Can Apache and IIS Coexist?
I suggested that you remove or disable IIS because you can't have two programs listening for network connections on the same IP address and port. So in this case you can't run IIS and Apache both on port 80. You can solve this problem in several ways. The easiest way is to simply configure each server to listen on a different port but use the same IP address. To do this, edit Apache's httpd.conf file so that the Listen directive is set to 81. Next, restart Apache. If you use this method, Apache will listen on port 81 and IIS will listen on the default port 80. To access an Apache-hosted Web site, you use a URL of the form http://www.example.com:81.
—Dustin Puryear
Return of the Thumbnail View
Thanks for publishing Sean Daily's "Ensure Graphics Files Display Previews and Thumbnails Correctly" (March 2003, http://www.winnetmag.com, InstantDoc ID 37752). I have agonized for some time about why my thumbnail view just went away. I thought its disappearance might be related to my removing and reinstalling Microsoft FrontPage 2002. I didn't know why or what to do about it. I followed your instructions in the article and my thumbnail view is back.
—John Clark
coffeeclassics@aol.com
Welcome to the Microsoft Club?
Mark Smith's "The Soul of Windows" (January 2003, http://www.winnetmag.com, InstantDoc 27392) was informative, but I would like to present an additional view. I wasn't a part of the initial Windows "club" when it first started, and I've been a network administrator for only 4 years. Microsoft isn't a club or a hobby anymore. It's a company. Why is this so wrong? The company was successful and made money. Most of the magazine's readers have jobs because someone somewhere made a profit and hired people to help their company make a profit.
Some of the readers responding to this article are looking for a warm and fuzzy club feeling from Microsoft. But considering the company's size, I think that's an unrealistic and possibly unfair expectation. I think Microsoft makes an honest effort to serve the customer and be helpful. I've found that Microsoft's technicians and customer representatives have great attitudes, and they're concerned about equipping me to help the people I support.
Many new IT employees in the market aren't looking for a club but for employment. I read Windows & .NET Magazine for helpful instruction and advice, not to be in a community. For most of us, it's how we get a job. It's not about being in a club. So let's just get to work.
—Ken Brooks
dowhhaat@att.net
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