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1  This is Hydra, a modification of Boa, which supports multiple threads of   This is Hydra, a modification of Boa, which supports multiple threads of
2  execution. Boa is a high performance web server for Unix-alike computers,  execution. Boa is a high performance web server for Unix-alike computers,
3  covered by the Gnu General Public License.  This modification is based on  covered by the Gnu General Public License.  This modification is based on
4  Boa version 0.94.13, and is currently of alpha quality.  Boa version 0.94.13, and is currently of alpha quality.
5    
6  Why Hydra? Well, Hydra is a many headed serpent in Greek Mythology, and  Why Hydra? Well, Hydra is a many headed serpent in Greek Mythology, and
7  seemed to resemble fine a multi-threaded Boa. An interesting feature of  seemed to resemble fine a multi-threaded Boa. An interesting feature of
8  Hydra is that head, when cut off was replaced by two others. This was not  Hydra is that a head, when cut off was replaced by two others. This was not
9  duplicated in Hydra's threads!  duplicated in Hydra's threads!
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11    
12    ***** Configure time parameters
13    
14     --disable-ssl: Disables SSL and TLS support. You must have the gnutls library
15        for SSL to work.
16    
17     --disable-smp: Disables all of the thread stuff. Hydra will function just like
18        Boa.
19    
20     --disable-hic: HIC is a special hydra thread that handles scripting languages
21        such as PHP. Use this parameter to disable this feature.
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23    
24    ***** Development
25    
26    A mailing list for Hydra is available at
27    http://lists.hellug.gr/mailman/listinfo/hydra-dev
28    
29    Hydra has a public cvs repository. To checkout, use the following
30    cvs commands,
31    
32    $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.hellug.gr:/var/cvs/hydra login
33    --- password is 'anonymous' ---
34    $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.hellug.gr:/var/cvs/hydra co hydra
35    
36    
37    *****
38  About Boa:  About Boa:
39    
40  Boa was created in 1991 by Paul Phillips <paulp@go2net.com>.  It is being  Boa was created in 1991 by Paul Phillips <paulp@go2net.com>.  It is being

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