Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 17:56:21 -0500 (EST) From: Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@revelstone.jvm.com> To: Ron Bickers <rbickers@intercenter.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache Virtual Servers (single IP) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970219174839.14956B-100000@revelstone.jvm.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970218090410.1218H-100000@bigboy.intercenter.net>
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On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Ron Bickers wrote: > On Mon, 17 Feb 1997, Michael Dillon wrote: > > > It's not silly. ISP's have been selling a specific bundle of services > > under the name "virtual domain" for almost three years now. This requires > > that each virtual domain have a globally unique IP address allocated to > > it. (snip) > > HTTP 1.1 host header support is a neat bit of technology but it > > has no place in the ISP business today. > > Just like audio on demand, video on demand, java, and a whole slew of > other neat bits of technology, the use of a single IP for virtual hosting > will soon spread like kudzu. Yes, it will. The point I think you're missing is that *ISPs* supporting *business* clients shouldn't base those client's sites on a new technique that guarentees that some browsers won't reach them at all. Those other things you mention are client-side issues, if the browser doesn't support Java, not only does the user (hopefully) know it, but you'd be an idiot not to plan for it by adding an alternate access. If you're using the 1.1 host header, there *is* no alternative and the user won't have a clue. Now, as I noted before, I look at this from the perspective of supporting business clients. If all you're serving is your own vanity pages to show the world what a cool java/shockwave/realaudio/etc dude you are, then sure, you can tell many people to piss off with their low-tech systems. Businesses can't do this. Until we can count on universal or nearly universal support of the host header, stick with dedicated ips.
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