[Info-vax] Using VMS for a web server

[Dirk Munk]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:

>>
>> What happened to "the right tool for the job".  Just what is it about VMS
>> that makes it a better choice for running a webserver than one of the
>> existing Unix options?
>
> It is "better" if the source data already is on VMS.
> In no other case is VMS "better" as an web server.
> Noone would get a VMS system *only* to run a web server...

Depends on your needs and wishes. I still remember the competition where 
hackers were invited to hack a VMS system, and they didn't succeed.

VMS web servers are unknown, and that in itself is a safety advantage.

If I had to set up a web server that handles sensitive information, and 
I know people who can do it on VMS, even if the database behind it is on 
another o.s., with my knowledge of these aspects of VMS, I certainly 
would consider using VMS.

>
> But then, has anyone said that VMS is *generally* the
> best platform for a web server? Don't think so...
>