W3C httpd: Authors
Ari Luotonen, Henrik Frystyk, Tim Berners-Lee (cvl)
W3C httpd: Status
Version 3.1 is under consideration but no release date has been decided. (cvl)
W3C httpd: Plans
Implement server-side includes. Further enchance performance and caching algorithm. Enhance access control with encryption level authentication and protection. (cvl)
W3C httpd: Platforms
The server is known to compile on the following Platforms. See also the VMS version. (cvl)
W3C httpd: Getting the Source Code
The latest source code is available in the following formats: You MUST also get version 2.17 of the W3C Reference Library in order to build the server. You can find old versions of the source code in our distribution archives and you can browse through the latest source files on our server!

A packet contains the following components:

You can see how to unpack and compile the software in the README file, and you can find more information on how to install the daemon in the Installation Guide and how to use it in the User's Guide. (cvl)

W3C httpd: Precompiled Binaries
Binaries are available for many Platforms from our distribution archives (cvl)
W3C httpd: Copyright
W3C httpd is covered by the MIT Copyright Statement, and with acknowledgement to CERN (cvl)
W3C httpd: Patches, Bug fixes, etc..
When you have modifications and want them to go into our code base then please fill out the form for Corrections, Modifications, and Patches and send it to us. Otherwise we can not use the patch! (cvl)
More information: Documentation Overview (cvl)

More information: Release Notes (cvl)

More information: Installation Guide (cvl)

More information: Known Bugs and Patches

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More information: Administration and Customization (cvl)

More information: Httpd Utilities: htadm, htimage, cgiparse and cgiutils

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More information: FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (cvl)

More information: Change history, (cvl)

More information: Compiling for WAIS access (cvl)

Features include : Can act as proxy server for HTTP, FTP, Gopher, WAIS, News, etc if needed (cvl)

Features include : Can perform caching when running as a proxy (cvl)

Features include : server-side executable scripts. (cvl)

Features include : Forms and clickable image support; see demo. (cvl)

Features include : Index search interface as a CGI/1.0 script. (cvl)

Features include : Provides protection against unauthorized access. (cvl)

Features include : Automatically generates hypertext view of directory tree (cvl)

Features include : Uses "README" files to document directory listings (cvl)

Features include : Configurable file suffix <=> content type mapping (cvl)

Features include : Handles multiple file formats, encodings and languages of same file, selects format apropriate for client capabilities (cvl)

Features include : Document name to filename mapping for longer-lived document names (cvl)