mchttpd server on Mac...
> From: Scott Raney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:00:56 -0700 (MST)
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: More questions about mchttpd server
>
> On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Andu wrote:
>
>>> Andu, I've started scripting the server by hacking into the code. I'm
>>> developing it on a predominantly Mac based TCP/IP network, though I have a
>>> Linux box sitting next to me (and a manual at last).
>>>
>>> I've scripted a kind of data-flow "debugger" into it, to teach the
>>> "students' what I've been learning about how servers, and CGI's work. I've
>>> implemented the CGI function on the MAC by calling scripts on seperate cards
>>> within the stack (one card per CGI).
>>>
>>> I've got to the bit about environmental variables and the post method, for
>>> use with forms. I now see that the "CGI" has to read Stdin, but I guess it
>>> is the job of the server to set the environmental variables? Or is this the
>>> job of the system software???
>>
>> Environment variables are set by the system.
>
> But you can also set them yourself (for example for a CGI) by just
> putting the value into variables named $whatever prior to starting up
> the CGI process. Note that this doesn't apply to MacOS which has no
> concept of environment variables (CGI on the Mac is done with
> AppleEvents instead).
Isn't that just how WEBSTART ET AL DO IT. The information must be coming
from the browser into the server socket, no? If so, then mchttpd does not
have to use applevents surely?
> Regards,
> Scott
>
>> Regards, Andu
>>
>>
>
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