Python and Java both work very well on both platforms. I'm not sure how far along .NET with the Mono project, it's not something I've kept up with. I think if you stick to CLI interface stuff though it would probably be okay. -Mark
On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 11:49, Michal Altair Valasek wrote: > Hello, > > |Making your software platform independent would be awesome, I mean that > |having a perl script or a php script would make linux and > |win32 folks happy. > > NO! To run PHP or Perl on Windows is a suicide, for security and performance > reasons. > > With a lots of pain I'm very carefully runnig Perl for SpamAssassin and > really are not happy about it. And I have a separate server just for e-mail > services. > > For small hosting solutions, where all is running on single machine, this > would be impossible and a security risk. > > Use .NET for Win32 and Perl/PHP for Unix-like system. Don't try to mix the > words. "Platform independent" is from the same litter as "One size fits > all". Does not fit comfortably anyone and does not run properly anywhere. > > Even XMail has some issues coming from the multi-platform strategy, for > example with DNS resolution. > > -- Michal Altair Valasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Altair Communications - web hosting, web design, application development > ___________________________________________________________________________ > http://www.altaircom.net | PGP: 0xC4F3579D | Phone (support): +420602137341 > When it's inevitable, relax and enjoy it. > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
