[FX.php List] [OFF] OS X vs OS X Server?

[Bob Patin]

I agree; I normally turn all that stuff off, although I have no idea  
whether it matters.

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On Jan 18, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> Except that the server/web configuration is much easier on OS X  
> Server, there isn't much difference. It's also nice that one usually  
> finds OS X Server running on server-class hardware!
>
> The biggest problem with OS X Server is the temptation to turn on  
> other services like FTP since it's all there already. This has come  
> up on the list before, and there was some disagreement on how much  
> this affects performance.
>
> I think it's safe to say that things like email and ftp are going to  
> chew up network bandwidth available to that machine, which will  
> affect both FMP and the web serving. So, if you can, keep it to FMP  
> and web serving.