Building an Intranet With Windows Nt 4

Scott Zimmerman, Sams Publishing

ISBN:1575211378, Edition: , 1996-08

Price: $49.99

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1  Understanding Web Technologies

• Overview of the World Wide Web and the Internet
• Web Browsers
• Web Servers
• World Wide Web Server Software
• Other TCP/IP Services in Your Intranet
• Overview of Microsoft ActiveX
• Summary

Chapter 2  Planning an Intranet

• The What and Why of an Intranet
• Who Will Do This?
• Design and Layout of Your Intranet
• Selling Your Intranet
• Summary

Chapter 3  The Software Tools to Build a Web

• Hardware for Your Web Server
• Software for Your Web Server
• World Wide Web Browsers
• Web Browser Helper Applications
• Image Conversion and Manipulation
• Programming Tools for CGI
• Tools of the Future: Java and VRML
• All the Server Software to Build a Great Intranet
• Web Site HTML Tools
• Client Software for the Intranet and the Internet
• Helper Applications for the Intranet Client
• Installing WinZip
• Other Sources for Hot Software
• Summary

Chapter 4  The People Skills to Make it Work

• Web Server Setup and Administration
• Management of Web Development
• Training
• Customer Feedback
• Summary

Chapter 5  What You Need to Know About HTML

• Basic HTML
• Installing WebEdit
• Creating Lists in HTML
• Logical and Physical Formatting
• URLs, Hyperlinks, and mailto
• Graphics
• HTML 2.0 Forms
• Creating Searchable Indexes
• Server-Side Includes
• Server-Push and Client-Pull
• Tables in HTML 3.0
• Frames in HTML 3.2
• Client-Side Imagemaps
• Persistent Cookies
• Style Sheets in HTML 3.2
• HTML 3.2 Resources
• Quick Tips on HTML Style
• Summary

Chapter 6  Windows NT 4 Configuration

• What's the Difference Between NT Workstation and NT Server?
• Installing TCP/IP
• HOSTS and LMHOSTS and DHCP and WINS
• Understanding Unc Names
• Windows NT 4 Utilities
• Understanding the Windows NT Registry
• Summary

Chapter 7  Running the Intranet Web Server

• Configuring IIS
• Publishing Existing Documentation on Your Web
• Helper Applications for Your Customers
• Summary

Chapter 8  Serving e-mail via tcp/ip

• Post.Office and SMTP
• Installing Post.Office
• Creating New Mail Accounts
• Blat
• Electronic Mail Distribution Lists and List Servers on Your Intranet
• Summary

Chapter 9  Adding FTP and Gopher Services

• MIME and Other Intranet Services
• How an FTP Server Can Add Value to Your Intranet
• Configuring the IIS FTP Server in Windows NT 4
• How a Gopher Server Can Add Value to Your Intranet
• Configuring the IIS Gopher Server in Windows NT 4
• Summary

Chapter 10  Intranet Security in Windows NT

• Overview of Intranet Security
• Web Server Security
• Secure/Encrypted Transactions
• The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) and Intranet Security
• Your Intranet and the Internet
• Miscellaneous Security Advice
• Summary

Chapter 11  The Web Browser Is the Key

• Netscape Navigator
• A Quick Look at Microsoft Internet Explorer
• ncSA Mosaic
• Summary

Chapter 12  MIME and Helper Applications

• Web Helper Applications
• Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
  • Enter MIME
  • How MIME Works
  • Mail User Agents and Mail Transfer Agents
• MIME and the World Wide Web
  • MIME and the Web Server
  • Clients, Servers, and MIME Types
  • MIME and Web Helper Applications
  • Using MIME to Set Up Web Helper Applications
  • Edit the MIME Map on Your Web Server
  • Why Include Both MIME Type and Filename Extension?
• MIME and CGI
• Summary

Chapter 13  Word Processing on the Web

• Integrating the Word Processor and the Intranet
• Setting Up the Web Server for Word Processor Integration
• Adding Word Processing Documents to Your Web Server
• Setting Up Microsoft Word as a Helper Application on the Client
• Setting Up Write, WordPad, and Other Word Processors as Helper Applications
• Free Read-Only Viewers
• Summary

Chapter 14  Publishing Spreadsheets on the Internet

• Why Integrate Your Spreadsheet and Your Intranet?
• Web Server Setup
• Adding Spreadsheet Data Files to Your Web Server
• Setting Up Microsoft Excel as a Helper Application
• Spreadsheet Data File Portability
• Overview of Intranet Spreadsheet Applications
• Indexing Your Spreadsheet Data
• Sample Intranet Spreadsheets
• Summary

