Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 12, 2007 09:33 PM
It serves a file, or a directory of files.
However, unlike servers such as Apache, woof exits after serving the file(s). And woof requires no configuration beyond the command-line invocation.
Woof, and other servers such as Apache, listen for incoming connections on an arbitrary port. Apache, and other http servers, traditionally listen on port 80; but the server operator may choose to use other ports. As with any server the woof operator must choose an open port.
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woof IS a file server
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 12, 2007 09:33 PMHowever, unlike servers such as Apache, woof exits after serving the file(s). And woof requires no configuration beyond the command-line invocation.
Woof, and other servers such as Apache, listen for incoming connections on an arbitrary port. Apache, and other http servers, traditionally listen on port 80; but the server operator may choose to use other ports. As with any server the woof operator must choose an open port.
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