lol I like this bit:

Well, IIS supports SSI.

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Alex
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As it does with rewrites :)

Well, by default IIS does not support Rewrite engine!

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Webmaster33

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Well, by default Windoze doesn't install Web server software at all!

Authentication is just one of those areas where it isn't possible to cater for every browser/server setup. Someone somewhere is going to need to install/upgrade something to be able to use it.

Any half decent host that doesn't support .htaccess authentication is going to have an alternative available though.

It does if you count PWS (aka POS), and it does if you install .NET :)

Both of those require you to change the default settings before they are installed.

i.e. You have to tick/check a box that is normally empty during a standard/default/recommended installation, or pick a custom or full installation.

I'm not even sure that a full installation adds server software (even though it is on the CD). Even if it does, a full installation is not the default setting.

Uh, that comparison is bad & misses the point.
Win & Linux are OS, IIS & Apache are webservers... Compare similar items otherwise the comparison is bad.

Compare to Apache, which has Rewrite implemented by default, and depends on config if you use it or not.
IIS has not Rewrite rule implemented by default.

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Hi,

I think the bottom line here is that GT and Alex are looking at ways to cover both the Windows world as well as the Penguin planet.

So whatever options they offer will have flex to apply in both worlds. Of course doing this can make things harder for them and may require that the program be more simple in application.

That is OK...If I need more than the basic program that is what custom work is for.



Just my opinion...

Brian

Yes, I aggree.

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