Internet Week: Are You Being Web Served? | Linux Today

Internet Week: Are You Being Web Served?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 14, 1999

Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6
“Hits: Strongest administrative capabilities; multiplatform
scalability; document publishing features
Misses: Poor log-file analysis; no bandwidth throttling”

Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
4.0

“Hits: Strong indexing and log-file analysis capabilities; strong
applications development support; bandwidth throttling
Misses: Only available for Windows; proprietary approach to
server-side Java; no support for browser-based uploads”

Red Hat Secure Web Server 2.0
“Hits: Source code available; excellent statistics; can do nearly
anything with plug-ins
Misses: Administration requires editing of configuration files and
restarts; development not for the faint of heart”

O’Reilly & Associates WebSite Professional
2.3.15

“Hits: Supports large variety of programming interfaces; good
out-of-box e-commerce features
Misses: Difficult to install; only available for Windows; weak
built-in log analysis”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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