NT 4.0 or NT4.0 Server?

[Bob Long]

Have to agree with Jim'll. Get a copy of Redhat 4.0. It comes with a nice
installation routine that includes the Apache server as an option. Just plug
in your information and you're rolling.
        Any multi-user operating system is going to have a bit of a learning
curve. No avoiding that. But Linux help is available all over the Net and
the security is fairly solid.
        NT has it's place, but short of a Sun station running Solaris, Linux
is your best bet for an Internet host.
        Oh, use a 3Com ethernet adaptor. Redhat likes them. :)

Bob

At 01:59 AM 12/13/96 -0800, you wrote:
>On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, Mike Dargan wrote:
>>          Is it true that IIS runs on NT 4.0?  And, if so, is there
>>          anyone on the list who could share experiences with such a
>>          system?
>
>WindowsNT 4.0 workstation actually has an identical kernel to WindowsNT
>4.0 server.  The different between the two products is two registry
>settings, a bundle of Internet software with Server (such as IIS) and a
>larger price tag on the server product.  Microsoft claimed over 700
>changes in the server over the workstation but backed down somewhat after
>an NT expert showed how to "convert" a WinNT workstation into a WinNT
>server by changing the two registry settings.  However, Microsoft's
>license is designed to scupper doing this tweaking legally.
>
>On a personal level, I wouldn't go for IIS as its had some nasty security
>holes found in it in the past and I've also recently discovered that it 
>has this nasty habit of not redirecting clients to directories if they
>forget the trailing slash (which had me really confused when trying out a 
>friends web site for him). If you're committed to WinNT, I'd go with the
>Netscape server.  However my platform of choice is still Linux with an
>Apache server; its free, has better support, is more popular on the
>Internet, can easily be remotely administrated and works well.
>
>Tatty bye,
>
>Jim'll