Re: suggestion for Microsoft
From: Crash Gordon® (NOVIAGRAPLEASEwebmaster_at_siriussystems.com)
Date: 04/14/04
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:09:02 -0700
Gee...I could name about 4 million linux hosting operators that should read that site.
"Steve Easton" <admin@95isalive.com> wrote in message news:uwDY1aaIEHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| Actually the UNIX versions are written by Ready To Run software.
| www.rtr.com
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| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
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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. ;-)
| >
| >
| > --
| > The email address on this posting is a "black hole". I got tired of all
| the
| > spam.
| > Please feel free to contact me here:
| > http://nedp.net/contact/
| > --
| >
| >
| > "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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