WWW94: first day: "servers and access control"

sessions about HTTP/HTML

• a review of the HTML+ document format
  (due to technical problems, this speech was re-scheduled to the last day of the conference, but from its subject it belongs into this stream)
  this talk discussed the extensions to the HTML definitions which would lead to the proposed HTML+ standard. this will include things like tables, text wrapping around pictures, mathematical equations and much more.

• dynamic rewriting of HTML documents
  in this talk a method was described that would allow the server to suggest a number of links to the reader that he or she might want to follow depending on his or her preferences.

• directory services and WWW integration using SOLO
  this session presented at SOLO/WWW gateway to provide directory services.

• the microcosm link service and its application to the web
  during this session, the microcosm approach was presented and how this model could be combined with the capabilities of the web.

• World Wide Web proxies
  the speaker presented a very interesting solution to the problem: how can people behind a firewall access the web and what else can a proxy server do for them ?

• a scalable HTTP server
  this was a presentation about how multiple identically configured HTTP servers can improve the overall performance.

• using the web to provide private information
  this session presented a interesting way to provide private, password protected information on the web without modifying the client software.

• a caching relay for WWW
  this was a very interesting discussion about caching on the web and its pros and cons. it also presented surprising numbers and diagrams about how many pages are how often accessed on a WWW server !