From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from resqmta-ch2-11v.sys.comcast.net (resqmta-ch2-11v.sys.comcast.net [IPv6:2001:558:fe21:29:69:252:207:43]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 594D2398B434 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2021 11:59:42 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 594D2398B434 Received: from resomta-ch2-19v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.115]) by resqmta-ch2-11v.sys.comcast.net with ESMTP id Up5NlmkMRjtOrUpnUlr33A; Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:59:36 +0000 Received: from [IPv6:2601:c8:c000:2560:21e6:b1c:5efd:6cf0] ([IPv6:2601:c8:c000:2560:21e6:b1c:5efd:6cf0]) by resomta-ch2-19v.sys.comcast.net with ESMTPSA id UpnTlYGu7hugAUpnUlv79j; Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:59:36 +0000 X-Xfinity-VMeta: sc=0.00;st=legit Reply-To: wilson@ds.net Subject: Re: Questions on how to upgrade Apache To: "cygwin@cygwin.com" References: From: "Brian S. Wilson" Organization: M.Y.O.B. Message-ID: <5add3d51-b7ef-846d-6e0b-f0c294871776@comcast.net> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 07:59:35 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.9.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------3719AC4CB2D72AD78518EE6B" Content-Language: en-US X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, JMQ_SPF_NEUTRAL, NICE_REPLY_A, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:59:43 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------3719AC4CB2D72AD78518EE6B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> I got a question for you all. Our cyber security team is yelling at us=20 to update Apache from 2.4.39 to 2.4.46. > If that website is customer-facing, your cyber security team and your > ops team should be yelling at you for running Apache on Cygwin. > > If you want to run Apache on Windows, you would be much better served > by native Apache builds (as others have suggested) - > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/platform/windows.html#down > > Csaba In the past, I've used the Cygwin Apache instance for local testing when = no Linux systems were available (i.e. old Windows hardware was all that=20 was immediately available).=C2=A0 It gave us a good Posix like environmen= t=20 and allowed us to test the effects of various configurations with=20 greater freedom, control, and much faster than we would otherwise have=20 had if we were forced to go through the corporate bureaucracy and wait=20 for web administrators, System Admins, purchaseing, setup,=20 configuration, and networking of a real or virtual system (at that time=20 Docker wasn't available to us either). Windows based Apache installations are a good choice when possible, but=20 they are not always the same as their Linux/Posix counterparts and if=20 you are not concerned with the speed of execution (and you have only=20 Windows based hardware available); but just with testing functionality,=20 Cygwin offered a great way to setup a compatible environment with an=20 Apache server. --------------3719AC4CB2D72AD78518EE6B Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=utf-8; name="wilson96.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="wilson96.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:4.0 EMAIL;PREF=3D1:wilson@ds.net EMAIL:wilson96@xfinity.com FN:Brian Wilson ORG:The Home Depot;Dev. Tools TITLE:Senior Systems Engineer N:Wilson;Brian;;; ADR:;;2250 Newmarket Pkwy SE;Marietta;GA;30067;United States of America TEL;TYPE=3Dhome;VALUE=3DTEXT:+1 (678) 376-9258 TEL;TYPE=3Dcell;VALUE=3DTEXT:+1 (678) 232-9357 URL;VALUE=3DURL:https://homedepot.com UID:6d506c0e-6284-4e39-9c45-df7a649c804c END:VCARD --------------3719AC4CB2D72AD78518EE6B--