Information

HTTP

An article explaining how the HTTP protocol works.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (*)

News, updates, specs and other resources. From the W3C.

Protocol Specification

List of links. From Yahoo.

HTTP Servers

Apache (*)

An improved version of the NCSA server, Apache has become the most popular Unix server software on the Web. Fixes many of NCSA's bugs and security holes, is faster, and offers automatic content negotiation.

CERN

Basic httpd

From CERN

CERN httpd

Now W3C Httpd (Web server software).

CERN httpd Guide

A user guide to CERN's web server software. Includes installation and administration sections.

NCSA

NCSA home page

NCSA httpd overview

NCSA HTTPd Overview

The most popular Web server software. Installation, using the server, and tutorials are provided.

Netscape Server Central (*)

Home of the Netscape Commerce Server, Communications Server, and Fasttrack Servers. Featuring high performance and security, and open standards.

WebSite (*)

Top rated Windows HTTP server from O'Reilly. Now available free for evaluation. Has all the bells and whistles including built-in searching, graphical site overview, bbs, forms, and the Pro version has secure sockets and Cold Fusion thrown in.

WebSTAR

Http server for Macintosh by StarNine. One-click installation and no Unix makes this one of the most popular web server packages available.

HTTP Server Collections

Serverwatch (*)

In the tradition of Browserwatch, Serverwatch follows Web servers and supporting tools with the latest news and information.

Building Internet Servers

An assemblage of useful pointers to create/assemble Internet servers, for microcomputers mainly.

HTTP: Servers

From Yahoo

Mac vs. Unix

Joe Holmes tested similar speed Mac and Unix web servers to see which was best. The results are interesting, both can handle over 110,000 hits/day, but the Mac refused 0 connections while the Sun refused nearly 100. From Joe Holmes at Sonoma State University.

WWW Servers Comparison Chart

A general comparison of over 90 web servers by David Strom.

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