--- lib/commands/server.rb	2006-09-03 06:48:07.000000000 +0700
+++ lib/commands/server.rb	2006-10-02 17:41:16.000000000 +0700
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ 
     ARGV.shift
   else
     if RUBY_PLATFORM !~ /mswin/ && !silence_stderr { `lighttpd -version` }.blank? && defined?(FCGI)
-      "lighttpd"
+      if %x(lighttpd -version) =~ /^lighttpd-(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/ and ($1.to_i < 1 or $2.to_i < 4 or $3.to_i < 10)
+        puts "You are using an old version of lighttpd (less than 1.4.10)"
+        puts "Your lighttpd should not work properly with rails and will be ignored"
+        "webrick"
+      else
+        "lighttpd"
+      end
     else
       "webrick"
     end