Mailing List Archive: cvs commit: apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/mod core.html

coar 98/03/21 14:31:54

Modified: htdocs/manual/mod core.html
Log:
"Has no effect on MS Windows" is rather misleading.

Revision Changes Path
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Index: core.html
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--- core.html 1998/03/21 17:13:56 1.105
+++ core.html 1998/03/21 22:31:53 1.106
@@ -1634,7 +1634,8 @@
Tuning of this parameter should only be necessary on very busy sites.
Setting this parameter to a large number is almost always a bad idea.<P>

-This directive has no effect on Microsoft Windows.
+This directive has no effect when used with the Apache Web server on a
+Microsoft Windows platform.

<P>

On 21 Mar 1998 coar@hyperreal.org wrote:
> Log:
> "Has no effect on MS Windows" is rather misleading.

> --- core.html 1998/03/21 17:13:56 1.105
> +++ core.html 1998/03/21 22:31:53 1.106
> @@ -1634,7 +1634,8 @@
> Tuning of this parameter should only be necessary on very busy sites.
> Setting this parameter to a large number is almost always a bad idea.<P>
>
> -This directive has no effect on Microsoft Windows.
> +This directive has no effect when used with the Apache Web server on a
> +Microsoft Windows platform.

What am I missing here? Why is it misleading to say the directive has no
effect on Windows? It does have no effect. There is no need for the
qualifying "when using with the Apache Web server" because the documents
are for Apache so why would anyone think it has an effect on any other
software?

Or if it is needed, make sure that all the other statements about what
works with NT vs. Unix also have the qualification "when used with
Apache", for example, StartServers, ThreadsPerChild, MinSpareServers.

Paul