Holy cripes! I didn't think about that. Yes, I would consider that to be a significant factor in deciding between IIS host header configuration and CF scripts.
Thank you. Dave -- David M. Delbridge Circa 3000 ColdFusion Hosting http://www.circa3k.com Kola Oyedeji wrote: > > Also I'm don't know if its an internal apps, but some search engines > view a (homepage) redirect as an attempt to trick search engine spiders. > > Kola > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dowdell, Jason G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 01 August 2003 12:30 > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: RE: Host Headers vs. CGI vars (was "IIS Domain Naming > Question") > >> > >> I would have two concerns with the CF script doing a > >> task that's specifically designed for IIS. > >> > >> 1. Will take more processor for CF that it would for IIS > >> because you're requiring a cf template to load as well as > >> the IIS request instead of just the IIS request. > >> > >> 2. What happens if you move from IIS to Apache and your > >> cgi.http_host isn't available? I'm not certain if this is > >> the case but it's something to check for since there are > >> CGI vars that aren't available on Apache but are available > >> on IIS. > >> > >> ~Jason > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Peter Theobald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:48 PM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: Re: Host Headers vs. CGI vars (was "IIS Domain Naming > >> Question") > >> > >> > >> If you use the web server (IIS or Apache in my case) you can do a few > >> extra tricks like remapping /images/ to /images/specificdir > >> > >> At 06:16 PM 7/31/2003 -0700, David Delbridge wrote: > >> >I'm sorry. In rereading my post, I see now that I really wasn't > very > >> >clear at all. > >> > > >> >By "host headers vs. CGI vars" I really meant to compare IIS' host > >> >header handling to that of a CF script. Are you aware of any voodoo > >> >inside IIS that does a better job in directing incoming traffic by > host > >> >header than a CF script which parses the info from CGI.HTTP_HOST and > >> >redirects via CFLocation? Do both methods share 100% of the same > >> >caveats? > >> > > >> >Thank you. > >> > > >> >Dave > >> > > >> >-- > >> > > >> >David M. Delbridge > >> >Circa 3000 > >> >ColdFusion Hosting > >> >http://www.circa3k.com > >> >775-832-2445 > >> > > >> > > >> >Dave Watts wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > This brings up a relevant question I've had for some time: > >> >> > Is there any difference in using host headers vs. CGI > >> >> > variables to direct traffic based on requested URL? I've > >> >> > been under the impression for some time that the latter > >> >> > method bears certain caveats, for example, incompatibility > >> >> > with some older browsers (though I've never personally > >> >> > witnessed it). Would the same caveats apply exactly to host > >> >> > headers on IIS or is this method somehow more robust? > >> >> > >> >> I'm not sure I understand, exactly. When your browser sends a Host > >> header > >> >> (which any browser that supports HTTP/1.1 should send, I think), > that > >> is a > >> >> CGI variable - CGI.HTTP_HOST in CF. Older browsers don't send the > Host > >> >> header, so those won't work with "name-based" virtual servers that > >> require a > >> >> host header. > >> >> > >> >> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > >> >> http://www.figleaf.com/ > >> >> voice: (202) 797-5496 > >> >> fax: (202) 797-5444 > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
