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Subject:Re: How do You use the WWW? From:"Arlen P. Walker" <arlen -dot- walker -at- CORE -dot- CORP -dot- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 3 Aug 1994 08:52:01 -0500
>It is possible, on sockets-based systems (Unix, Windows sockets, and...?), to
>determine the Internet host that has connected to your server (have you ever
>noticed that many FTP sites log your ID?) The server could log the IDs
>and the requested documents, and then send automatic notices whenever a
>particular doc is updated. No muss, no fuss--let the machines sweat the small
>stuff.
And when they've used the CERN proxy-based WWW in order to get out through
their own firewall, what then? You send the notices to their firewall?
Have Fun,
Arlen
arlen -dot- walker -at- jci -dot- com
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