GVU's Webmaster Questionnaire
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How long have you been performing/overseeing Web server activities?
Under 6 months
6 to 12 months
1 to 3 years
Over 3 years
How many servers do you operate?
1 server
2 servers
3 servers
4 servers
5 to 10 servers
Over 10 servers
Which server(s) do you operate?
(Please check all that apply.)
Apache
BESTWWWD
CERN
MacHTTP/WebSTAR
NCSA
Microsoft IIS
Netscape Enterprise/Commerce/etc.
WinHTTP
WebSite
Other
What is the speed of the network connection to your server?
That is, what is the speed of the first connection from your server to the network?
Under 28.8 Kb/sec
28.8 Kb/sec SLIP/PPP
56 Kb/sec
128 Kb/sec
1 Mb/sec (T1)
10 Mb/sec
45 Mb/sec (T3)
100 Mb/sec (FDDI)
Faster than 100 Mb/sec
Don't know
How much of your typical working day is spent performing Webmaster related activites?
Under 25% of my time
26 to 50% of my time
51 to 75% of my time
Over 75% of my time
What is the primary platform your WWW servers run from?
DOS
Macintosh
OS2
Unix - Solaris/Sun OS
Unix - IRIX/SGI
Unix - Other
PC running Unix
Windows NT
Windows 95
Don't Know
Other
Which if the following types of gateways do you operate to control internal traffic to the Internet?
We do not operate any gateways
A proxy gateway (funnels all internal Web traffic through a single machine)
A proxy-cache gateway that caches Web traffic
Don't know
How much do you receive from advertising on your site per month?
We do not allow companies to advertise on our site
Under $100 per month
$101 - $1,000 per month
$1,001 - $10,000 per month
Over 10,000 per month
Which of the following features of a Web server are most important?
(Please check all that apply.)
Cataloging
Database integration
Ease of administration
Extensability/API
Access to source code
Performance
Price
Remote maintenance
Secure communications
Virtual hosting
Other
Don't know
Do you operate a separate web site for internal distribution of information (i.e., Intranet)?
Yes, and we use Lotus Notes
Yes, and we use Netscape Enterprise
Yes, and we use Microsoft Back Office
Yes, and we use software from another vendor
Yes, and we run software from more than one vendor
No, we do not run an Intranet
Which server(s) do you plan on operating in 6 months?
(Please check all that apply.)
Apache
BESTWWWD
CERN
MacHTTP/WebSTAR
NCSA
Microsoft ISS
Netscape Communications/Commerce/etc.
WinHTTP
WebSite
Other
Are you the sole Webmaster for your organization?
Yes, but we are planning on hiring more people in the next six months
Yes, but we are not planning on hiring more people in the next six months
No, there are more than 10 other people overseeing Web server activities
No, there are under 10 other people overseeing Web server activities
Which log files services/tools do you current use?
(Please check all that apply)
3D stats
analog
getstats
http-analyze
Interse
I/PRO
Net.Genesis
WebStat
WebTrends
wusage
wwwstat
WWWStat4Mac
Homemade program/script
Other
Don't use log analysis tools
Do you like the title "Webmaster?"
Yes
No
No opinion
Which of the following server functions do you know how to set?
(Please check all that apply)
Expires header
Last modified time headers
Cache control headers
Enable server side includes
Enable basic authentication
Redirect pages/directories
Exclude robots/spiders
Enable virtual hosting
Issue cookies
Don't know
Do you think that Common Log Format is adaquate for logging HTTP requests?
Yes, so we only use CLF
Yes, but we use other formats
Don't know
No, but we use CLF anyway
No, so we use other formats
Please add any comments here.
This questionnaire was developed by:
GVU's WWW User Survey Team