worms look at
> > > > > alternatives to IIS."
> > > > >
> > > > > [1] <http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO64226_NLTAM%2C00.html>
> > > > >
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