[13412] in APO-L
Obviously
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Dwiggins)
Thu Dec 14 03:27:53 1995
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 03:09:41 -0500
Reply-To: David Dwiggins <dmdwiggi@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU>
From: David Dwiggins <dmdwiggi@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
>3. Contrary to David Dwiggins beliefs, you cannot run a site off of your
>old Macintosh. First, you would need to have a dedicated connection to
>the internet. Many ISP's would rather host your site for free then tie
>up a modem with a dedicated connection. Also, your pages are only as
>good as your connection. If 10 people tried to access our home pages at
>once, on a dedicated 28.8 connection, noone is going to be able to see
>the pages.
_Obviously_ you would need a high speed connection, either by installing
one at National HQ or physically placing the server where one exists
already and administering it remotely... It would be pretty crazy to try
to run a web site over a 28.8 connection.
An obvious place to start might be the 650+ schools with APO chapters.
Many, if not all, already have high speed internet connections, and might
even be willing to provide DNS service for free, if it was negotiated by an
alum.
As for the server, I stand by my assertion that WebStar is the easiest
server to administer and is quite capable of handling real-world loads. It
can also be administered remotely using FTPd, Timbuktu, and Webstar Admin.
-David Dwiggins
Phi Chapter
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