SUMMARY: Public Domain Web Server Software

From: Marcos Virdo (wiz@mktnews.com)
Date: Wed Oct 04 1995 - 04:33:37 CDT


Sorry for the dealy, I was waiting to see my own question posted, but
it seems it's not going to get here, so here it is;

Original query**********
>
> Hi managers,
>
> I'd like to hear the opinions of those of you that have used public dom=
ain web
> server software as to its quality and reliablity.
>
> tia
>
> Marc

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And the answers are:

CERN httpd <----- in its various incarnations, the overwhelming winner.

                find it at: ftp.w3.org
                          Directory
                           /pub/httpd for Pre compiled Binaries
                           /pub/httpd/httpd_3.0_src.tar.Z for source

gn (gives you gopher as well) and wn from John Franks.

                find it at: ftp://ftp.maths.nwu.edu/pub/{gn,wn}

 

mosaic (one vote)

me too!s (about a billion, find unedited copies in your mailbox guys)

Miscellanous good hints and tips;

SUN WWW Server has got a wealth of info on setting up Web
 servers/Doing Business on web/Browsers / Addresses of Commercial
 as well as public domain s/w. Get back to me for anymore details.

-- 

special thanks to:

Simon Burr (simes@tcp.co.uk) Melanie Dymond Harper mel@herald.co.uk Alan Thew alan.thew@liv.ac.uk K. Shekhar Raju Henrik Frystyk Steve Bloom sbloom@columbia.wrc.noa.gov -brian carcich Andy Feldt -- Joseph

and of course to all of you who thought of answering but didn't find the opportunity.



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