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January 2nd, 2007 [by Doug Alder]
Ready to Run Software Inc., the company that created the Front Page extensions for Linux/Unix has announced that as of June 2006 there will no longer be any support kits for Front Page Extensions available for Linux/Unix servers.
Please note: effective June 30, 2006 the Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for UNIX have been End-of-Lifed. The FAQ, Discussion Groups, and other documentation have been removed as this material is the property of Microsoft.
Plesk has followed suit and notified it’s customers that
new installation of Plesk since 8.1 version will not have FPSE feature, but if you upgraded from the previous Plesk version that had FPSE installed, it will work.
The same should hold true for cPanel and all other hosting control panels on a Unix/Linux platform.As long as you currently have the extensions installed you should be OK, at least as long as you are upgrading in the same version number. Eventual architecture changes in the control panels as new stable full versions are released will likely remove this functionality completely.All is not lost though. Front Page extensions will continue to be supported in Windows servers, both VPS and dedicated. The Microsoft VS2005R2 virtual server platform is very stable, and is an excellent choice for those seeking to use Front Page. RackForce has a wide range of Windows servers, both virtual and dedicated to choose from. From the dds200-w entry level VPS to the 5100 Intel Woodcrest Core 2 duo Xeon dedicated server, we have what you need to host your Front Page sites.