On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, James G Smith wrote:
> Matt Sergeant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I don't think this is currently possible with the current Apache, but hear
> >me out.
> >
> >Would it be possible to have a generic server, like Apache, but not just
> >for HTTP - something that could also serve up NNTP connections, FTP
> >connections, etc. It seems to me at first look this should be possible.
> >
> >As I can see it there's a few key components to Apache:
> >
> >forking tcp/ip server
> >file caching/sending
> >header parsing
> >logging
>
> Sounds a lot like inetd to me, IMHO.
Maybe I'm wrong, but inetd is just #1 of those points. And slow too.
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