[Info-vax] Using VMS for a web server

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <80246$556f02ac$5ed4324a$16694 at news.ziggo.nl>, Dirk Munk
<munk at home.nl> writes: 

> There are three web server packages for VMS: OSU, WASD and Apache (aka 
> Compaq Secure Web Server CSWS, these days HP Secure Web Server but still 
> CSWS ?!?). I've worked with CSWS in the past, it seemed the natural 
> choice given the popularity of Apache - at least at the time.

Apache is a unix port, and it shows.  Remember, it was originally "a 
patchy server" (yes, really).

> I've been reading more on WASD, and more specifically on the performance 
> and security aspects. Performance wise, WASD is much better than CSWS, 
> and I've read about certain security problems with CSWS (can't find the 
> link again I'm afraid). WASD is a 'real' VMS product instead of a 
> Unix/Linux product made to run on VMS, like Apache is.

Indeed.  OSU as well.

> So now I wonder if it wouldn't be better to focus on WASD instead of 
> CSWS as the standard web server for VMS. 

Or OSU.  Or both.