How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by BryanLunduke » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 5:26 AM UTC

How to run a DOS-based web server
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Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by maximinus_thrax » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 5:58 AM UTC

With no intention of one-upping the original post, people who find this enjoyable may also check out https://secretgeek.net/dod_intro

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by nirui » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 6:09 AM UTC

It's cool and all, but does FreeDOS support something similar to Data Execution Prevention? I know MS-DOS probably don't have it, and searching "'FreeDOS' 'Data Execution Prevention'" on DuckDuckGo yielded no result.

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by tetrisgm » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 6:30 AM UTC

What happens if you DOS a DOS server?

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by sebazzz » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 6:30 AM UTC

That's nice but you can't run the Web server in the background can you? So you need to terminate it to edit index.htm?

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by shrubble » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 6:41 AM UTC

sebazzz wrote: post #5

That's nice but you can't run the Web server in the background can you? So you need to terminate it to edit index.htm?

Could you use DesQView or similar to multi-task it?

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by ithkuil » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 6:42 AM UTC

tetrisgm wrote: post #4

What happens if you DOS a DOS server?

Cuatro

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by enormousness » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 8:01 AM UTC

sebazzz wrote: post #5

That's nice but you can't run the Web server in the background can you? So you need to terminate it to edit index.htm?

They use a VM so I assume you'd simply edit offline then redeploy the machine.

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by pan69 » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 8:26 AM UTC

shrubble wrote: post #6

sebazzz wrote: post #5

That's nice but you can't run the Web server in the background can you? So you need to terminate it to edit index.htm?

Could you use DesQView or similar to multi-task it?

That's what I did back in the day, FrontDoor + RemoteAccess under DesQView.

Re: How to run a DOS-based web server

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Post by hulitu » Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 10:06 AM UTC

nirui wrote: post #3

It's cool and all, but does FreeDOS support something similar to Data Execution Prevention? I know MS-DOS probably don't have it, and searching "'FreeDOS' 'Data Execution Prevention'" on DuckDuckGo yielded no result.

Maybe not. COM files were, more or less, data.