Hi Terry,
If your client is doing it for security considerations, there a couple things to watch
out for:
a) who is going to be responsible for installing and keeping up to date with all the
associated service packs, hot fixes, and general security patches that come out for...
IIS, Access, PC Anywhere, Imail, and ColdFusion? You or the client? If the
information that they are protecting is anything valuable, make them aware that there
is NO way to completely secure their box. If someone wants that information, they'll
get it.
b) There a lot of differing opinions on this list about relational databases vs. file
databases. In my humble opinion, Access should not be on a production server no
matter what the situation. Both Allaire and Microsoft have articles that explicity
say not to use Access. There are success stories out there of people using it. There
are also nightmares. You have to make the call based on your clients needs and
budget. You've been warned though.
c) If your application EVER grows beyond 50 users, you'll have a tough time having the
database, the mail server, cf and IIS on the same box. Eventually you'll want to
separate those.
d) Make sure the hard drive(s) are RAID. If not, run when their drives fail
e) What are you doing for back up?
f) So let me get this last point straight. They want to have a secure site, but their
connected to a hub via a shared t-1. That means anyone in the other office can
install a sniffer and read all the data between your clients office and the world.. is
that secure?
Good luck!
Aaron
------ Original Message ------
From: Terry Troxel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Jan 22, 2001 04:05 PM
Subject: Hardware Software suggestions
>I have a client who is planning on putting up his own server for his website
>and I would like some advice.
>
>His site is a private site for affiliates to compile & share various
>information on and will not be using ecommerce and will probably
>never get over 50 users. His reasoning for having his own server in his
>office is for security reasons as well as time saving in data transfer.
>
>I am looking at:
>OS:Windows 2000 Server Pro
>HTTP Server: IIS as it comes with OS
>Application Server: Cold Fusion 4.5 Pro
>FTP Server: Serv-U
>Remote Access: PCAnywhere
>Mail Server: IMail
>Database: Access 2000
>
>Computer: Pentium III, 700+ mhz, 512meg ram, 30 gig hd, 10/100 nic card
>
>He has access to a T1 from a company in the next office which will allow him
>to plug into one of the ports in their hub and register him to one of the
>ip's in their block. I believe he will be behind their firewall and they
>will enable the necessary ports to allow his users access.
>
>Any pros-cons or suggestions on whatever I might have missed would be
>appreciated.
>
>Terry Troxel
>
>
>
>
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at
http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
