Howdy,
recap: All browser hung on connection to https
I found a solution. I downloaded OpenSSl 0.9.4 and compiled it in with the
mod ssl and apache for 1.3.12
I even compiled OpenSSL with nasm.
It worked. Just being the masochist I removed the OpenSSL 0.9.4 build and
redownloaded the OpenSSL 0.9.5, recompiled everything. It bombed. Went back
and recompiled with ms\do_ms -- I have 2 PIII500's, 1 PII 300 and 1 Cyrus
433 all running NT 4.0 SP6a. Thinking there might be a problem with the
assembly language routines I tried the normal VC routines.
The browsers, IE.x, Netscape.x -- all hung. I even recompiled everything
with the hack that was suggested last nite. Still no luck.
So I went back to OpenSSL 0.9.4, redid everything once with nasm and once
with microsoft compilation options and both builds worked on every machine.
https worked just as well as http. I did notice the builds with nasm
operated faster than the builds with microsoft. I have no benchmark tools
to be able to measure performance. I can only say there is a noticeable
difference.
I'm thinking there is a bug within OpenSSL or mod ssl. I am not fluent
enough in C to be able to track it down further than that. The OpenSSL site
says 0.9.5 is a major release.
Win32 + SSL is now operational. I think its valid to say Apache Server
itself has been around longer than IIS. I think its equally valid to say
win32 Apache is more stable and more secure than IIS. I submit its time to
take off the beta warnings on the Apache distributions. In my office that
warning *almost* killed its useage.
While its a reminder geared towards techs, that warning does not strike
confidence in thehearts and souls of the policy makeers =)
Just me .02$
My thanks to those that gave me options to try.
-Rob
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