20.8 Internet Express

Since we're in a networking kind of mood, we figured we should mention a useful package of network administration tools that you may want to explore. Most of these utilities have been modified to work in a cluster. The following is an excerpt from Compaq/HP's product description:

“Internet Express is a collection of popular open source Internet software and administration software developed by Compaq/HP. Customers are encouraged to purchase a service contract for Internet Express that entitles them to receive upgrades to Internet Express, which is released approximately every four months.

The Internet Express product provides the following features and benefits:

A collection of open source Internet software (binaries and sources), tested and qualified on Tru64 UNIX
Automatic installation and configuration of Internet software
Web-based Internet Express Administration utility to manage Internet services and tune kernel attributes for Internet service performance
Internet Monitor (Web-based Quality of Service monitor)
LDAP Module for System Authentication
Compaq Secure Web Server based on Apache with SSL capability
iPlanet (Netscape) Directory Server (limited by license to 200,000 entries)
Netscape LDAP Software Development Kit
FireScreen (basic firewall based on screend)
Support for TruCluster Server – All services are configured to run on TruCluster Server providing a true high availability environment
IPv6 support in some components:
- UW-IMAP, Pine (IMAP client), POP3, procmail, sendmail, TCP wrapper, IRC (chat client and server)
- Apache 2.0 Early Adopter's Kit.
- Mozilla 0.9.8 Web Client evaluation kit

You can access the Internet Express Administration utility through any graphical Web browser that supports JavaScript. Online help is provided through links to the Administration Guide (in HTML format).”

The URL is:

http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/internet/osis.htm