Providing Internet Services Via the Mac OS
Published on 6. June 1996
Book
Mixed media product
432 pages
978-0-201-48998-9 (ISBN)
Description
With professional advice and step-by-step tutorials, Providing InternetServices via the Mac OS covers everything youneed to know about setting up, providing, and maintaining Internet servicesthrough the Mac OS. Every major Internet service--the Web, FTP, e-mail, mailinglists, Gopher, DNS--is explored, along with details on remote administration,maintenance tools, and other key topics you'll need to know about in order toget online and become a successful Internet publisher. This comprehensive text covers: *selecting and evaluating an Internet Service Provider for your full-time Netconnection *modem-based, ISDN, and leased-line connections *setting up a mail server for your organization's e-mail needs *providing and moderating a mailing list to establish an Internet-baseddiscussion group *serving files via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) *publishing content via the Web, with an easy-to-follow HTML tutorial *a walkthrough of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) *the Common Gateway Interface (or CGI scripts), including a forms example *establishing your own domain name under the Domain Name System, or DNS.
Providing Internet Services via the Mac OS also comes with a CD-ROM,containing all the software you'll need to start using your Mac as an Internetserver, including special versions of StarNine's WebSTAR(TM) and ListSTAR(TM),InterCon's InterServerreg. Publisher, and Adobe PageMill(TM). You'll also findsuch goodies as Macjordomo for mailing lists, MIND for domain name service, aplethora of CGI tools and other Web utilities, and much, much more. With a foreword by Peter N Lewis, author of FTPd/Netpresenz, Anarchie, andcountless other Internet applications for the Mac 020148998XB04062001
Providing Internet Services via the Mac OS also comes with a CD-ROM,containing all the software you'll need to start using your Mac as an Internetserver, including special versions of StarNine's WebSTAR(TM) and ListSTAR(TM),InterCon's InterServerreg. Publisher, and Adobe PageMill(TM). You'll also findsuch goodies as Macjordomo for mailing lists, MIND for domain name service, aplethora of CGI tools and other Web utilities, and much, much more. With a foreword by Peter N Lewis, author of FTPd/Netpresenz, Anarchie, andcountless other Internet applications for the Mac 020148998XB04062001
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
755 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-48998-9 (9780201489989)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Carl Steadman is the co-producer of the Suck Web site. Jason Snell is an associateeditor at MacUser and the founder and editor of the online magazine InterText.
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Content
Table of Contents
About the Authors.
Acknowledgments.
Foreword.
1.Introduction: Internet Services via the Mac OS.
Audience.
Organization.
CD-ROM and Online Resources.
2. Connecting to the Internet.
The Internet: Your Digital Connection.
Types of Internet Connections.
Selecting a Service Provider.
The Internet Protocol.
3. An Overview of Internet Services.
Distinction between Clients and Servers.
Types of Internet Services.
Selecting the Proper Hardware for Your Services.
4. Electronic Mail.
Mail User Agents and Mail Transport Agents.
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
POP: Post Office Protocol.
Mail Routing and the Domain System.
Apple Internet Mail Server.
Mail Gateways.
Mail Clients.
5. Mail-Based Services.
Mailing Lists and Other Mail Services.
Non-Mac List Servers on the Internet.
Apple Internet Mail Server: Broadcast Mailing Lists.
AutoShare: Auto-Replies and Mailing Lists.
Step by Step: Configuring AutoShare.
Step by Step: Auto-Reply Accounts.
Step by Step: Vacation Notices.
Step by Step: Running a List Server.
The AutoShare List Server from the Outside Looking In.
AutoShare: For More Information.
Macjordomo: POP-Based List Services.
Configuring Macjordomo.
Customizing Macjordomo (1)s List Messages.
The Macjordomo List Server from the Outside Looking In.
Macjordomo: For More Information.
FireShare: An AppleScript Extension to AIMS.
Off to See the Wizard.
Step by Step: Installing FireShare.
FireShare: For More Information.
