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+Boa is a single-tasking HTTP server. That means that unlike
+traditional web servers, it does not fork for each incoming
+connection, nor does it fork many copies of itself to handle multiple
+connections. It internally multiplexes all of the ongoing HTTP
+connections, and forks only for CGI programs (which must be separate
+processes.) Preliminary tests show boa is about twice as fast as
+Apache, and is capable of handling 50 hits per second on a 66 MHz '486.
+   
+The primary design goals of Boa are speed and security. Security, in
+the sense of "can't be subverted by a malicious user", not "fine
+grained access control and encrypted communications". Boa is not
+intended as a feature-packed server; if you want one of those, check
+out WN from John Franks. Modifications to Boa that improve its speed,
+security, robustness, and portability, are eagerly sought. Other
+features may be added if they can be achieved without hurting the
+primary goals.
+   
+Homepage:  http://www.boa.org