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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by Brian Behlendorf <br...@hyperreal.org> on 1997/07/24 03:51:36 UTC
text of announcement message
Here's the proposed text; let me know if you have any comments before 9pm PST.
Subject: Alpha release of NT support for Apache
In a first for the Apache Group, we are making available an
experimental version of the Apache web server which includes support
for the Win32 API. This has been tested fairly well on Windows NT 4.0,
but should work for Windows 95, and might even work for Windows NT 3.5.
It is available in SOURCE CODE ONLY, and requires Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0
to compile. Future releases will include binaries.
This is being called an "alpha" because we have not frozen the feature set or
API for 1.3, and will likely add things or change things around. We do want
to see people try this out, and in particular, comment upon the NT
implementation details.
Also included in this release is experimental support for ISAPI, Microsoft's
specification for server-side functionality. In particular we implement ISAPI
"extensions", but not ISAPI "filters". Also, modules outside the "core
set" are compiled as .dll's, and can be loaded or unloaded at runtime based
on
directives in the configuration files.
There are some other new features provided in 1.3, such as regular
expression support for more directives, an improved directory indexing
module, a "magic number"-based module for assigning MIME types, and a
child_init phase of the Apache API. The NT support is the primary motive
for this release.
If you are a developer proficient in Windows NT who wishes to contribute
significantly to the project, please send an email to apache@apache.org.
Enjoy!
The Apache Group, http://www.apache.org/
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Re: text of announcement message
Posted by Brian Behlendorf <br...@organic.com>.
At 07:57 PM 7/23/97 -0600, you wrote:
>We need an address for
>comments-that-will-be-read-but-not-necessarily-replied-to.
>
>comments@apache.org sounds good to me. There are lots of times this would
>be useful. apache-bugs isn't really the best place for them. Not sure
>where comments@ would go to though... perhaps a remailer that sends it to
>new-httpd? Or would it be best if they went to some other group?
apache@apache.org works for me. Right now Randy is handling that - is
there interest in passing the baton around?
Brian
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Re: text of announcement message
Posted by Marc Slemko <ma...@worldgate.com>.
We need an address for
comments-that-will-be-read-but-not-necessarily-replied-to.
comments@apache.org sounds good to me. There are lots of times this would
be useful. apache-bugs isn't really the best place for them. Not sure
where comments@ would go to though... perhaps a remailer that sends it to
new-httpd? Or would it be best if they went to some other group?
On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Brian Behlendorf wrote:
> Here's the proposed text; let me know if you have any comments before 9pm PST.
>
>
> Subject: Alpha release of NT support for Apache
>
> In a first for the Apache Group, we are making available an
> experimental version of the Apache web server which includes support
> for the Win32 API. This has been tested fairly well on Windows NT 4.0,
> but should work for Windows 95, and might even work for Windows NT 3.5.
> It is available in SOURCE CODE ONLY, and requires Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0
> to compile. Future releases will include binaries.
>
> This is being called an "alpha" because we have not frozen the feature set or
> API for 1.3, and will likely add things or change things around. We do want
> to see people try this out, and in particular, comment upon the NT
> implementation details.
>
> Also included in this release is experimental support for ISAPI, Microsoft's
> specification for server-side functionality. In particular we implement ISAPI
> "extensions", but not ISAPI "filters". Also, modules outside the "core
> set" are compiled as .dll's, and can be loaded or unloaded at runtime based
> on
> directives in the configuration files.
>
> There are some other new features provided in 1.3, such as regular
> expression support for more directives, an improved directory indexing
> module, a "magic number"-based module for assigning MIME types, and a
> child_init phase of the Apache API. The NT support is the primary motive
> for this release.
>
> If you are a developer proficient in Windows NT who wishes to contribute
> significantly to the project, please send an email to apache@apache.org.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> The Apache Group, http://www.apache.org/
>
>
>
> --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--
> "Why not?" - TL brian@organic.com - hyperreal.org - apache.org
>
Re: text of announcement message
Posted by Dean Gaudet <dg...@arctic.org>.
On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Brian Behlendorf wrote:
> There are some other new features provided in 1.3, such as regular
> expression support for more directives, an improved directory indexing
> module, a "magic number"-based module for assigning MIME types, and a
> child_init phase of the Apache API. The NT support is the primary motive
> for this release.
... and numerous performance improvements. (Which Dean should doc on the
new_features page.)
Dean