On Nov 08 09:07, 1997, Kurt Weiske of 1:102/927 wrote:
KW> Chuma Agbodike wrote in a message to All:
CA>> What is the difference between an application server and a file
CA>> server ? 
KW> File servers serve files. Application servers act as dedicated servers 
for, 
KW> well, applications. :) People may or may not log on to the application 
KW> server, but it's primary purpose is to provide application services, not 
KW> file and print services for people.
So I cannot load up my server with applications and call it an application 
server or can I ?
KW> A SQL server that people don't log on to directly would be an example of 
an 
KW> application server. Web servers? May be considered an application server. 
KW> Email? Ditto.
But in an NT I can log into a DOMAIN (read up a little) and any applcation I
run is not necessarily coming from an application server. Could be a file 
server I guess.
KW> If the application server also serves files, then the machine is acting 
as 
KW> both an application server and a file server. I have a Novell server 
KW> running Btrieve that people run the accounting application from. That 
KW> machine should be considered both, since it's running a database and 
KW> serving files.
Which one is being run as application server and how did it "know" to run 
that way. How is it designed to run that way.??
Chuma
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