> there is no clear reasoning as to why a security company would tell you > to take your cf server and put that on a different machine than your iis > machine...it just > doesn't make sense....not in the least bit. > > how many developers/web shops on this list, have iis and cf on the same > machine? > > I bet 100% of us. >
Nah, I doubt it's 100%, but I would guess it's a high percentage though. Setting up your site in distributed mode is common in high-traffic sites. For those kinds of sites (of which I'm almost positive MM.com is one), the advantages of being able to have dedicated resources for each layer of your network setup are numerous, performance included. To learn more and set up MX in distributed mode, you can follow this TechNote from MM.com: http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/administration/cfmx_in_distributed_mode/ Regards, Dave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
