My company has been evaluating Radius server software for use in large scale dial-up situations (10,000+ modems). I was not directly involved with this, and none of those who were had any experience of, much less bias towards, Perl. Imagine my surprise when I find out the product chosen for this is a Radius server written in 100% Perl, sold as a plain and simple commercial product with (of course) full source, and full support. The code is exceptionally clear and readable. Needless to say it runs on several platforms, including Win32. After brief investigation it does appear that this is one of the best radius servers around, and although I've not used it, the selection team were obviously satisfied of its performance and abilities. It's nice to see something that's a straightforward shrink-wrap application of considerable size and complexity written in 100% perl, and very successful into the bargain. Possibly an excellent example for anyone needing to show that Perl is for more than ad-hoc bits of in-house scripting. Home-page for the application is: http://www.open.com.au/radiator/ ---- Jonathan Peterson Product Developer, COLT Internet +44 0207 863 5261 Mobile: 0796 875 8704 ********************************************************************** "Talk to COLT about your high bandwidth, Internet and Web hosting requirements" http://www.colt-telecom.com ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** COLT Telecommunications Registered in England No. 2452736 Registered Office: Bishopsgate Court, 4 Norton Folgate, London E1 6DQ Tel. 020 7390 3900 This message is subject to and does not create or vary any contractual relationship between COLT Telecommunications, its subsidiaries or affiliates ("COLT") and you. Internet communications are not secure and therefore COLT does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any view or opinions expressed are those of the author. The message is intended for the addressee only and its contents and any attached files are strictly confidential. If you have received it in error, please telephone the number above. Thank you. **********************************************************************
