Re: Web server issue

Volker Birk wrote:
peter.mcclymont@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Anyway, I take your point that IIS is very insecure. What else do you
suggest I use? Apache?


IIS in older versions is very insecure. IIS in the actual version seems
not to be more insecure than other complex webservers.

The problem lies more in the ActiveX technology, which is often combined
with using the Microsoft platform.


Although an ASP.NET programmer can use ActiveX controls on a Web form, that should done with Intranet solutions and not Internet solutions.

ASP.NET has custom User Controls to replace ActiveX controls.

Duane :)
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