[ProgSoc] NT/IIS web -> linux+apache

[daedalus <jpw001@nospam.its.maynick.com.au>]

I have to support a section of the corporate intranet which is currently 
running on NT with IIS 4. I loath it. It doesn't help that the machine is 
under-spec'ed and is used for a whole heap of other things as well and 
thus runs like a dog. It's forever running out of disk, falling over.. 
etc. etc. 

Since the majority of users access this particular machine to get at most 
of the intranet content, I'd rather have it run a bit better, so I don't 
get any calls. :) I'd love to move it to linux (I have managed to wangle 
myself a machine and now happily have the first of, hopefully many, linux 
boxes, on my desk. It's got apache1.3 and I'm toying with php3, MySQL, 
Ingres etc.

Unfortunately, the people who build content for this monstrosity (most of 
whom have rudimentary, if that, web design skills) all use FrontPage to 
put their flashing buttons onto the server. This is a requirement (it 
sux, I know) of the server, whatever it is. I'm currently attempting to 
get FrontPage extensions loaded onto my linux box to test, but I'd be 
interested to hear from anyone who has previously attempted something 
along these lines to save myself any unneccessary hassle.

I'd love to be able to prove linux not only a viable, but intelligent, 
choice here at work. There are a few M$ lovers here who keep talking up 
M$ products, to the detriment of performance. That and if I can get all 
the stuff I'm responsible for off NT then I won't have to deal with the 
stupid thing any more.

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