[isalist] Re: Can ISA 2004 run on Windows 2003 Web Edition?

  • From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:49:43 -0700

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It's the same bits, other than license compliance extensions.  It's just
licensed and marketed for "niche" web-server markets.

t


On 7/15/06 10:24 AM, "Mike Anderson" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh to all:

> http://www.ISAserver.org
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> Actually, what is the deal with Win2K3 Web Edition?
> 
> Is it simply a "stripped down" version of Win2K3, in which it can only
> run Web Related processes?
> 
> Or does it have some special optimizations built in, that make it run
> "better somehow" versus running a standard version of Win2K3 with it's
> version of IIS?
> 
> I've heard tidbits here and there on what makes Web Edition different
> (mostly regarding licensing differences due to the unique nature of Web
> Requests) - but would be very interested in hearing anything else you
> guys have to say about the topic.
> 
> Thanks guys for all your input,
> 
> Mike
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jim Harrison
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 12:17 PM
> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [isalist] Re: Can ISA 2004 run on Windows 2003 Web Edition?
> [heur]
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> http://www.ISAserver.org
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> It's actually "no on licensing reasons".
> Win2K3 WE license disallows running any application other than standard
> IIS-based code.
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>    Jim Harrison
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Thor (Hammer of God)
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 10:07
> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [isalist] Re: Can ISA 2004 run on Windows 2003 Web Edition?
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> Why "No on practical reasons?"
> 
> t
> 
> 
> On 7/15/06 9:57 AM, "John T (Lists)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> spoketh to all:
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>> http://www.ISAserver.org
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>>> My first impressions tell me NO, but can you all verify if ISA 2004
>>> can run on top of Windows 2003 Web Edition?
>>> 
>>> My client is pushing super hard to use this particular OS, due to the
> 
>>> price being a bit lower than Windows 2003 Server - but I have a
>>> feeling that ISA needs to run on a full-blown OS.
>> 
>> You and your client need to read the licensing usage agreement for
>> that edition. If you had done that, you would already have your
>> answer. If you somehow did indeed install ISA onto Windows Server 2003
> 
>> Web Edition, you would be just as liable for License violation as your
> 
>> client is and as such you would be subject to what ever legal recourse
> 
>> was sought by Microsoft or the BSA.
>> 
>> No on licensing reasons.
>> No on practical reasons.
>> No on moral reasons.
>> No on professional reasons.
>> 
>> John T
>> eServices For You
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>> "Seek, and ye shall find!"
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