Heimo Claasen wrote:
>
> Sounds great. But what does it _do_ ?
> I mean, is there any use of it on a stand-alone
> 'puter which is netlinked only once in a while
> to do mail and fetch/upload some files ?
Just off the top of my head:
(1) You could use it to log Code Red attacks
(2) Even if you don't have a fixed IP address, you
could still use it as public server occasionally.
Just start your network connection, get the
IP address from ifconfig and tell it to your
audience (email or phone or upload it to a public
site that you have access to). People can then
use their browsers to view/download files on
your computer.
(3) If you are going to be away from home and might
need access to some files on your system, start
the http server before you go and make note of
the IP address. Then at your destination you can
use any browser (DOS, win, mac, Linux) to read
or download your files.
> Sure it could have some function in an in-house net;
> though then it must be ON all the time.
I've got httpd running at the moment (for Code Red) and
I just checked the stats. It's using 1.5% of my memory
and no CPU cycles. Even when there is a Code Red query,
I see only a tiny blip on my CPU graph. Not a high price
to pay.
Cheers,
Steven
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