[Info-vax] Using VMS for a web server

[David Froble]

Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <mkno2i$bh$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble
> <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 
> 
>> Had a short conversation with David Jones some years ago.  Best I can 
>> remember, he said that the OSU web server hadn't been updated for a 
>> while, and from the way he said it, I got the impression there probably 
>> wouldn't be any new work.  Of course, things can always change.
> 
> IIRC he has retired now, and moved the stuff from OSU to source forge.  
> The mailing list seems to have dried up, which surprised me because it 
> is independent of where the software lives.  I can't be bothered to 
> navigate through the SourceForge website, especially because it is not 
> easy with browsers available on VMS.  :-(
> 
>> However, Mark Daniels is adding to WASD, and appears to be available to 
>> look at problems.
> 
> But if he is a single point of (potential) failure, what will happen 
> when he is no longer available?
> 

And in what way is this worse than no support and no one to contact ?

If VSI should embrace WASD, then they would need to look at the issues 
and be prepared to insure Mark gets "encourgement" (read money) and backup.