Programming Applications for Netscape Servers [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Kaveh Gh Bassiri (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Finally, a useful reference for NSAPI. I've been waiting for this for the past two years. It's an encyclopaedia of everything you wish that you'd been able to find out from the documentation, the newsgroups, the online documentation, and a direct connection to the angels. Short of having your own Stunt Programmer at your beck and call, this will get you on your way to tweaking Communcations, Commerce, FastTrack, or Enterprise to serve it your way." -- Richard Careaga, Former Netscape DevEdge Champion for Technical Server Newsgroup

"Kaveh has written the only thorough and complete instructional and reference manual for Netscape Server Development. You will not find this information or guidance anywhere else! Buy it if you're serious about developing for the Netscape Server!" -- David Nelson, NSAPI/WAI instructor, consultant, and author of Netscape's Server Programmer's Guide

"This book will provide those seeking to extend the Netscape server with one of the most comprehensive sources of information available. It covers the foundations of server operation, and the APIs available for changing that operation to suit a particular situation. Kaveh has a strong background in the Netscape Enterprise server and brings that experience to this book." -- Rob McCool, Stunt Programmer of Netscape Enterprise Server and NSAPI

Product Description
A top Netscape consultant tells how to build apps for the leading Web servers in the foremost languages for the Web today, including C, Java, and JavaScript via the Netscape API (NSAPI). A CD full of source code is included. It also has examples from the book, compiled programs, and utilities.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 975 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company (September 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 020141970X
• ISBN-13: 978-0201419702
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,537,062 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for Web Administrator, August 19, 1999

By A Customer

I thought I knew a lot before I read this book. I was just fooling my self..... Must own book if you work with NES.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has it all., November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This book has it all, from CGI to NSAPI to WAI and beyond. Not only does it cover their use in Netscape Enterprise Server, it provides insight into server internals, as well as extensive introductions to related protocols and features. This book focuses on making you thoroughly understand the subject, not just to be able to use it -- because thorough understanding is key for effective use of these interfaces. I found the countless side notes especially useful, allowing for more complete understanding, one tidbit at a time. These notes also feature warnings, and even mentions of bugs that might otherwise slow development down due to problems that may seem inexplicable. You can tell the author is an expert on his subject, and has clearly been in the application developer's shoes to accumulate the knowledge that he has poured into this book. An invaluable resource for application developers for the Enterprise Server.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading, October 27, 1999

By A Customer

If you administer or develop for Netscape servers, you will benefit from this book. Administrators: the knowledge you gain from this book will allow you to modify the config files to do correctly what the Server Manager sometimes doesn't do properly, and configure features that simply cannot be administered from the Server Manager. Developers and Architects: Having read this book, you will know what options you have, and be more easily able to decide which architecture is best for your application -- and you'll be able to code it. In addition, your understanding of the key concepts will allow you to grasp quickly how external but related technologies (like Forte's Web Enterprise) work. Well-written, detailed and comprehensive; highly recommended.