Arthur Wiebe wrote: > Is there a way I can make my Mac (5500 Mac OS 8.6) into a web server? Or > DNS server? > I'm trying to find a FREE way to use my Mac as a server with only > software, control panels, etc. I have used the web sharing control panel > but I want to use my domains, and not an IP address set by the ISP. > >
My web server <http://oscar.pharmacy.arizona.edu> is a Performa 6214 running 8.6 that I literally found in the trash (hence it's name). I'm using Quid Pro Quo as a web server software on it. However, to use *your* domains you will need to register those domain name and get IP service under that name from someone, it isn't merely a matter of saying 'I am www.mycooldomainname.com ' and serving away...it's a *leetle* more complex than that. Quid Pro Quo is seriously unsupported software. It can be found on the web (I have a copy of the software) or I think I scrounged it off an old MacAddict disk, but the developer has apparently vanished from the face of the earth. Runs fine though. I have 2.1, the last version 2.2 fixed a Y2K bug (which is only cosmetic: according to my web server logs it is the year 102.) MacHTTP is a little better in that it's officially alive: <http://sourceforge.net/projects/machttp/> I have a third possibility: vqserver, which is a Java-based server. I've not messed with it at all. <http://www.vqsoft.com/vq/server/> Here are the instructions for that: <http://www.vqsoft.com/vq/server/docs/platform/mac.html> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
