Host Headers and SSL

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From: serge (sergea_at_nospam.ehmail.com)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:18:35 -0400

If i want to use host headers to have 4 websites for example:

website1.mydomainname.com
website2.mydomainname.com
website3.mydomainname.com
website4.mydomainname.com

And create 5 websites in IIS

1- Default Web Site
2- Website1
3- Website2
4- Website3
5- Website4

Can i use HOST HEADERS only for the 4 WebsiteX sites? And leave
the default web site without a host header? This way if someone just types
the IP address of the machine, it would be the DEFAULT WEB SITE
who answers?

It seems to be working this way, i want to make sure there is no side effect
if i keep this setting.

2nd question i have is about SSL.

If i want to enable SSL for only 1 of the 4 WebsiteX sites, can i do that?
Or a DNS SSL can only work for 1 IP address when that IP address is
not also being used by other DNS? Am i asking the question properly?

Thank you

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