Re: Frontpage2000 Server Extensions

[dave <dave@xxxxxxx>]

> At 4:08 PM +0200 11/10/99, jandt@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hi webMasters,
> >
> > We've just "won" a group of customers who are using frontpage2000 - and have
> > difficulties to publish on our server (filenames too long...).
> >
> > Furthermore they want me to install the Frontpage Server Extensions on our
> > MAC.
> >
> > It's my 1. time I get "confronted" with these MS product. Any chance for
> > help?
>
> Uwe, I think the issues on WebTen are more than simply long 
> filenames, but rather that the FrontPage Extensions are not 
> supported on WebTen. We worked very hard to get Microsoft to make 
> their FrontPage Server Extensions available for the WebTen 
> environment.  It would have simply been a recompile for them, since 
> they have UNIX/Apache sources.  They did not see the Mac server 
> market as something big enough for them to care about.  So, 
> unfortunately, even though there are no technical issues, the 
> FrontPage Server Extensions are not available for WebTen.
>
> Now with Mac OS X Server here, Microsoft may be more inclined to 
> offer FrontPage Extensions for that platform.  This is no longer a 
> Tenon issue, but would be something for others, including Apple, to 
> pursue.
>
> -Anita


If they compile and run on BSD unix, how hard can it be to "port" 
them to MachTen / WebTen?

dave@xxxxxxx

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