ListSTAR: The Industrial-Strength Mail Processor.
ListSTAR (1)s Rules and Services.
Sample List Services.
You (1)ve Made It!
Claris Emailer: A Simple Mailbot.
A Few Tips for Mailing List Administrators.
6. Serving Files via FTP.
An Internet File Server.
The File Transfer Protocol.
Stairways Software (1)s FTPd.
Users & Groups: Creating Accounts.
FTPd Setup: Configuring the Server.
Step by Step: Creating a Simple FTPd Server.
White Pine Software (1)s FTPShare.
InterCon (1)s InterServer Publisher.
InterServer Publisher: For More Information.
InterCon (1)s TCP/Connect II.
NCSA Telnet: No Frills.
Designing an FTP Archive.
FTP Clients.
7. Gopher.
Gopher: Hierarchical Net Surfing.
Gopher Surfer.
Step by Step: Setting Up Gopher Surfer.
FTPd: Your Basic Gopher.
InterServer Publisher.
InterServer Publisher: For More Information.
Gopher Clients.
TurboGopher.
TurboGopher VR.
8. The Web.
HTTP.
HTTP Ports.
A Typical HTTP Transaction.
Content Types.
Root Directories and Paths.
Security Basics.
Naming Your Web Server.
FTPd 3.0.
InterServer Publisher.
WebSTAR.
HTML QuickStart.
CGI Scripting.
9. Domain Name Services.
Domain Name Architecture.
Registering Your Domain Name.
Naming Hosts.
Resource Records.
MIND.
QuickDNS.
Testing Your DNS.
Domain Registration Template.
10. Other Services.
Other Mac OS-Based Internet Server Applications.
The Swiss Army Knife: Daemon.
Telnet to AppleScript: Script Daemon.
Person-to-Person: Talk.
Live Chat: Chat.
Internet Security: SOCKS.
Quick-and-Dirty File Transfer: TFTPd.
11. Remote Administration and Maintenance Tools.
Timbuktu Pro.
Okey Dokey.
Keep It Up.
AutoBoot.
Remote Process Management Using FTPd.
Appendix A. Uniform Resource Locators.
Syntax.
Specific URL Schemes.
Other URs.
Appendix B. Character Entities.
Appendix C. The CD-ROM.
ACME Script Widgets.
Acrobat Reader.
Adobe PageMill.
AIMS LocalTalk Bridge.
AutoBoot.
AutoShare.
BBEdit Lite.
BBEdit HTML Tools.
Chat.
Clip2gif.
ColorFinder.
cCron.
Daemon.
FireShare.
FlattenMooV.
FTPd.
FTPShare.
Hologate.
InterServer Publisher.
Keep It Up.
ListSTAR.
Macintosh Internet Name Daemon (MIND).
Macjordomo.
MacPerl.
MapServe.
MacTCP Watcher.
MacTraceroute.
Negative Space Collection.
NetCloak.
NetForms.
NetWings.
Overlord Internet Gateway.
PhotoGif.
ProJPEG.
QuickDNS Lite.
Russell Owen (1)s FileMaker CGI.
Script Daemon.
ServerStat Lite.
SOCKS.
Talk.
TFTPd.
About the Authors.
Acknowledgments.
Foreword.
1.Introduction: Internet Services via the Mac OS.
Audience.
Organization.
CD-ROM and Online Resources.
2. Connecting to the Internet.
The Internet: Your Digital Connection.
Types of Internet Connections.
Selecting a Service Provider.
The Internet Protocol.
3. An Overview of Internet Services.
Distinction between Clients and Servers.
Types of Internet Services.
Selecting the Proper Hardware for Your Services.
4. Electronic Mail.
Mail User Agents and Mail Transport Agents.
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
POP: Post Office Protocol.
Mail Routing and the Domain System.
Apple Internet Mail Server.
Mail Gateways.
Mail Clients.
5. Mail-Based Services.
Mailing Lists and Other Mail Services.
