Re: [MacPerl] MacPerl and Hosts

[Bruce Van Allen <bva@cruzio.com>]

At 8:05 AM -0800 2/14/00, David Steffen wrote:
>At 6:35 AM -0800 2/14/00, c mullen wrote:
>>I'm sure I wasn't very clear with my long-winded
>>ramblings. What I meant was what hosting companies (if
>>any) allow users (web designers) to employ Perl
>>scripts. My dial-up company (who also provides hosting
>>service), for example, uses Mac servers to host sites,
>>but doesn't allow its customers to use Perl scripts.
>>
>>My question, then, is whether any of you more
>>experienced users have a particular favorite hosting
>>company (or even a list of favorite hosting companies
>>who (1) uses Macs to serve pages and (2) allows
>>customers to use Perl scripts that they write.
>
>Well, at the risk of being a traitor, I'm going to suggest that the
>MacOS is a workstation OS, not a server OS.  If it were me, I would
>pick an ISP (hosting company) who uses Unix and allows you to install
>perl CGIs, develop my CGIs using MacPerl on a Mac, and then upload
>them to the Unix server.  In general, a MacPerl CGI will run without
>changes on a Unix server.

Ditto. Exactly my work style and preferences. "Unix" broadly defined,
flavor-wise, including Linux.

>And as to a specific ISP, sorry, I have only worked with one and do
>all my own hosting (via a nailed up ISDN connection) so have no


Check The List. Try "Locate by Area Code". Most ISPs state their CGI
policies in the listings; otherwise, you can email, visit their web site,
or phone to find out.

http://www.thelist.com

HTH

1;

- Bruce

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