Practical aspects of running Netscape server in deregulated market operations

California ISO uses a secure web site to conduct the electricity market place. Scheduling coordinators submit bids and schedules into this web site and retrieve bidding results and final schedules/prices from it. This paper discusses the experience and practical aspects of running and administering this web site using Netscape Enterprise Server. It covers the usage of secure socket layer, keys and certificates, users and groups, logging, SNMP monitoring and object signing. This also describes how to maintain high availability of this important web site