Hi
On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Emiliano wrote:
> > The Point is that you have to consider the extra costs of the IP Numbers
> > versus the security of the servers you're hosting. IP Numbers are sparse
> > yes, but there are enough of them left till IPv6 arrives - and as long as
> > your IP requirements are reasonable, there is no problem IMHO.
>
> I'm not arguing for or against that point. Technically, it's not
> possible to to name-based virtualhosting without a front-end <>
> back-end setup. I haven't thought about the merits or drawbacks of the
> approach -- that's up to the person implementing (or not) this.
> Depending on where you host, it may not be feasible to get extra IPs.
Right, of course. Especially if you don't have a real network for yourself
but use server hosing at some isp. On my personal server, which hosts
about 10 domains I'm quite happy with name-based hosting. Works fine and
is quite scalable.
> I remember it being a royal pain to claim extra IPs when I
> administered the Uni network -- it was said to be easier to run for
> the board of directors, then claim IPs/network drops for whatever was
> your fancy at the time, than it was to get one on technical merits.
I know this problem. Although, taking the university I'm attending to as
an example, it's not even the money that is the problem, but the
bureocracy. In Furtwangen it takes an average of a half year to get
something done which requires the confirmation of the senate. Well,
nothing we techies could do about that besides beeing innovative and
developing all these new technologies to work around those guys. *g*
Live long and prosper!
Torben Nehmer
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