At 10:58 AM 5/29/2002 -0500, Patrick K. O'Brien wrote:
>Okay. Then what is the case I could use when I beg for the ability to run
>processes on my web host? By that I mean, which fast-cgi-like-gizmo do I
>want to go with and why? Is your gateway more host friendly than the
>alternatives? Will there be very simple instructions so that I can make it
>as easy as possible for my host to give in to my incessant whining? :-)

CGI -> SCGI gateway should be more host-friendly since a generic SCGI
process is configured for the entire server.

If you had multiple Quixote applications or multiple users running Quixote
were on the box, the user-specific customization happens in your own
/cgi-bin, freeing the hoster.

Also, since the actual Quixote applications are not LRWP, only the single
generic SCGI process is (correct guys?), in this environment, the hoster
may feel somewhat better about these custom apps. A misbehaved app will
terminate on each request just like a well behaved one (with some
exceptions I guess - a class like serve.forever() excepted !!)

In any event you'll need a hoster with some tolerance for the unusual since
its pretty likely that you will be the only one - although who knows, maybe
a quixote fan club would be interested in supporting a hoster. I might have
at one point, but ended up picking up one dedicated server and now our own
box due to be shipped to the co-location facility next week.

Mike