About a year ago, a minor debate popped up on the linux-kernel mailing list over use of particular servers and operating systems, and the popularity thereof. A couple of folks posited that the real test of a high-volume ecommerce server wasn't something wussified like Amazon, that the real test of pumping out files wasn't a toy like cdrom.com; rather the real test of server power was porn sites.
And who am I to argue? So, in order to provide an, ahem, alternative view on system suitability to high volume work, allow me to present... the smutcraft survey.
| Web Server | Proportion | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | 24.34% | 997 |
| Microsoft-IIS | 11.04% | 452 |
| Zeus | 0.29% | 12 |
| Unknown | 0.12% | 5 |
| WebSite | 0.07% | 3 |
| PimpServer | 0.02% | 1 |
| Netscape Enterprise | 0.02% | 1 |
| WebSTAR | 0.02% | 1 |
| CERN | 0.02% | 1 |
| Netscape-Enterprise | 0.02% | 1 |
| WebSitePro | 0.02% | 1 |
| Total | 4096 |
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