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World-Wide Web server software
W3 SERVER SOFTWARE
A W3 server, like the ftp daemon , is a program which responds to
an incoming tcp connection and provides a service to the caller.
There are many varieties of W3 server software to serve different
forms of data.
Basic W3 servers
CERN server The basic W3 daemon program serves files
already in hypertext or plain text. This
daemon then is used as a basis for many other
types of server and gateways .
NCSA server A server for files, written in C, public
domain. Runs on top of a gopher-style
database just like "gopherd".
Perl server from Marc VanHeyningen at Indiana
University. Wriiten in perl.
Perl server Tony Sander's version of Marc VH's.
REXX for VM A server consisting of a amall C program
which passes control to a server written in
REXX.
Whatever server you are running, you will probably be interested
in:
Tools for information providers
Syle Guide for Online Hypertext
Making a new server
This daemon is often used as a basis for a more specific server for
a given application. A server which allows a world of data to be
seen as part of the W3 universe is known as a gateway. (Most
servers could therefore be regarded as gateways, but the term
implies some conversion or mapping between dissimilar worlds) .
For short tutorials with examples, see:
Writing a server in C
Writing a server as a script
It is a good idea to pick the basic daemon or one of the servers in
the list as a starting point when making a new server.
Other servers and Gateways
These are servers which provide data extracted from other systems.
they are built using code from the basic daemon, or scripts. See
List of Gateways available .
Tim BL
About documents generated from hypertext
Paper manuals generated from hypertext are made for convenience,
for example for reading when one has no computer to turn to. We