Hi Fellows,

please allow me this OT posting I would kindly ask to be continued by
interested parties off-board.

Summary: I am having serious trouble with my web hosting provider.
Problem: My ruppweb/hofkristallamt site which has to a  degree become a
community resource
is hosted on a windows NT server running IIS 5. The Apps are relatively
complicated FORTRAN cgi apps compiled as .exe files
which need read/execute access to /cgi and write/read access to a scratch
directory /write.

The hosting service wishes to discontinue this server by Nov 01 as they
transition to a linux server. The IIS 5.0 service already crashes daily.

To call this a pain in the rear (I never ran a linux web service which I
would need for development and transition) is
a crude understatement.

Possible options:

(a) Host the content under linux, and just have the cgi's redirected via
http link to an IIS 5.0 server (which nobody has anymore - or does
someone?).
(b) as above, but to IIS 7.5 . Alas, I cannot get the scripts running under
IIS 7.5, but maybe we have  an expert around ? 
(c) If the scripts can be made run under IIS7.5 (it seems to be a server
configuration problem, afaik) find a host that
uses IIS7.5 or a kind soul that lets me execute the scripts there (any kind
masochists running IIS7.5 around)?
(d) redesign the whole web site in a modern fashion and recompile/configure
for Linux
(e) better ideas.

I am willing to shell out a (small) stipend for some student or fellow who
is knowledgeable and able to manage a transition/
update/redesign/maintain of my site. 

Please contact me if you have any solutions/ideas/suggestions/interest.

Best, BR
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+43 (676) 571-0536
b...@ruppweb.org
hofkristall...@gmail.com
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