Definition of CAL

How does a CAL affect users accessing web pages on a web server? Does
10 CAL mean that the server will only serve 10 users at a time?

Thank you in advance ...

<williammaw@aol.com> wrote in message
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> How does a CAL affect users accessing web pages on a web server? Does
> 10 CAL mean that the server will only serve 10 users at a time?
>
> Thank you in advance ...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_Access_License

It means that 10 clients can connect to the server simultaneously. The 11
client trying to connect to the server with 10 clients already connected
simultaneously, the 11th client is going to be denied the connection. This
applies to the Windows platform.

williammaw@aol.com wrote:
> How does a CAL affect users accessing web pages on a web server? Does
> 10 CAL mean that the server will only serve 10 users at a time?
Yeah that's why you don't see many popular sites hosted on Windows
machines. I mean jeez, can you imagine having to buy a few million
licenses to allow the entire Internet to view your latest web site? No
wonder Gates is so fucking rich.

You are better advised to use Linux for your web hosting ;-)

On Apr 12, 7:55 am, Desk Rabbit <nos...@example.com> wrote:
>
> You are better advised to use Linux for your web hosting ;-)

I am seriously thinking of using RAQ4s (Linux/Apache). Any thoughts?

In message <iradnZ9Q6sHbIp3VnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@pipex.net> Desk Rabbit
<nospam@example.com> wrote:

>williammaw@aol.com wrote:
>> How does a CAL affect users accessing web pages on a web server? Does
>> 10 CAL mean that the server will only serve 10 users at a time?
>Yeah that's why you don't see many popular sites hosted on Windows
>machines. I mean jeez, can you imagine having to buy a few million
>licenses to allow the entire Internet to view your latest web site? No
>wonder Gates is so fucking rich.

You don't need CALs for each web user. In fact, you can even grab the
Web edition which is cheaper then 2003 Server.

On Apr 12, 5:26 pm, DevilsPGD <spam_narf_s...@crazyhat.net> wrote:
>
> You don't need CALs for each web user. In fact, you can even grab the
> Web edition which is cheaper then 2003 Server.
>
I am not sure if I have ever come across something as a web edition on
eBay. Does it say Windows Server Web Edition?

"Desk Rabbit" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
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> williammaw@aol.com wrote:
>> How does a CAL affect users accessing web pages on a web server? Does
>> 10 CAL mean that the server will only serve 10 users at a time?
> Yeah that's why you don't see many popular sites hosted on Windows
> machines. I mean jeez, can you imagine having to buy a few million
> licenses to allow the entire Internet to view your latest web site? No
> wonder Gates is so fucking rich.
>
> You are better advised to use Linux for your web hosting ;-)

No Web server on Earth or even a Web server farm is hosting a few million
clients simultaneously. A Web Server or a Web server farm is a stateless
connection with each client and one uses a state server to maintain client
state, along with load balancing in a Web server farm solution.

In message
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"williammaw@aol.com" <williammaw@aol.com> wrote:

>On Apr 12, 5:26 pm, DevilsPGD <spam_narf_s...@crazyhat.net> wrote:
>>
>> You don't need CALs for each web user. In fact, you can even grab the
>> Web edition which is cheaper then 2003 Server.
>>
>I am not sure if I have ever come across something as a web edition on
>eBay.

I wasn't aware that eBay was an authorized Microsoft distribution
partner.

>Does it say Windows Server Web Edition?

"Designed for dedicated Web serving and hosting, Windows Server 2003 Web
Edition, delivers a single-purpose solution for Internet service
providers, application developers, and others who use or deploy specific
Web functionality. Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, takes advantage of
improvements in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, Microsoft
ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework to make it easier to build and
host Web applications, Web pages, and XML Web services."

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../bb430828.aspx

And for a full feature comparison of the various 2003 offerings, see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win...s/compare.mspx

2008 offers similar, but I don't have the URLs handy.

DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <iradnZ9Q6sHbIp3VnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@pipex.net> Desk Rabbit
> <nospam@example.com> wrote:
>
>> williammaw@aol.com wrote:
>>> How does a CAL affect users accessing web pages on a web server? Does
>>> 10 CAL mean that the server will only serve 10 users at a time?
>> Yeah that's why you don't see many popular sites hosted on Windows
>> machines. I mean jeez, can you imagine having to buy a few million
>> licenses to allow the entire Internet to view your latest web site? No
>> wonder Gates is so fucking rich.
>
> You don't need CALs for each web user. In fact, you can even grab the
> Web edition which is cheaper then 2003 Server.
My reply was with my tongue very firmly in my cheek.

Mr. Arnold wrote:
>
> "Desk Rabbit" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
> news:iradnZ9Q6sHbIp3VnZ2dnUVZ8uednZ2d@pipex.net...
>> williammaw@aol.com wrote:
>>> How does a CAL affect users accessing web pages on a web server? Does
>>> 10 CAL mean that the server will only serve 10 users at a time?
>> Yeah that's why you don't see many popular sites hosted on Windows
>> machines. I mean jeez, can you imagine having to buy a few million
>> licenses to allow the entire Internet to view your latest web site? No
>> wonder Gates is so fucking rich.
>>
>> You are better advised to use Linux for your web hosting ;-)
>
> No Web server on Earth or even a Web server farm is hosting a few
> million clients simultaneously. A Web Server or a Web server farm is a
> stateless connection with each client and one uses a state server to
> maintain client state, along with load balancing in a Web server farm
> solution.
I know, and you should realise that my tongue was firmly in my cheek.