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From: Steve Easton (admin_at_95isalive.com)
Date: 04/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:26:14 -0400

Actually the UNIX versions are written by Ready To Run software.
www.rtr.com 

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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"chris leeds" <chris@nedp.net> wrote in message
news:uEbjUUaIEHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I don't work for ms and they've never done anything for me....except sell
me
> a copy of FrontPage. ;-)
>
> the facts as I've uncovered them to be are that what you suggest can't be
> done because of different server os's and such.
> the FrontPage extensions actually do a whole lot more than just allowing
> publishing.  the extent that they goes is actually surprising when you
> consider the extent to which you can use them.
>
> What I've also found through years of needless trial and error is you've
got
> to find a windows host with properly maintained and understood server os,
> and properly maintained FrontPage extensions if you really want to "lean"
on
> the extensions.  Which makes sense since I'm sure that the developers
built
> it for a windows server and when charged with the duty of "making it work"
> on a UNIX server figured out how to get it to "work" there too.  Kind of
> like auto engine designer makes a good engine to run on unleaded and then
> makes provisions so it'll burn diesel.
>
> There are plenty of good hosts.  Perhaps you should find one.  You'll
never
> go back. ;-)
>
>
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> "Mike Kelly" <michaeltkelly@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:#MUIJMaIEHA.2836@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I have a suggestion for Microsoft regarding front page.
> >
> > You should scrap front page extensions and create some kind of
independent
> > code that could be uploaded to a server on  along with all other pages
> > created by front page which would handle forms.
> >
> > This code should not be dependant on anything that an isp would need to
> > install on their servers -- kind of like javascript.
> >
> > Our isp has had big problems with front page extensions. They tell us
that
> > front page extensions on unix servers can be problematic. I don't know
how
> > true this is or not.
> >
> > Alll I know is that having our forms sporadically working has cost us a
> lot
> > of time, money and aggravation.
> >
> > We will probably migrate to some other solution for our forms because of
> all
> > of the problems we have had with front page forms.
> >
> > I know that if microsoft chose to they could probably come up with a
very
> > elegant solution. But perhaps marketing tactics in trying to get isps to
> > migrate to Microsoft server software is really what is at issue here.
> > Nevertheless, you run the risk of alienating  your customers when things
> > don't work as expected.
> >
> >
>
>

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