Frank Tanner III
pctech at mybellybutton.com
Fri May 23 10:55:37 CDT 2003
PWS is a "cut down" version of IIS. It has similar functionality. It *IS* hittable from outside of the local box. Meaning, that it is not a local only web server. You CAN connect to it from other machines, just like IIS. --- Drew Wutka <DWUTKA at marlow.com> wrote: > Boy, that is a good question. I am not sure myself, > but I always thought > that the PWS was only usable on the local machine. > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim DeMarco [mailto:Jdemarco at hshhp.org] > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 7:03 AM > To: AccessD (E-mail) > Subject: [AccessD] OT: DSL/IIS/Viruses > > > List, > > A while back I got a DSL connection on my home > office PC which I > occasionally use for web development using Personal > Web Server (Win 9x/ME > version of IIS). I was advised by our staff network > person NOT to run PWS > after the DSL was up because I'd be succeptable to > attacks and viruses. > Does anyone know if this is true? I have not run > PWS in a couple of months > and have been using a disconnected laptop to write > ASP code but I'm > wondering if this is necessary. Would I need to > install a firewall if I > want to run PWS? > > Thanks, > > Jim DeMarco > > > **************************************************************************** > ******* > "This electronic message is intended to be for the > use only of the named > recipient, and may contain information from Hudson > Health Plan (HHP) that is > confidential or privileged. If you are not the > intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of the > contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this > message in error or are not the named recipient, > please notify us > immediately, either by contacting the sender at the > electronic mail address > noted above or calling HHP at (914) 631-1611. If you > are not the intended > recipient, please do not forward this email to > anyone, and delete and > destroy all copies of this message. Thank You". > **************************************************************************** > ******* > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com