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- WARNING
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- Apache should never be used as a production server under any
- consumer operating system such as Windows 95, 98, or ME (Millennium
- Edition). Only Windows NT 4.0 or 2000 should be considered, and only
- with appropriate NTFS file system and user security administration.
- Apache runs on these consumer Windows environments only to
- provide test, development or trusted intranet server platforms.
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- Apache on Win32 should be considered initial-release quality code.
- It has not been subjected to the same stresses on its stability and
- security that the Unix releases have enjoyed, so there is a greater
- possibility of undiscovered vulnerabilities to stability or security
- of the Win32 port.
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- Apache performs best, and is still most reliable on Unix platforms.
- Over time the performance, reliability and security for the Apache
- Win32 port has improved, and continues to improve. Folks doing
- comparative reviews of webserver performance are still asked to
- compare against Apache running on a Unix platform such as
- Solaris, FreeBSD, or Linux.
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- The Win32 code for Apache 2.0 has been entirely revised and large
- segments have been rewritten from scratch. Once the Apache 2.0
- server is released, we strongly encourage all Win32 users to move to
- that platform for increased stability and security.
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