web programming unleashed

Web

Programming

Unleashed

Bob Breedlove, et al.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 An Overview of Internet Programming

A Short History of the Internet●

The TCP/IP Protocol Model

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)❍

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)❍

Gopher Protocol❍

HyperText Transfer Protocol❍

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension❍

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LAN Topologies

Ethernet LANs❍

Token Ring Topology❍

Repeaters, Bridges, and Routers❍

X.25 Links❍

Frame Relay Links❍

Integrated Digital Service Network (ISDN) Links❍

Asynchronous Transfer Mode Links❍

Routing in an Internetwork❍

IP Addresses and Domain Names

What Is an IP Address?❍

Special IP Addresses❍

Resolving Names to Addresses❍

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The Internet-More Concept than Reality❍

Router Tables: The Internet "Glue"❍

Domain Name Service: Helping the Humans Understand❍

Client/Server Tools❍

Internet Design Considerations❍

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You Don't Make the Rules

The Resources Can Be Unreliable❍

Transaction Timing Is Unpredictable❍

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Connectionless Protocols: E-Mail❍

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The Internet Can Be Unreliable and Can Change Without Notice●

Detecting and Reporting Failures❍

Dealing with Disasters❍

Security

Passing Through Multiple Machines❍

Anyone with a Scope❍

E-Mail Example❍

Encryption❍

Secure Web Servers❍

Encrypting Sensitive Information❍

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I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore❍

Non-English Speakers❍

Other Cultures❍

Addresses and Phone Numbers❍

Dates and Number Formatting❍

Time Zones❍

Security

General Internet Security❍

Firewalls

Types of Firewalls❍

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Bastion Hosts❍

Packet Filters❍

Proxy Gateways❍

Encryption and Digital Signatures

Legal Issues❍

Private Key Encryption❍

Public Key Encryption❍

SSL❍

S-HTTP❍

Summary●

The Purpose of Intranet Applications●

You Own the Resources-Or Do You?●

The Growth of Intranets●

Application Scope●

Capacity Planning●

Leveraging Existing Resources●

Security

Protecting Confidential Material❍

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LAN Groups at the Local Level❍

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Accessing Mainframe Data●

Screen Scraping❍

Intranet Style Guide

Web Page Organization❍

Navigation❍

Page Organization❍

Page Design❍

Use of Graphics❍

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Summary●

Chapter 5 Java and the Internet

Java History●

Java's Place in the Object-Oriented Continuum●

Defining Java

Java Applet Definition❍

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The Benefits of Java

Java Is Multithreaded❍

Java Is Dynamic❍

Java Is Compacted❍

Java Is Marked and Swept❍

Java Is Processor-Independent❍

Java Is Verified❍

Java Is a Multiplatform Environment❍

The Negatives of Java●