Internet Agents: Spiders, Wanderers, Brokers, and 'Bots [Paperback]

Fah-Chun Cheong (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

A reference guide on one of the technologies on the Internet. It describes the benefits of using Agents and Bots, and addresses the impact of Bots on a network's resources.

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One of the most dreaded questions in Usenet newsgroups devoted to the World Wide Web, programming, or MUDs is "How do I write a 'bot, DooD?" Well, now that Cheong has written Internet Agents, anyone can curl up with their terminal, a bottle of Jolt, and the Internet, and roll out their own. Although much of this information is available on the net, Cheong does a good job of pulling together the heretofore scattered and sometime occult arcana of arachnology and botology. Includes sample code for WebWalker, a Web maintenance robot, and WebShopper, a personal comparison shopping program.

From the Publisher

This reference guide to one of the latest technologies on the Internet not only describes the benefits of using Agents and Bots and applying them to everyday scenarios, but also addresses the impact of Bots on a network's resources. - Teaches users how to effectively manage network server resources

- Demonstrates time

- and cost-saving features of spiders, wanderers, brokers, and bots-helping users become more productive

- Contains a current listing of all Agents, Bots, and Spiders available on the Internet today

Product Details

• Paperback: 413 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Pub; illustrated edition edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562054635
• ISBN-13: 978-1562054632
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,516,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good academic review..., October 29, 2001

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Michael Chau (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internet Agents: Spiders, Wanderers, Brokers, and 'Bots (Paperback)

While the book does not provide a lot of very useful, in-depth technical details, it does provide a good academic/literature review on web spiders in the early days.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely useless, November 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet Agents: Spiders, Wanderers, Brokers, and 'Bots (Paperback)

Absolutely useless, a bunch of generalizations deluded with pseudo-scientific diatribe.

Tells you the most general (REALLY general) things about web engines. Things you probably know even before opening the book. Can be rightfully classified to fall into the category of "Learn nuclear physics in 24 hours while chewing on potato chips..."

3.0 out of 5 stars good for just a starting point, April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet Agents: Spiders, Wanderers, Brokers, and 'Bots (Paperback)

Not bad for a general overview of the whole huge area. Getting alittle dated now. It gives a good background for knowing which way to go though the info is also available online with alittle searching (using the bots :)