UofA CS dept WWW Provider Guide

Becoming a WWW information provider in the UofA CS dept

Our WWW server is configured such that individual users can make information available to the web from their home account. (or as it is generally known: "Set up a home page")

This document provides information on how to get set up so that you too can become a WWW provider, right from your home directory.

Information for experienced WWW/HTML authors

General Document Guidelines.
Guidelines for Personal Pages.
Sample Documents. (includes sample Home Pages)

Also available is a list of Icons installed on our WWW server. This includes other generic icon information.

Tutorial Information for WWW beginners: PLEASE READ THESE

If you are going to start writing documents, then you'll need to know something about writing Hyptertext (HTML). A very basic beginner's guide is available on-line from NCSA. (in Mosaic, you find this under the Help Menu) A quick reference guide is also available.
You should also read these documents on WWW writing etiquette, and writing style.

Fill-in Forms and CGI programs

Here are some painfully basic guides to writing Forms and CGI programs. They should at least give you the flavour of the process, and point you in the rigth direction to learn more.

Some Other Guides and References

Introduction to HTML documentation : This document, from the University of Toronto, is very well done. It expands upon the above beginners guides.
Are you planning on using backgrounds, special font sizes, or other Way-Cool netscape-enhancements in your HTML pages? Please Think Twice.
- From Organic Online: Why We Don't Use Netscape Tags
- From terminus.com (Second Foundation Internet Services): Netscape Extensions And Why We Try To Avoid Them.

There are many more documents on providing information to the WWW than can possibly be listed here. You should go search a WWW index like Yahoo for a more complete list of WWW information.
WWW & HTML Developer's JumpStation
Tools for Web Information Providers
Developing HTML Documents and WWW Servers
In CERN's WWW Virtual Library: Subject Catalog, see the section on WWW Development.

The WWW was started at CERN, in Switzerland. Here is their introduction to The World Wide Web Initiative.
For more general information, you could also read about Helping the Web Grow.

Oct 19, 1995 -- webmaster@cs.ualberta.ca

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