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IBM: IBM Web Servers for OS/2 Warp: News and Info
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tsipple@us.ibm.com)
Mon Feb 8 12:07:43 1999
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 08 Feb 1999 11:07:00 -0500
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com
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I've received a lot of questions about IBM's web servers for OS/2 Warp.
Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions:
Q1. I can't find the evaluation version of Lotus Domino Go Webserver for
OS/2 Warp on any of IBM's web pages. Is it still available for download?
A1. No. However, you can still order the commercial version of Lotus
Domino Go Webserver for OS/2 Warp from IBM Direct
(http://www.direct.ibm.com) or from your favorite IBM software dealer.
(The IBM Direct part number is L027215Q.)
Q2. Why did IBM remove the evaluation version from their download site?
A2. Lotus Domino Go Webserver is being replaced, over time, by the more
capable IBM WebSphere Web Application Server. In fact, WebSphere will be
included at no extra charge in the forthcoming release of Warp Server for
e-business (codename "Aurora"). See
http://www.software.ibm.com/os/warp/aurora for details.
Q3. But I can't wait for "Aurora." Where can I get a good web server for
OS/2 Warp?
A3. In addition to the IBM Direct source for Lotus Domino Go Webserver for
OS/2 Warp (mentioned above), there are lots of web server options, with
varying costs and capabilities. Some of these options include: (a) An
evaluation version of IBM Web Traffic Express is available for download at
http://www.software.ibm.com/webservers/wte. (b) Lotus Domino (and related
products) are excellent web application servers. More information is
available at http://www.lotus.com/domino. (c) GoServe, a free web server
written especially for OS/2 Warp by IBM's Mike Cowlishaw, is still
available at no charge. Visit http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/goserve.
Q4. I notice that "Aurora" will include WebSphere 1.1 and Lotus Domino Go
Webserver. What about WebSphere 2.0 and the Apache server?
A4. "Aurora" will likely ship with WebSphere Application Server Version
1.1 instead of Version 2.0, primarily because Version 2.0 is not yet
available in all the national language versions required. Lotus Domino Go
Webserver (likely Version 4.6.2.5) will also be included. Out of the box,
this particular combination of web technologies will make Warp Server for
e-business a great web application platform. However, as with any other
member of the Warp family, feature enhancements and upgrades should be
available through IBM Software Choice
(http://www.software.ibm.com/swchoice) over time.
Q5. Yes, but I really want Apache NOW. Can I get it?
A5. Sure! Apache 1.3.4 is now available for OS/2 Warp, and you can
download it at no charge from any of the popular OS/2 Warp software
libraries on the Internet, including "Hobbes" (http://ftp-os2.nmsu.edu).
Apache powers over half the web servers on the Internet.
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Timothy F. Sipples
IBM Network Computing Software (Chicago)
Internet: tsipple@us.ibm.com
WWW: http://www.secant.com/sipples
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