WebCrossing Core server configuration is quite easy to understand, and a single server system can be downloaded, installed and completely set up in under 30 minutes. This includes setting up all the TCP/IP services, such as email, chat, news, FTP, etc., as shown in the following diagram.
What makes this possible are several unique strengths of WebCrossing:
(a) All the services are integrated into and provided by WebCrossing Core. No external web server, SMTP server, POP3 server, IMAP server, news server, email list server, chat server, authentication server, etc. is required. WebCrossing Core even includes a built-in FTP server for secure file maintenance not requiring operating-system level user accounts. All these features are part of WebCrossing Core and setup is quick and easy via any Web browser. In fact, after the basic server archive is expanded and the installer run, setup is exactly the same regardless of platform: Unix, Windows or Mac OS X.
(b) WebCrossing Core includes its own native, optimized object-oriented database. The user directory and all content are managed here (although authentication via an external server is, of course, also possible). This means no complicated or costly setups with third-party database software are needed. You literally just start it up and everything runs!
Because all the protocols are unified inside WebCrossing Core, each protocol is aware of the users, their group membership, their access privileges and also the database content. There is no better way of ensuring security and unified access across the full range of Internet protocols.
(a) All the services are integrated into and provided by WebCrossing Core. No external web server, SMTP server, POP3 server, IMAP server, news server, email list server, chat server, authentication server, etc. is required. WebCrossing Core even includes a built-in FTP server for secure file maintenance not requiring operating-system level user accounts. All these features are part of WebCrossing Core and setup is quick and easy via any Web browser. In fact, after the basic server archive is expanded and the installer run, setup is exactly the same regardless of platform: Unix, Windows or Mac OS X.
(b) WebCrossing Core includes its own native, optimized object-oriented database. The user directory and all content are managed here (although authentication via an external server is, of course, also possible). This means no complicated or costly setups with third-party database software are needed. You literally just start it up and everything runs!
Because all the protocols are unified inside WebCrossing Core, each protocol is aware of the users, their group membership, their access privileges and also the database content. There is no better way of ensuring security and unified access across the full range of Internet protocols.