WEB SERVER CAPABILITIES

APPLICATION EXAMPLES

• analysis of visitor behavior: Accrue Software
• real-time information: CNNfn stock charts
• custom-tailored content: MyYahoo
• user authentication: Anderson Intranet
• database queries: UCLA Directory
• enhanced search: CDW Product Search
• graphical menus: Anderson Homepage
• HTML forms: FT user registration

WN-SPECIFIC FEATURES

• security-functionality tradeoff
• the only web server with no known security bugs
• control over what is served to visitors (index file)
• customized "invalid URL" report
• redirection
• user authentication
• host
• password
• search
• title
• keyword
• context
• document processing
• includes/wrappers
• conditional pages
• ranges

COLLECTION OF VISITOR INFORMATION

• server log
• specialized software
• Accrue Software

CGI MECHANISM

• cookies
• clickable images
• customized search features
• access to any server-side data and software

WEB SITE TOUR

• CDW product catalog