Macs    (01)

Only one real option: WebStar (or its shareware predecessor, MacHTTP).    (02)

Pros    (03)

• Most people have them and know how to use them    (04)
• Scripting -- easy to interface with applications, databases    (05)
• Relatively simple to configure    (06)
• Remote configuration over AppleTalk    (07)

Cons    (08)

• Most Macs used as client and server    (09)
• browsing + serving on same machine = performance hog    (010)
• lots of extensions or multitasking = performance hog, crashing    (011)
• Limited flexibility    (012)
• only one server option    (013)
• limited remote admin, other inet services, customized apps, and apps requiring Unix or another platform    (014)

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