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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have been told by my MIS department that
we are getting new Novell servers after the New Year which will have Apache. In
the meantime, we will try to test it on an NT machine. I was originally hoping
to just test the software on my own pc linked to our local network, but I am
now assuming that the components need to be installed/compiled on the server. I
am not sure what I was thinking. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have read through the how to at <a
href="http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc36/win32_compile-howto.html">http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc36/win32_compile-howto.html</a>,
but I am still a bit lost on how to compile everything, particularly all the
modules that I had to download. Any help there??</span></font></p>
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color:navy'>Environmental Scientist</span></font></p>
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color:navy'>(412) 281-6393</span></font></p>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:navy'>(412) 281-7908 FAX</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Yu-Hsin Chen
[mailto:ychen@yorktel.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Monday,
November 11, 2002</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>10:30 AM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Thomas P. Colson; Seth
Rodriguez; mapserver-users@lists.gis.umn.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [mapserver-users]
beginner getting started</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Although I've read in
this list that MapServer runs on Windows, in the long run, I'd have to agree
with Tom that you should try a Linux platform ( or UNIX if you have access to
one ).</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>From your description I
take you might not have experienced Linux/UNIX yet. It does cost 'a
little' more to set up a UNIX than a Linux system. If you have a spare
computer you can either download or buy ( inexpensively ) installation CD for
Linux. Red Hat is a popular commercialized brand. I personally run
Mandrake 8.0 with MapServer running either using shape files or directly
retrieve data from Oracle. It is not 'that' difficult to set it up.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Thomas P. Colson
[mailto:tpcolson@nexussoft.com]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Monday,
November 11, 2002</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>9:16 AM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Seth Rodriguez;
mapserver-users@lists.gis.umn.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [mapserver-users]
beginner getting started</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>What are your Linux
Skills? It works much better "out of the box" on Red Hat. I'd stay
away from "Winders". </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Seth Rodriguez
[mailto:srodriguez@maguiregroup.com]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Monday,
November 11, 2002</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>8:40 AM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
mapserver-users@lists.gis.umn.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [mapserver-users]
beginner getting started</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have been asked by the boss to
develop some new marketable GIS skills. Our company does a lot of work in the
transportation industry. One task in our transportation work is to do public
involvement. So I have suggested developing project websites with web-based
project mapping using MapServer, which I was introduced to at an ArcView
training. To assess the usability of the software, I wanted to implement a test
to show the boss. Unfortunately, my programming experience is limited to a bit
of avenue, AML, VB, and html, none of which I would say I am fluent in.
Fortunately, the description of the software notes that programming is not
required for basic use. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I apologize for my novice questions,
but I am having some problems off the bat. I have downloaded the newest version
(3.6.3) and the demo, but have not found any executables in the zips. I am
assuming that this is due to a corrupted download. I also noticed that the
software is known to run on 95, 98, and NT. I am running XP on my machine. Will
this be a problem? I can move to another machine if needed.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I hope that I am not biting off too
much with this task. Luckily for me, I am a quick learner. Would anyone out
there please consider taking a young, ambitious consultant under their wing to
help him impress his boss? I will be forever grateful. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks for your time.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Seth Rodriguez</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Environmental Scientist</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>GIS Analyst</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Maguire Group Inc.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>564 Forbes Avenue, Suite
1212</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Pittsburgh</span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>PA</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>15219</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(412) 281-6393</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(412) 281-7908 FAX</span></font></p>
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