Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 19:47:27 -0700 From: Walter Miller <wmiller@mediaone.net> To: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache or AOLServer? Message-ID: <01041819472700.01696@eman.ynapmoc> In-Reply-To: <20010418180859.B69031@cec.wustl.edu> References: <000c01c0c856$3dd16690$1502290a@wmiller2K> <20010418180859.B69031@cec.wustl.edu>
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On Wednesday 18 April 2001 04:08 pm, Andrew Hesford wrote: > On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 03:23:43PM -0700, Walter Miller wrote: > > Any chance FreeBSD would use AOLServer for their website now that it's > > open sourced? It seems like AOLServer would be a better fit for > > FreeBSD than Apache based on the supposed performance and > > multi-threaded lead it has (and has had for quite a while) over > > Apache. I'm actually trying to decide for myself which one to go for > > although I'm leaning towards AOLServer but maybe you guys have some > > good reasons why Apache is the way to go. > > Um... next time, buy the *expensive* acid, okay? > > There's a reason 60% of the World Wide Web is powered by Apache... not > only is it open source, but it's stable, works well, supports a wide > variety of modules, and is highly configurable. > > I've never seen AOLserver. It may be the greatest web server there ever > was. But let me tell you what I know: > > 1) AOL's instant messenger clients and service are shitty on any > platform. > > 2) AOL's internet service and its clients are shitty. > > 3) AOL owns Netscape, and Netscape is shitty. > > In all my experience with AOL and its products, I've never had a good > experience. This leads me to be very cautious about anything they > produce. > > It strikes me as odd that AOL would produce a web server; is this just > the old-time Netscape server product renamed and repackaged? It's a product they got from taking over a company called Navisoft. > Until you can tell me who says that AOLserver outperforms Apache (AOL > doesn't count), and who has had good experiences with it, I won't even > begin to consider it as an Apache alternative. I fail to see > multithreading as an immediate advantage. I'm looking for some good examples/experiences myselft - the whole reason for this email. A little dated but probably still relevant: http://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/aolserver/introduction-1.html http://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/aolserver/introduction-2.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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