[medusa] More performance ?'s

[Mike]

Hello,

I read in the archives a few posts about perfomance. One of the posts
mentions
that medusa isn't as fast as thttpd or zeus and that medusa can't handle
1000 connections per second. My question is what -can- medusa handle?

Basically, I need to compare it to apache with mod_fastcgi for using
Zope.
I'm having some trouble with mod_fastcgi and Zope that I don't have
while
using medusa in place of apache, so I'm pondering just giving up and
using
medusa.

Since apache isn't the world's fastest web server, I assume that medusa
is
at least comparable.

While I'm at it, how stable is medusa in the long run? I read on the
web page
that medusa is currently used in mission-critical applications, but can
examples be provided (in terms of using it as a web server, which is my
goal)?

One last question: this will eventually be a commercial application,
so I'll
be purchasing a license for single server use. Other than the right to
use
medusa, are there any other benefits? Any support? Is it possible to
purchase support? Who do I sue if it breaks? (kidding)

Okay, one more question: since I'm a python and medusa newbie, this may
seem
like a dumb question, but how secure is medusa? Does it deal decently
with
buffers (ie, low likelihood of buffer overflow attacks) and can it
stand up
to a denial of service attack (many more connections than it can handle)
without falling over (this may be more of a function of the OS, though)?

Thanks,
Mike