I think it might just be possible that Netscape/Sun might sort out the java
implementation. This is something Sun knows a little about ;)
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Cromwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 2:31 AM
Subject: Re: JWS Demise...
>Oh dear.
>
>In my long history of Web consulting, I have found the Netscape web server
>inferior to both
>Apache and JWS. It has a nice web administration interface, and
integration
>with LDAP
>was nice, but Netscape *never* supported it and it had a horrible VM.
>
>For instance, for an entire *year* I tried to get Netscape to add a simple
>fix to increase
> the heap size for the VM from 16mb to a configuration variable. I was
>running
>Netscape on a machine with 512mb of ram, but it was only able to use 16mb.
>The
>solution was to use RMI to host the servlet functions external to the
>Netscape VM,
>but even RMI suffered from too much GC on a small heap. I couldn't even get
>them
>to add a simple configuration parameter, after paying big bucks for gold
>support
>(entitling me to direct phone calls with the engineers)
>
>Kiva might be great, but NES isn't and I doubt it is as scalable as JWS or
>Apache.
>
>I hate to jump on the open-source bandwagon, because I don't think it's a
>panacea, but if Sun
>is going to abandon JWS, perhaps we should press them to release the
source?
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Zukowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 8:52 PM
>Subject: JWS Demise...
>
>
>> For those interested... Sorry should have included in first message
>>
>> http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,37053,00.html
>>
>> The Sun-Netscape Alliance will kill off Sun's two Web servers in favor of
>> Netscape's technology as part of an effort to pare down duplicate
>software.
>>
>>
>> John Zukowski Focus on Java Guide / http://java.miningco.com
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>> Author Java AWT Reference / Borland's JBuilder No Experience Required
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>> http://www.magelang.com Have fun, you'll learn as you go.
>>
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