> Well, it certainly doesn't need to install it by default, > IIS/PWS is in Win98 (and NT4, and Win2K, and WinXP Pro, > for that matter) and you have to explicitly install it... > but it's there at least. With no IIS download available > anymore, XP Home users who want to do web development have > no other real choice than to use someone else's web server, > and if they want to do ASP development, they are pretty > much screwed. Again, I just fail to see the logic, since > MS is so good at making themselves as an "all in one" > package.
It wasn't so long ago that all our servers were getting blasted with IIS worms, and I know that in our logs at least, quite a few were coming from people running IIS on their cable modem and DSL connections. My guess is that most of these people didn't even know they were running IIS! The logic is, the target audience for XP Home users probably isn't developers. It's home users - not even office users! If you want to develop, you're not the intended market for XP Home. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
