MacHTTP Questions

>Would setting the application size larger have any significant impact on
>MacHTTP's perfermance?

No. Extra free memory means nothing to MacHTTP. It uses what it needs and
ignores the rest. The only reason to increase the memory allocation is to
allow for additional listening connections or an increase in max_users.
Each "connection" eats up about 20K of memory while active. You do the
math.
How do I create HTML files?
How do I serve files using MacHTTP?
How do I make a clickable map?
How do I get feedback from a user?
How do I make a form?
How do I perform searches?
How do I use MacHTTP with HyperCard?
How do I write programs to interact with MacHTTP?
How do I deal with the MIME ca-ca?
How do I serve Mac files?
How do I convert my (word processor, ps, etc) files to HTML?
How do I serve Quicktime movies?
How do I convert graphic files to different formats?
How do I redirect URLs?
How do I deal with security on my server?
How do I extract statistics from the log file?
How do I use MacHTTP with A/UX?
How do firewalls affect MacHTTP?

How can I convert my AppleScript to an application with which MacHTTP can communicate?
How do I prepare QuickTime movies so they will work on ALL Mosaic platforms?

What is HTML?
What is an URL?
What is MIME?
What is AppleScript?
What is HyperCard?
What is a firewall?

What utilities and resources are available that might help with my MacHTTP server?


Phil Harvey asked:

1) How should I configure MacHTTP to serve postscript files?

2) Does anybody know of a Postscript display helper for MacMosaic?

Unanswered Questions

The following are questions that have yet to have answers written for this faq. If you care to write an answer (or have seen one that would do) mail:gneufeld@ccs.carleton.ca

Rob Cohen [rcohen@ssl.umd.edu] asked:

1) Is AppleScript a part of the system software? Do I have to install something special to use it? If/can I use it to launch a MicroSoft Word document how does it appear to a user logging in?

2) When I get my site all set up the way I want I want it how do I let the rest of world know about it? i.e. how do other people just working their way through the WWW find their way to my site?

Rick Hough [Rick_Hough@qmmac.read.tasc.com] asked:

- With "MIME file typing support", does this do away with the need to configure the file extension -> MIME type mapping at the client end?
4/15/94 - gneufeld
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