From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 6 19:54:39 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.mindspring.com (smtp1.mindspring.com [207.69.200.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE8A0152A7 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:54:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from quasar@vamsi.net) Received: from ms327980.mindspring.com (user-38lcpg9.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.102.9]) by smtp1.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA13879; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:54:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990306225659.006ab41c@pop.vamsi.net> X-Sender: quasar@pop.vamsi.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 22:56:59 -0500 To: Charles Johnson From: Vamsi Nath Subject: Re: Windows 95! Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <36E18936.BEBBC799@earthlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG You might want to check with your ISP before you do this as running a web-server over a ppp connection usually constitutes a violation of most TOS agreements. In regards to your question, I definitely would recommend against hosting your sites on a Windows machine. I don't even know if this is possible with Windows 95 or 98. Since you If you're really interested in doing this, do yourself a favor and host your sites on a FreeBSD box. Since you posted this question to a FreeBSD mailing-list, I'll assume that you've already considered this. Your current system should be capable of hosting several medium traffic sites. After you get your FreeBSD box setup, install Apache and you'll be in business. The best part is the software is free and runs a heck of a lot better then anything Microsoft ever put out. You can even host multiple sites with Apache using its 'VirtualHosts' feature. I'm currently hosting several personal sites on a FreeBSD box connected via a 56K modem and the speed isn't too shabby. Of course, if you are planning to host commercial sites you are going to need a lot more bandwith. Bottom line..FreeBSD will do the job for you, but get more bandwith :) Good Luck, Vamsi Nath quasar@vamsi.net At 11:59 AM 3/6/99 -0800, you wrote: >I would like to be a web host provider offering web space to commercial, >non profit organizations, and home pages. Is this possible useing a PC >running Windows 95? >If yes, where would i find the instructions on how to download for >Windows 95 and then install and run the program. My PC is 266 >application speed, 32RAM, 6.4 GIG Hard Drive space, 56K modem. I access >the internet useing a Modem and an {ISP} called {Earthlink} > >Thank you. > >Charles Johnson........ > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message