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From: jhupp@gensys.com (Jeff Hupp)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Netscape Commerce Server on FreeBSD vs BSDI?
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 04:43:35 GMT
Organization: Gensys Technologies
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jrs@tampa2.is.ge.com (Jim Smithson) wrote:


:I started the discussion on the Netscape group netscape.test-drive 
:>From: "Ermine (Matt Ouimette)" <ermine@netscape.com>
:>Organization: Netscape Communications Corporation
:>
:>Jim Smithson wrote:
:>> 
:>> This discussion started in thread: Disparity in UNIX and NT Server Pricing
:>> 
:>> "Ermine (Matt Ouimette) <ermine@netscape.com>" wrote:
:>> >We do not support running the Netscape Commerce server on FreeBSD,
:>> >although we do have a version for BSDI.
:>> 
:>> I am running commerce server on FreeBSD 2.0.5 (using the BSDI code) but have
:>> not yet activated the security(https) code yet.
:>> I know unsupported means unsupported by Netscape, but does anyone else(outside
:>> of Netscape) use the commerce server security features on a FreeBSD box?
:>> 
:>> Jim Smithson jrs@is.ge.com
:>
:>I just spoke with an ISP that is using the same setup (FreeBSD with the
:>BSDI server) - they are unable to generate their secure key due to OS
:>incompatibilities.  THIS is why it's best to use the suggested server on
:>the suggested OS. :)
:>-- 
:>Matt Ouimette, Tech Support          # "It may be great to soar with
:>Netscape Communications Corporation  #  The eagles, but you never
:>http://home.netscape.com/            #  see a weasel getting sucked
:>415-528-2841               Ermine!   #  into a jet engine, now do you?"
:>

:So guys the question is: What are the OS "incompatibilities" that prevent
:one from generating their secure key?

	Nothing that I can think of.  In fact, if have generated a key pair
with the commerce server code (BSDI version) running on FreeBSD.


-- 
Jeff Hupp
<jhupp@gensys.com>  <http://gensys.com/>