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Date: Fri, 29 Nov 1996 11:47:19 -0500
From: Steve Cole <coles@kos.net>
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To: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de>
Subject: Re: Apache much slower than Netscape ! ?
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On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, Martin Cracauer wrote:
> - If you want best performance, try Netscape's server on Solaris,
> Netscape's on FreeBSD and Apache on FreeBSD. FreeBSD-2.2 is around
> the corner, maybe you want to try 2.2-Alpha.
I don't disagree with any but the above. If you want a high-speed web
server for Solaris, you should consider Zeus or Roxen (patched with the
six necessary patches, mind you). I have used these with excellent
results under Solaris SPARC. Roxen is 'reasonable' under Solaris x86.
Cheers,
Steve |President & Systems Administrator, Kingston Online Services
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