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  W3C Reference Library
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The W3C Reference Library is a general-purpose code base written in C. It
can be used as a basic tool for writing single threaded and multi threaded
Web clients, servers, proxies etc. It contains reference code for accessing
HTTP, FTP, Gopher, News, WAIS, Telnet servers, and the local file system
and a lot functionality to handle data objects rendered in various media
types. The Library is the basis for many <A HREF="../">World-Wide Web</A>
applications and all the W3C software is built on top of it.
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  <IMG SRC="../Icons/WWW/relnotes48x.gif" ALT="NEWS"> News and Updates
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  <LI>
    Take a look at our new
    <A HREF="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-lib/">www-lib@w3.org</A>
    mail archives. <IMG SRC="../Icons/WWW/new_red.gif" ALT="NEW">
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    We have a new WAIS search mechanism for
    <A HREF=" http://163.121.10.41/WWW "><B>finding keywords in the W3C Reference
    Library area</B></A> provided by <A HREF="http://163.121.10.41">Information
    Technology Solutions</A> <IMG SRC="../Icons/WWW/new_red.gif" ALT="NEW">
  <LI>
    Download a <A HREF="src/windows/wwwlist.txt">full list of all public
    functions</A> in the Library. <IMG SRC="../Icons/WWW/new_red.gif" ALT="NEW">
  <LI>
    Test the new <A HREF="../ComLine/"><B>Command Line Tool</B></A> which is
    a simple working example application
  <LI>
    Check out the new <A HREF="../MiniServ/"><B>Mini Server</B></A> which is
    a "proof of concept" application for how to build a server.
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    We also present the new <A HREF="../Robot/"><B>Mini Robot</B></A>. This
    application shows how to use the Library to traverse multiple links using
    non-blocking sockets.
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    Authors
  <DD>
    <A HREF="../People.html#Frystyk">Henrik Frystyk Nielsen</A>,
    <A HREF="../People.html#BernersLee">Tim Berners-Lee</A>,
    <A HREF="../People/howcome/">H&aring;kon W. Lie</A>,
    <A HREF="../People.html#Groff">Jean-Francois Groff</A>, and a large group
    of contributors.
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    Status
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    Stable. Bug fixes and evolution from time to time.
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    Plans
  <DD>
    <B>Version 4.0</B> was released <B>December 1st 1995</B>. If you are a
    <A HREF="../Consortium/Member/List.html"><EM>W3C member</EM></A> then you
    can take a peek at the latest developments from our
    <A HREF="/devel/WWW/Library/">developer's area</A>.
    <IMG SRC="../Icons/WWW/new_red.gif" ALT="NEW">
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    Platforms
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    The Library is known to compile on the following
    <A HREF="User/Platform/">Platforms</A>. See also the
    <A HREF="http://delonline.cern.ch/disk$user/duns/doc/vms/distribution.html">VMS
    version</A>, and the special notes on
    <A HREF="User/Platform/Windows.html">Windows</A>
  <DT>
    Getting the Source Code
  <DD>
    The latest source code is available in the following formats:
    <UL>
      <LI>
	<A HREF="../../Dist/libwww/libwww_src.tar.Z">compressed tar file (ca. 1.5M)</A>
      <LI>
	<A HREF="../../Dist/libwww/libwww_src.tar.gz">gzip'ed tar file (ca. 1M)</A>
      <LI>
	<A HREF="../../Dist/libwww/libwww_src.zip">zip file (ca. 1.2M)</A>
    </UL>
    <P>
    You can find <A HREF="../../Dist/libwww/old">old versions</A> of the source
    code and <A HREF="../../Dist/libwww/diffs">diffs</A> together with many other
    things in our <A HREF="../../Dist/">distribution archives</A> and you can
    browse through the <A HREF="src/">latest source files</A> on our server!
    A packet contains the following components:
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	Installation guide
      <LI>
	Source code
      <LI>
	Platform dependent make files
      <LI>
	Hypertext documentation
      <LI>
	Copyright statements and other legal mumbo jumbo
    </UL>
    <P>
    You can see how to unpack and compile the software in the
    <A HREF="../README.html">README</A> file, and you can find more information
    on how the Library is designed in the <A HREF="User/Architecture/"> Library
    Architecture</A> and how to use it in the <A HREF="User/Using/">User's
    Guide</A>.
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    Copyright
  <DD>
    W3C Reference Library is covered by the <A HREF="../COPYRIGHT.html">MIT Copyright
    Statement</A>, and with <A HREF="../CERN.html">acknowledgment to CERN</A>
  <DT>
    Patches, Bug fixes, etc..
  <DD>
    When you have modifications and want them to go into our code base then please
    fill out the form for <A HREF="../PATCHES.html">Corrections, Modifications,
    and Patches</A> and send it to us. Otherwise we can not use the patch!
  <DT>
    Mailing lists
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    <DL>
      <DT>
	<B>www-lib@w3.org</B>
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	A <EM>public</EM> mailing list for an open discussion of ideas, diffs, new
	features etc. See the <A HREF="../Mail/">Mail Information</A> for details
	on how to subscribe and the very nifty
	<A HREF="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-lib/threads.html">www-lib@w3.org
	mailing list</A> archives.
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	<B>w3c-lib@w3.org</B>
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	A <EM>W3C member</EM> mailing list for discussion of architecture, requirement,
	code, diffs, new features etc. See the <A HREF="../Consortium/Mail/">W3C
	Mail Information</A> for details on how to subscribe and for accessing the
	archives.
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<H2>
  More information
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<UL>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/">Documentation Overview</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="../Library/User/ReleaseNotes.html">Release Notes</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="../INSTALL.html">Installation Guide</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Patch/">Known Bugs and Patches</A>
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  <LI>
    <A HREF="Examples/">Easy Startup Examples</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Using.html">How to get Started writing an Application</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Architecture/">Libwww Architecture</A> - the <B>Overview</B>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Using/">User's Guide</A> - the <B>API</B>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Guide/">Library Internals</A> - the <B>Details</B>
    <P>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="FAQ/">FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Features/Features.html">Change history</A>,
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Features/Workinglist.html">Current Workinglist</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="../Gateways/WAISGate.html">Compiling for WAIS access</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Paper/LibraryPaper.html">Paper on the Library</A> submitted
    for the <A HREF="http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/IT94/IT94Info.html">WWW Conference
    in Chicago</A>
  <LI>
    <A HREF="User/Slides/">Various Slides from Presentations about the Library</A>
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<ADDRESS>
  Henrik Frystyk, <A HREF="mailto:libwww@w3.org">libwww@w3.org</A>, December
  1995
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