ISP Services

Services in this version of Solaris for ISPs include:

• Sun^TM WebServer^TM (SWS)

• Sun^TM Internet News Server^TM

• Sun^TM Internet FTP Server^TM

In addition to any graphical user interfaces, all ISP services also provide full command-line access for scripting.

SWS

SWS is a highly reliable, secure, standards-based Web server for accessing, managing, and distributing information over the Internet, extranets, or intranets. Features added in this release of SWS include:

• Support for HTTP/1.1. SWS supports the latest version of the hypertext transfer protocol, including named virtual hosts and content negotiation.

• Enhanced scalability. Multiple instances of the server process can run on a single machine and can be managed through the same administration graphical user interface. The number of available virtual hosts is thus raised geometrically.

• Java servlet support. Using servlets rather than the more usual CGI scripts provides the cross-platform advantages of Java on the server side while improving processing speed.

• Secure HTTP communications. SWS includes secure-socket layer (SSL) functionality and support for Verisign certificates for safe, encrypted communications.

• Microsoft FrontPage support. SWS supports popular FrontPage extensions in the areas of authoring, administration, and dynamic content.

SWS is a two-tier application. It is manageable through the Sun Internet Administrator, but does not receive the benefit of single sign-on. It has been configured to share administrator data with Sun Internet Administrator. See Chapter 7, Integrating Existing Service Applications for details on this configuration and "Managing Services with Sun Internet Administrator" for more information on the two-tier architecture.

Sun Internet News Server

Sun Internet News Server is a high-performance, highly-scalable news server. Significant features include:

• High performance and client-connection scalability. A multithreaded, multi-process daemon handles client connections, taking advantage of multiprocessor Solaris servers to provide scalability in handling large numbers of simultaneous news reader connections.

• Full-featured news feed handling. Based on INN from the Internet Software Consortium (INN release 1.5 sec. 2), Sun Internet News Server maintains all the usability improvements of that implementation in the area of news feed handling.

• Separate feed handling and news reader service functionality. The service for news readers is separable from the feed handling functions to enable horizontal scalability in handling news reader connections.

• Centralized, browser-based management. Sun Internet News Server is a three-tier service that integrates with Sun Internet Administrator for centralized administration and full security benefits. See "Managing Services with Sun Internet Administrator" for more information on the three-tier architecture.

Sun Internet FTP Server

This scalable, high-performance FTP server offers the following enhancements:

• Multiple domains on a single host. Sun Internet FTP Server supports IP-based virtual hosting. Each virtual host has its own configuration files that tune the server for that particular domain.

• Configurable user authentication. Sun Internet FTP Server can use either UNIX accounts or entries in the SunDS registry to authenticate administrators.

• Centralized, browser-based management. Sun Internet FTP Server is a three-tier service that integrates with Sun Internet Administrator for centralized administration and full security benefits. See "Managing Services with Sun Internet Administrator" for more information on the three-tier architecture.