Subj : question
To   : David Calafrancesco
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Thu Apr 10 2003 11:11 pm

 >BS> Linux.  However, I wasn't aware that Apache for OS/2 is being kept
 >BS> current.
 >
 > The subject of this post in TeamOS2 indicates that it is rather current
 > :)

      So I've since been advised.

 >
 > As most of us have probably never heard of this package, can you point
 > us to docs or something so we can look at it with you? In apache I would

      To the best of my knowledge, the developer's are long gone, at least as
far as my using google to search for anything.  There are a few references to 
other than the main support site, and email to them at 
"powerweb@compusource.co.za" bounces.

      I do have all the help files, but am not sure if there are any docs (per
se) still around.

 > simply set an allow/deny that would prevent anyone except localhost from
 > accessing the proxy features, but then again in apache I would have to
 > explicitly load and enable the proxy service in the first place.

      I did a search of all the help files, and found limited reference to
'proxy', and only found one place in the config where one can do anything 
regarding 'proxy', but it appears to be where you can tell PowerWeb to use an 
external proxy.  It was enabled at port 80, now disabled and the port setting 
changed away from 80.

 >
 >> What type of web content are you serving (static pages or cgi's) and is
 >> there anything you are serving that requires powerweb or can it be
 >> replaced with apache?
 >
 >BS>       Relatively static pages, no cgi's (limited support for cgi
 >BS> under powerweb, it prefers that you use it's own proprietary api's
 >BS> instead), plus mail (smtp/pop3), and ftp.  It's sorta an
 >BS> 'all-in-one' package, so to speak.
 >
 > What is the smtp passing the email to, what is the local mail delivery
 > agent? What is the email storage format? Without knowing that, I
 > couldn't begin to suggest a pop3 solution. FTP is easy though... several
 > options there.

      The system is a full web server, offering full pop3/smtp mail services
(mail.nwstar.com), as well as public access ftp (ftp://nwstar.com for example). 
 You should recall linking to it some years ago, that was Powerweb that you got 
at this end.  As far as I know, the email is stored in a contiguous text file, 
similar to the way that postfix does under linux.


 >
 > Have you tried a firewall that might be sensitive to types of web
 > content? But I still think the answer will be in the configs, but
 > without knowing what the application really is I couldn't help further.


      No firewall tried, and  tend to agree with you regarding the conigs, I
do find the word 'proxy' referenced numerous times in the primary config file, 
but as it's a flat database, I have no idea where it's referenced in the config 
utility program.


      I'm about to give up on it altogether, and replace the server with a
newer box, hopefully a faster dual cpu system with more RAM & HD available.  I 
was hoping that I could find a solution to this perplexing problem to give us 
breathing room to be abkle to utilize a slow/deliberate switchover to the new 
system, plus give me a decent learning curve.

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