Very well said, Geoff.
I have 'played' with Apache 2.0 but certainly not with anything having to do with https and ssl. Now, with a heavy launch schedule in front of me, I have all I can do to switch people out of windows and into KDE/GNOME environments. Respectfully, George Geoff Thorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hey there, > >On Tuesday 09 April 2002 10:18, you wrote: >> Steve Gonzales wrote: >> > One list is enough for me. SSL theory doesn't change from 1.3.xx to >> > 2.0.xx; only the configuration and installation changes. >> >> There are many other issues, like the "-DEAPI" and 3rd party modules >> that cause Apache to crash. >> >> Anyway, the fact is that all of the discussions regarding 2.0 are done >> in the new-httpd list, and not here (at least till this thread). So it >> is clear that something must be done. Maybe a request to new-httpd >> subscribers to move the SSL discussions to here? > >I would respectfully suggest that modssl discussions stay here. I don't want >to rag on Apache 2.0, and I'm sure a lot of good things have found their way >into it, but it does not solve a number of issues that I think many people in >production environments would require to push them into a pro-active decision >to migrate. Likewise, it introduces an entirely new base of code with >considerably less real-world mileage than the Apache 1.3.** base, so there's >a non-trivial motivation to *not* migrate unless absolutely necessary. > >Apache 2.0 has clearly also been taking what one might call an, ummm, let's >say "value-added" design approach. If your focus is on SSL/TLS, security, and >serving up HTML through a robust and secure server, then having something new >that tries to multiplex a huge number of different features and services (in >the same address-space as one another, moreover!) is a can of worms that many >people will consider best left shut. For now at the very least. > >So if discussion on the SSL module is in someways independant (or at least >may often be independant) of the apache version, I'd suggest we keep >discussion in this one place. > >For my own part; in the near future, I will be working again on session >caching and other tuning operations on the Apache 1.3.***-based modssl >distribution and [will] have neither the time nor inclination to involve >myself in the goings-on of Apache 2.0. I won't mind at *all* if someone who >does have the time and motivation handles merging anything useful from that >to the apache 2.0 code-base - but I won't be reading from, or posting to, >anything Apache 2.0-specific. > >Cheers, >Geoff > >______________________________________________________________________ >Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org >User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- George Walsh, Managing Director, CruiseRoutes Division, DSC Directional Services Corp Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
