1) Simplifies configuration of mod_perl by eliminating VirtualHost
duplication for SSL. mod_perl configuration files can be plenty
difficult without the mod_ssl overhead.
2) Better scalability. I've head (but never benchmarked) that SSL in
general is 100 times more processor intensive than non-ssl connections.
I want my mod_perl server running mod_perl, not mod_ssl! In a
high-volume site you're going to have lots of front-end machines
underworked anyway, so why not let them do some SSL calculations?
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-- Tom Mornini
-- InfoMania Printing and Prepress
