> I used Netscape FastTrack and/or Enterprise for the longest
> time on Win32. Finally, when it too bloated and I got frustrated
> at its error-handling, I switched to Apache which come around
> to great Win32 version...
>
> IIS - Never used it, never will.
I've encountered serious performance issues with Apache 1.3.x on Win32 under
heavy load - it's been basically unusable with CF.
On the other hand, on Windows, IIS is a relatively good web server platform.
As long as you follow a few simple steps (removing unused ISAPI extensions,
application of buffer overflow patches, application of ACLs, etc), it's
relatively secure and stable. The only real security flaw with IIS is that
it has to run as Local System, due to the way it integrates with NT
authentication, so buffer overflow exploits run as root, essentially.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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