On 16 Feb 99, at 5:33, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
> Trying to provide Internet services on NT is the equivalent of trying to
> compete in the Indy 500 with a Ford Pinto. If the client insists on this
> ridiculous course of action, my recommendation would be to inform them
> that they're wasting your time, drop them, and let someone else run this
> fool's errand.
I just doubt this. I think NT can be used.
I am using hotbot quite a lot now and I know they switched to NT. I
have not had any trouble with their service. Just to verify they
were on NT I used Netcraft which said that these companies also used
NT (unless Microsoft-IIS runs on a non-windows platform)
> Microsoft-IIS is also being used by Walt Disney, Compaq, Nasdaq, The
> National Football League, and Tesco
The disney site has always worked well for me.
I hate to be a defender of NT and windows but I think Rich's
statement is off target.
I think that perhaps you might say that an NT solution might be far
costlier upfront, it might require more administration, but can you
really say it is not doable?
My personal preference is philosophical as much as practical. I
prefer any open-source solution.
I have never developed any solutions on NT. I am sure there are
people here who do both. What are your objective perceptions? Do you
prefer to develop for NT or for Unix/Linux in practical terms as
opposed to philosophical? And why?
Peter
ps, of course this may be beating a dead horse again but I still find
this interesting. please ignore if it does not interest you.
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