Publisher's Synopsis
Designed like a cookbook and written especially for UNIX professionals, this is a step-by-step guide to setting up Internet information servers. It includes live Web pages, with references and updates, and covers Internet information services such as the World Wide Web, WAIS, Gopher, Archie, ftp and listserver. It aims to show users how to understand all the options for graphics, interactivity and security.;This guide shows how to find Internet software tools, and make decisions which will determine the structure of an information server, and its ultimate success. It also helps users decide what information to upload, based on the anticipated audience, to plan the use of graphics, and learn to build WWW programming languages, such as Perl and Tcl. In addition, the book shows how to choose from and implement, any of the Internet's information services. The book is designed for system administrators, programmers and those seeking a detailed understanding of developing and managing Internet information servers.