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WWW4MAIL

WWW4MAIL. Past, present and future. Onime, Clement E Scientific Computing Section The Abdus Salam ICTP Trieste, Italy. Introduction. ICTP initiatives (1995 – 1997) Academic Networks Pioneering efforts Academic Networking in Africa Support for training and deployment

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WWW4MAIL

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  1. WWW4MAIL Past, present and future Onime, Clement E Scientific Computing Section The Abdus Salam ICTP Trieste, Italy

  2. Introduction • ICTP initiatives (1995 – 1997) • Academic Networks Pioneering efforts • Academic Networking in Africa • Support for training and deployment • Some computers and networking equipment • Remote Internet Access for E-mail only Networks • Agora and Getweb • Acess to Scientific database

  3. Scientific Databases (1998) • Key requirements • Existing databases • Not directly owned or controlled by the ICTP • Have Web front-ends or planned to deploy web based front-ends. • Access • By e-mail • Navigation and search. • Un-aided (zero administration) access

  4. Initial Considerations (April 1998) • Web Access • What was available? • Text and Number based navigation • Agora and GetWeb • Searching (GetWeb only) • Required periodic maintenance • Configuration and Administration

  5. A new idea (May 1998) • Transport HTML over e-mail • MIME attachments • Visualisation of HTML • Web Browsers • Richer output • Searching and Navigation?? • HTML 3.x Form data submission by e-mail

  6. 1998 state of the Art • MIME • Not available on all mail clients • FORM data by e-mail • Not on all web browsers (not even on Internet Explorer) • Netscape communicator • Web Navigation and searching by e-mail • HTTP over e-mail

  7. Implementation (June 1998) • Perl • Good text manipulation capabilities • Good CGI capabilities • Prototypes • Wrapper for lynx text mode browser • Simple filter to • Make HTML ready for transport over e-mail • Images • Anchor tags

  8. Version 1.x (Dec 1998) • Wrapper for Lynx • Filter • Quota Limits • Usage control (Optional) • White/Black lists of users or URLs • HTML Cookie support • HTML 3.2 include javascripts • All tags transported to user via e-mail. • Navigation and Web searching

  9. Version 2.x (mid 1999 to 2001) • BUG fixes • Common Log Format log files • No longer required lynx • Spool/Queue system to handle loading • Dynamic text mode searching

  10. Version post 2.4 (Late 2001 till date) • Complete re-engineering and rewrite • module based architecture • Easily extendible • Quicker bug fixes • New bugs

  11. eJDS system overview Registered USERS Participating publisher’s Web Site Mail server User Access Control Registration check and journal access list Web Client Database server

  12. eJDS contributions www4mail • Sessions • History and keys • MD5 support • Multiple and conditional limits

  13. Future Plans • Better DOM support • HTML 4.x, XHTML, scripts, DOM • Administrative tools (GUI) • Improve Speed and performance • Improve cluster support

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