Chapter 15  Other Client Applications on the Intranet

• Additional Office Applications on Your Intranet
• Web Server Setup for PowerPoint and Access
• Adding Application Data Files to Your Web Server
• Access and PowerPoint on the Clients
• News Xpress
• A Quick Look at E-Mail with Microsoft Exchange
• A Quick Look at E-Mail with Eudora Light
• Summary

Chapter 16  Linking Databases to the Web

• Web Databases as Helper Applications
• Commercial Web Databases
• ODBC
• Important CGI Fundamentals
• CGI Databases with Cold Fusion
• Overview of Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Summary

Chapter 17  Understanding ActiveX Technologies

• The Browser Wars
• NT Server Internet Components
• Three-Tiered HTML Authoring Tools Three-Tiered HTML Authoring Tools
• ActiveX Redefines Client/Server Computing
• C++ and Java Development Tools
• Powerful Application Programming Interfaces
• Security
• Summary

Chapter 18  Using Visual Basic Script on the Intranet

• The Benefits of VBScript
• Integrating VBScript with HTML Forms
• VBScript Variables and Operators
• VBScript Flow of Control Statements
• Using ActiveX Controls with VBScript
• Summary

Chapter 19  Getting the Most Out of HTML with CGI

• How CGI Works
• Choosing a CGI Programming Language
• CGI Environment Variables
• Understanding Input/Output with CGI
• A Trivial CGI Example
• A CGI Example Using HTML and C
• Testing CGI Systems
• CGI Toolkits and Applications
• Summary

Chapter 20  Getting the Most Out of HTML with CGI

• Installing the CGI Application
• How the HTML Works
• Web Database Programming with Visual Basic 4.0
• How Does the Application Work?
• The C++ Program
• The Visual Basic Program
• The Temporary .HFO File
• Examining the Database with Data Manager
• Summary

Chapter 21  Indexing Your Intranet with WAIS

• Wide Area Information Server (WAIS)
• Installing WAIS
• Indexing Your Intranet with WAIS
• Commercial Index-and-Retrieve Packages
• Summary

Chapter 22  Company Practices/Procedures Manuals

• Existing Electronic Practices/Procedures Information
• MIME Type/Subtype Setup
• Other Kinds of Data for Your Practices/Procedures Intranet
• Indexing Your Practices/Procedures Data
• Imagemaps and Your Practices/Procedures Intranet
• Summary

Chapter 23  Intranet Help Desk

• What Does a Help Desk Do?
• Existing Help Desk Information
• MIME Type/Subtype Setup
• Indexing Your Help Desk Data
• Help Desk Record Keeping
• Giving Your Customers Access to the Intranet Help Desk
• Summary

Chapter 24  Ordering and Inventory

• Visualize Your Intranet Ordering and Inventory Application
• HTML Forms
• CGI Scripting for Your Intranet Ordering and Inventory Application
• Summary

Chapter 25  Intranet Boilerplate Library

• Preparing to Serve Existing Documents
• Use of Your Intranet Boilerplate Library
• Managing Your Boilerplate Library
• Indexing Your Boilerplate Library
• Summary

Chapter 26  Web-Based Training/Presentations

• Simple Slide Shows
• Helper Applications for Training and Presentations
• Simple Web-Based Training
• Multimedia Presentations
• Designing Your Intranet Training
• Summary

Chapter 27  Collaboration on Your Intranet

• The Different Means of Collaboration
• Simple, One-Way Collaborative Activities on Your Intranet
• Electronic Mail as a Collaborative Resource
• Free-for-All Collaboration
• Web-Based Annotation and Conferencing
• Full-Featured Groupware for Web Collaboration and Communication
• Usenet News for Collaboration and Discussion
• Summary

Chapter 28  Connecting the Intranet and the Internet

• Configuring Windows NT as a Router
• Internet Robots
• Firewalls
• Summary

Chapter 29  Taking Advantage of Perl

• Obtaining Perl
• Learning Perl
• Web Site Statistical Analysis
• WWWusage
• CGI Forms Handling with Perl
• Summary

Appendix A  HTML & CGI Quick Reference

• HTML
• CGI

Appendix B  Windows NT Web Servers

• Windows 95 Web Server Reviews
• Windows NT Web Server Reviews

Appendix C  Resources for the Windows NT Webmaster

• World Wide Web Development
• Windows NT Download Sites
• Windows NT User Groups and Associations
• Informational Websites
• Internet Server Software
• Windows NT Hardware Compatibility Information
• Windows NT Newsletters and FAQs
• Newsgroups of Interest
• Listservers
• About ISDN and Windows NT
• Business Resources

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