So far, I have a PowerMac 9500 running MacOS 9.1 for all my server applications:
- SIMS - Macjordomo (for mailing lists) - WebTen (a Web and FTP server for the classic MacOS) - Timbuktu (for remotely administering the server)
If I would take the step to OS X,
Is that possible with the 9500? I thought Apple didn't support anything before late G3's?
there are some questions open:
1) would I better have SIMS running on a separate machine with the old OS (I have a spare IIci which ran SIMS before the 9500 came into service), or would it work in Classic mode of OS X?
Classic mode shouldn't be used for any servers. It's fine for the occasional use of a must-have application (in my case, ResEdit...) but it has a pile of issues for serious use and the TCP/IP hack that allows 2 operating systems to share network interfaces is disturbing, although it does mostly work as long you don't try to talk to the Classic side from the X side.
2) Same question for Macjordomo...?
No idea.
3) Is Timbuktu available for X?
Yes, but you can get 95% of the same thing for free from VNC. Unless you use the esoteric TB2 features like NetMeeting compatibility or need to manage an old Mac for which a VNC server isn't available, you might as well skip TB2.
4) Has anybody got experience using an Apache web server on OS X? I think there is one built-in, but I am not sure.
Works like a charm. www.scconsult.com is running on it.
Under X, is it possible to have the Apache web server using a different IP address, on a different network connector, than the other applications? (This setup makes it possible to send mails using a CGI-script via the SIMS server on the same machine).
You can bind Apache to any or all addresses on any or all interfaces.
What minimum requirement would you think is necessary for the new machine? I could use a G3/300; is this fast enough? The web sites are not high traffic, and also mail is not high-volume.
For a webserver, the G3/300 should be fine as long as you load it up with RAM and don't try to make it do duty as a personal machine as well. I wouldn't run X on anything less than a G4/450 (i.e. a Cube or equivalent) for interactive use, but webserving is not very demanding.
-- Bill Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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