WASD Hypertext Services - Technical Overview

WASD Hypertext Services - Technical Overview


June 2004

For version 8.5 release of the WASD VMS Hypertext Services HTTP server.

Supercedes:

     January 2004 (v8.4)
     July 2003 (v8.3)
     April 2003 (v8.2)
     December 2002 (v8.1)
     July 2002 (v8.0)
     July 2001 (v7.2)
     November 2000 (v7.1)
     June 2000 (v7.0)
     December 1999 (v6.1)
     May 1999 (v6.0)
     November 1998 (v5.3)
     September 1998 (v5.2)
     July 1998 (v5.1)
     March 1998 (v5.0)
     November 1997 (v4.5)
     October 1997 (v4.4)
     August 1997 (v4.3)
     July 1997 (v4.2)
     June 1997 (v4.1)
     October 1996 (v3.4)
     December 1995 (initial freeware release, v3.1)
     August 1995 (v2.3)
     May 1995 (v2.1)


Abstract

This document is a technical overview of the implementation of the WASD VMS HyperText Transport Daemon. It contains information on server startup, configuration, etc. Previous versions contained information on scripting and brief descriptions of the major code modules of the server, these have now been removed to a documents of their own (see below).

Also see WASD Scripting Environment for information on CGI, ISAP, OSU, etc., scripting, and WASD Hypertext Environment for information on using the WASD VMS Hypertext Services.


Author

Mark G. Daniel
Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division
Defence Science and Technology Organisation

For WASD-related email please use Mark.Daniel@wasd.vsm.com.au

Should the above address present problems or provide no response for an extended period then use Mark.Daniel@dsto.defence.gov.au

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Online PostScript

This document is also available in PostScript for access by suitable viewers (e.g. GhostScript), and printing from the location HT_ROOT:[DOC.HTD]HTD.PS


Online Demonstrations

Some of the online demonstrations may not work due to the local organisation of the Web environment differing from WASD where it was originally written.


Copyright Information

WASD VMS Hypertext Services,
Copyright © 1996-2004 Mark G. Daniel.

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License, or any later version.

This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

See HT_ROOT:[000000]GNU_GENERAL_PUBLIC_LICENSE.TXT

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this package; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.


The Apache Group

This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project (http://www.apache.org/).

      Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
      modification, are permitted ...


OpenSSL Project

This product can include software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).

      Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
      modification, are permitted ...


Eric A. Young

This package can include cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com) and Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).

      This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use provided ...
      Eric Young should be given attribution as the author ...
      copyright notice is retained


Free Software Foundation

This package contains software made available by the Free Software Foundation under the GNU General Public License.

      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
      any later version.


Ohio State University

This package contains software provided with the OSU (DECthreads) HTTP server package, authored by David Jones:

      Copyright 1994,1997 The Ohio State University.  
      The Ohio State University will not assert copyright with respect
      to reproduction, distribution, performance and/or modification 
      of this program by any person or entity that ensures that all 
      copies made, controlled or distributed by or for him or it bear 
      appropriate acknowlegement of the developers of this program.


RSA Data Security

This software contains code derived in part from RSA Data Security, Inc:

      permission granted to make and use derivative works provided that such
      works are identified as "derived from the RSA Data Security, Inc.
      MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm" in all material mentioning or referencing
      the derived work.


Bailey Brown Jr.

LZW compression is implemented using code derived in part from the PBM suite. This code is copyright by the original author:

      * GIF Image compression - LZW algorithm implemented with Tree type
      *                         structure.
      *                         Written by Bailey Brown, Jr.
      *                         last change May 24, 1990
      *                         file: compgif.c
      *
      *  You may use or modify this code as you wish, as long as you mention
      *  my name in your documentation.


Other

OpenVMS, Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, Compaq C, Alpha and VAX
are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Corporation.

MultiNet is a registered trademark of Process Software Corporation.

Pathway is a registered trademark of Attachmate, Inc.

TCPware is a registered trademark of Process Software Corporation.