Non-Mac List Servers on the Internet.
Apple Internet Mail Server: Broadcast Mailing Lists.
AutoShare: Auto-Replies and Mailing Lists.
Step by Step: Configuring AutoShare.
Step by Step: Auto-Reply Accounts.
Step by Step: Vacation Notices.
Step by Step: Running a List Server.
The AutoShare List Server from the Outside Looking In.
AutoShare: For More Information.
Macjordomo: POP-Based List Services.
Configuring Macjordomo.
Customizing Macjordomo (1)s List Messages.
The Macjordomo List Server from the Outside Looking In.
Macjordomo: For More Information.
FireShare: An AppleScript Extension to AIMS.
Off to See the Wizard.
Step by Step: Installing FireShare.
FireShare: For More Information.
ListSTAR: The Industrial-Strength Mail Processor.
ListSTAR (1)s Rules and Services.
Sample List Services.
You (1)ve Made It!
Claris Emailer: A Simple Mailbot.
A Few Tips for Mailing List Administrators.
6. Serving Files via FTP.
An Internet File Server.
The File Transfer Protocol.
Stairways Software (1)s FTPd.
Users & Groups: Creating Accounts.
FTPd Setup: Configuring the Server.
Step by Step: Creating a Simple FTPd Server.
White Pine Software (1)s FTPShare.
InterCon (1)s InterServer Publisher.
InterServer Publisher: For More Information.
InterCon (1)s TCP/Connect II.
NCSA Telnet: No Frills.
Designing an FTP Archive.
FTP Clients.
7. Gopher.
Gopher: Hierarchical Net Surfing.
Gopher Surfer.
Step by Step: Setting Up Gopher Surfer.
FTPd: Your Basic Gopher.
InterServer Publisher.
InterServer Publisher: For More Information.
Gopher Clients.
TurboGopher.
TurboGopher VR.
8. The Web.
HTTP.
HTTP Ports.
A Typical HTTP Transaction.
Content Types.
Root Directories and Paths.
Security Basics.
Naming Your Web Server.
FTPd 3.0.
InterServer Publisher.
WebSTAR.
HTML QuickStart.
CGI Scripting.
9. Domain Name Services.
Domain Name Architecture.
Registering Your Domain Name.
Naming Hosts.
Resource Records.
MIND.
QuickDNS.
Testing Your DNS.
Domain Registration Template.
10. Other Services.
Other Mac OS-Based Internet Server Applications.
The Swiss Army Knife: Daemon.
Telnet to AppleScript: Script Daemon.
Person-to-Person: Talk.
Live Chat: Chat.
Internet Security: SOCKS.
Quick-and-Dirty File Transfer: TFTPd.
11. Remote Administration and Maintenance Tools.
Timbuktu Pro.
Okey Dokey.
Keep It Up.
AutoBoot.
Remote Process Management Using FTPd.
Appendix A. Uniform Resource Locators.
Syntax.
Specific URL Schemes.
Other URs.
Appendix B. Character Entities.
Appendix C. The CD-ROM.
ACME Script Widgets.
Acrobat Reader.
Adobe PageMill.
AIMS LocalTalk Bridge.
AutoBoot.
AutoShare.
BBEdit Lite.
BBEdit HTML Tools.
Chat.
Clip2gif.
ColorFinder.
cCron.
Daemon.
FireShare.
FlattenMooV.
FTPd.
FTPShare.
Hologate.
InterServer Publisher.
Keep It Up.
ListSTAR.
Macintosh Internet Name Daemon (MIND).
Macjordomo.
MacPerl.
MapServe.
MacTCP Watcher.
MacTraceroute.
Negative Space Collection.
NetCloak.
NetForms.
NetWings.
Overlord Internet Gateway.
PhotoGif.
ProJPEG.
QuickDNS Lite.
Russell Owen (1)s FileMaker CGI.
Script Daemon.
ServerStat Lite.
SOCKS.
Talk.
TFTPd.