Robert, After having just fought a battle with iAS 1.0.2.2 do yourself a favor and get hold of iAS 9.0.2 (latest release). I'm installing 9.0.2 as I type, and it seems to be a lot smoother, albeit more bloated and slower - at least the install portion.
Scott Shafer San Antonio, TX 210-581-6217 > -----Original Message----- > From: Freeman, Robert [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:09 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: A DBA looks at OAS | IAS vs. Locally-built Apache > > This is Oracle9i Application Server Version 1.0.2.2.3a for NT. > So, I'm guessing this is iAS. I have a hard enough time keeping > up with Oracle marketing's changing the names/version of Oracle Net, > parallel server, and MTS every opportunity they get!! > > RF > > > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP > Oracle Database Architect > CSX Midtier Database Administration > Author > Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press - Oct 2002) > Oracle9i New Features (Oracle Press) > Mastering Oracle8i (Sybex) > > Clark Griswold: Eddie, has anyone ever told you that you're bad luck? > Cousin Eddie: Those were my mother's dying words. But I > guess if your body's covered in third degree burns, and > your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start talkin' > crazy. > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:24 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > It really OAS and not iAS? If it is, you need to upgrade your software. > There is a published exploit against the version of Apache used by > Oracle's latest iAS release. Oracle has released a patch which stops the > exploit > > I have built Oracle web servers for years, but I am now of the mind that > these things should not be built by DBA's but by webmasters. > > I am undecided whether to one should go with iAS or construct your own > with > Apache. The mod_plsql module for instance was not created by Oracle. It > and things such as forms server and reports server will run against such > a > construction. > > However, we were advised last week that the Windows NT machines will be > converted to XP this year. As a result, I started to look at the 9i > Internet Developer Suite. About every third line is a statement to the > effect that the 9i database, 9 iAS, and 9 iDS are made to work together. > I > haven't figured out what one is giving up if one builds their own web > server > and also installs components for the 9 iAS distribution. Is it just > convenience? > > One reason for giving up the convenience is security. An exploit is > discovered and possibly published. Apache fixes the problem. If I have > built my own I can get the patch from Apache and rebuild the web server. > If I'm wedded to iAS I need to wait for Oracle to incorporate the patch > into its offering. This could be a matter days to over a week. However > weighing-in on the 9 iAS side is the ease of installing a fix. The Apache > fix for the aforementioned problem required a rebuild; you need someone > wise in the ways of make files and such. The 9 iAS fix was a simple file > replacement. > > Ian MacGregor > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:18 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Folks, > > I'm a DBA who is really an old developer at heart. I know a little Java, a > little Asp > (enough, as they say, to be really dangerous!), I used to do C code that > now > makes > my head swim to look at. (I think to myself, what the devil was I doing??) > > Anyway, I've finally found some time and a machine here at work to start > playing with > OAS just to see what it's all about. Anyone have any good suggestions with > regards > to: > > 1. Sites, books, white papers and the like with good install tips, hints, > warnings and the like. > 2. Sites, books, white papers and the like Quick getting started tips. > 3. Your own "getting started" experiences of things to do or not to do. > 5. Anything I should do before I mess with OAS. > > Optimistically hopeful that this will all just go really smooth and I'll > have a cool > web page that I can bring up soon! > > RF > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP > Oracle Database Architect > CSX Midtier Database Administration > Author > Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press - Oct 2002) > Oracle9i New Features (Oracle Press) > Mastering Oracle8i (Sybex) > > Clark Griswold: Eddie, has anyone ever told you that you're bad luck? > Cousin Eddie: Those were my mother's dying words. But I > guess if your body's covered in third degree burns, and > your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start talkin' > crazy. > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Freeman, Robert > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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