I didn't know that IIS crushed everyone else. Anyway there are alot of alternatives you can use.
On Tue, 26 Mar 2002, Robert Everland wrote: > Let's be realistic though, the reason they charge $100 extra is not > becuase of security, it's because they planned on doing this from day one. > They offered it for free to everyone, and when they crushed everyone else, > they come along and charged for the feature that was once free. I am 90% > sure also that you can't install IIS on install, you can only install it > after you have installed the machine. At least that's how it is with Windows > 2000 and I am sure XP would follow the same procedure. > > Robert Everland III > Dixon Ticonderoga > Web Developer Extraordinaire > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 12:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: web server for XP home? > > > > Well then why not just not install it. I see what you're > > saying about security, but if they are a home user and > > they don't need it, they probably wouldn't even know how > > to install it. It sucks that when I want a new computer > > now, I will have get professional and pay $100 just to > > get IIS. > > I don't know about that. I suspect that a lot of home users just click every > available checkbox during install, unless they know what they're doing. > Hell, a lot of NT admins do that when they set up IIS on a real server! > > It may suck for you that you have to pay $100 more to MS if you want to get > an MS web server. It sucks less for the rest of us that everyone with a > cable-modem won't get infected by Code Red XVIII or the like. If you really > need to work against IIS specifically, you'll have to use Win2K Server now > or wait until XP/.NET Server arrives, anyway, won't you? > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm 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
