> I understand that you have to make excuses for your web server because > it doesn't support a certain feature.
I'm not sure what you mean by "my web server", since I support several different web servers, and work with them regularly. Some of my clients use IIS, some use Apache, some use other web servers. I have very little control over what they use, and if my answer to their web server configuration questions was just "use Apache", they would fire me. > I'm not sure why you felt that you have to resort to name calling. > Perhaps it is because you have conceded my argument. I humbly accept > your surrender. In the face of trollish behavior, surrender is the only option. I'm not resorting to name-calling, simply observing your behavior. Nevertheless, I will try to explain why I perceive your behavior as trollish. > This is CF-Talk, and managing a web server is part of the job for a lot > of us. When a problem comes up that might be related to IIS, I simply > point out that Apache might be a good solution to the problem that the > person is having. That is not an accurate description of your actions. This thread started when a poster asked how to use ISAPI Rewrite. At that point, he already had ISAPI Rewrite, which is functionally equivalent in most respects to mod_rewrite, shares most of mod_rewrite's syntax, and is perfectly suitable for the vast majority of URL rewriting needs. He simply wanted to know how to rewrite URLs. At that point, you suggested he use Apache instead. This is not a solution to his problem, since he would still need to learn how to rewrite URLs. Your response was either mindless evangelism or a troll. I'm not sure which is worse, so I gave you the benefit of the doubt as to your being mindless. > If someone was using Apache and complained that they couldn't > understand the configuration files and wanted a GUI, wouldn't you > suggest they move to IIS? Probably not, actually. There are, as you know, plenty of administrative utilities for Apache. In most cases, it's easier to learn how to use these utilities than to change an integral part of your existing infrastructure. And that's the crux of my point, with regard to your being a troll. If someone has hundreds of virtual servers (presumably not an uncommon situation for people on the list), with existing SSL certs, configuration options, etc, etc, it is simply not a viable option to switch web servers in many cases. Yet that is the only suggestion you ever make. Occasionally, you may be right, in the same manner that a stopped clock is right twice a day. Nevertheless, it is trollish behavior. > If someone said that they were using Apache and needed to > deploy a .NET app, would you not suggest they switch to IIS? Probably, because IIS is the only supported platform for running .NET applications, and new features in .NET will be available on IIS long before they're available elsewhere. > I don't bash IIS on purpose; just provide arguments for Apache when > someone asks for them. But, in this thread, no one asked for them! Are you hearing voices? > I must say, It really is sad, that even with IIS 7, MS has not > provided the rewriting functionality as part of the server. Who cares, other than you? There are plenty of ways to solve that problem. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms972974.aspx Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:274422 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
