Hi,

Mark asks:
> I'm looking for a decent Webserver package for a small NT (yuck) based
> Network where I can easily write
> webpages that interface via ODBC to Access 97 to do enquiries and updates.
> I am quite familiar with cgi
> perl and HTML.
>
> Any recommendations? I need something as cheaply as possible with full
> functionality.

Try xitami, from www.xitami.com.  Free.  Source code available, free.

You can put it on a single floppy!

Supports:  (cut/pasted, sorry for formatting)

    Server supports HTTP/1.0, FTP, CGI/1.1, SSI protocols, server-side image maps, user-defined MIME types, multiple document roots,
    persistent connections; on-the-fly server reconfiguration; customisable error messages; multilingual HTML documents and multilingual CGI
    scripts;

    Security: basic authentication per directory; FTP access rights per user and per directory; on-the-fly user and password management;
    Logging: NCSA-compatible log files; programmed log file cycling; fast log file translation tool;

    Virtual hosts: by IP address or host name (HTTP/1.1 virtual hosts); full independent configuration (log files, web spaces, access rights,...)
    per virtual host;

    Configuration: editable config files, or through a web-based administration interface (WBA) that includes virtual host wizard, server control
    (restart, terminate), active connection monitor, and full configuration of server options, security, users, etc.;

    Applications: direct support for CGI scripts in Perl, Awk, Rexx, Python; WSX protocol for plug-in extensions; SSI protocol for dynamic
    web pages; filter protocol for arbitrary web page filters; LRWP protocol for persistent (fast CGI) applications.


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