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Conference gyro::internet_toolss

Title:Internet Tools
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Created:Fri Jun 25 1993
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4714
Total number of notes:40609

4451.0. "Multi-threaded scripting in Digital UNIX...?s." by ADCA01::RAJU () Thu Feb 06 1997 01:54

    
    Is there any interface on Digital UNIX, similar to ISAPI on NT ?
    
    Basically an intercfae for implementing gateway applications,
    that are multi-threaded.
    
    I was looking at Inter.Net.h++ of RogueWare (www.roguewave.com); 
    but the supporting platforms are mentioned as NT, HP-UX and 95. 
    Can we assume that support for DU also exists ?
    
    Does NSAPI allow that ? I heard that, it's quite complex.
    
    Thanks for any info...Raju.
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4451.1HOUBA::MEHERSDamian, http://bigbird.geo.dec.com/Thu Feb 06 1997 03:4227
    
    NSAPI is the Netscape equivalent to Microsoft's ISAPI
    
    People seem to find ISAPI much easier to understand (or perhaps its the
    way I teach them ;-).
    
    Microsoft were clever in splitting ISAPI into Extensions (CGI
    replacement, very simple to use), and Filters (lower level, such as
    custom Authentication, somewhat more complex).
    
    Very briefly, NSAPI requires more effort to understand it - my guess is
    that they decided that since it was going to be used by techie types,
    who have no problems playing around with DLLs or Shared Objects,
    callbacks, etc. they didn't go that extra step to make it very simple
    to use.  Some might consider it elegant, others complain that it is
    "hacky".
    
    Could I interest you in an Advanced WWW AD&I course/workshop, where
    you'll have a chance to use both technologies, and more?  (well, I have
    to try ;-).
    	http://bigbird.geo.dec.com/wwwadi/
    
    One final point.  I know of at least one company that has implemented
    ISAPI (only Extensions) under UNIX.
    
    	Cheers,
    		/Damian
4451.2ISAPI on UNIX ? Interesting; more info please...ADCA01::RAJUThu Feb 06 1997 05:5720
    
    I have used a lot of CGI; used a lot of ISAPI indirectly (IDC) and
    very little ISAPI directly and no NSAPI.
    So, I do have problems "Playing around with DLLs & Shared objects" !!!
    
    >
    >Could I interest you in an Advanced WWW AD&I course/workshop, where
    >you'll have a chance to use both technologies, and more?  (well, I have
    >to try ;-).
    >http://bigbird.geo.dec.com/wwwadi/
    >
    	Does sound intersting to me...upto the boss though !
    
    >
    >One final point.  I know of at least one company that has implemented
    >ISAPI (only Extensions) under UNIX.
    >
    	Would you mind giving more info. on this ?
    
    Thanks a lot...Raju.
4451.3HOUBA::MEHERSDamian, http://bigbird.geo.dec.com/Thu Feb 06 1997 06:3217
    
    The place to look for info on what vendors support ISAPI is:
    	http://rampages.onramp.net/~steveg/isapiven.htm
    
    Processs Software's Web Server for OpenVMS (Purveyor) supports
    ISAPI according to http://www.process.com/butter/getstart.htp
    
    For UNIX, take a look at
    	http://www.spyglass.com/newsflash/releases/082096server.html
    
    I'd take a good look at Server-side scripting to see if it offers the
    kind of thing you want - Netscape's LiveWire or Microsoft's Active
    Server Pages (all covered in the course, naturally ;-).
    
    	Cheers,
    		/Damian