Quick answer: It's a framework for building servers from the ground up (example: JAMES). But you can also reuse different components of the framework in a servlet (example: Cocoon 2).
Neeme > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Hogeboom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 4:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Newbie question > > > Hi, > > I've been asked by my company to research the possibility of > using Avalon. > But I'm confused. Avalon is a server framework but is it a > framework to > build a server from the ground up. Or can you place it on top > of an existing > web server with a servlet engine. Some information suggests > that it loads > the server other suggests its put on top of a server. I know that it's > purpose is to maintian a common framework for server > applications using > Java(which is why they asked me to look at it). I've looked > at Jesktop and > Cocoon but I'm still not sure. > > So is it a framework to build a new server or to put on top > of an existing > server?(for example Netscape with JRun3.0). Could someone > please set me > straight. > > Thanks > Mike > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
