LOCALGATE LOCAL FILESYSTEM -> WWW GATEWAY

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Copyright (C) 1997  Michael Chu

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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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Compiling:
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1) Try to compile LocalGate:

	./makelocalgate

   This will try to detect whether or not the -lsocket option is necessary.	


Starting Server:
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1) Start the server:

	./localgate


2) It should say:

	Server listening on server port [8888]


3) If it says it has an error binding to the address, try specifying
   a different port:

	Example:

		./localgate 9999

		This should bind to port 9999


4) Keep trying until you find a successful port.


5) Remember the port number you used.


6) NOTE: If you stop the server either by Control-C or killing it, you may
         have to wait a minute for the port to free itself (in the mean
         time it will say error binding to the address).

         If you do not wish to wait, you can simply specify another port.



Using the Server:
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1) Remember the hostname of the machine you ran the server on.

	Example:

		mmchu.wco.com


2) Remember the port number from above.

	Example:

		8888


2) From the client, execute a query:

	Example:

		http://mmchu.wco.com:8888/home/mmchu/public_html/index.html

	NOTE: This example will get the file:

		/home/mmchu/public_html/index.html

	as if I were on the server machine executing the query:

		file:/home/mmchu/public_html/index.html

	NOTE: Please use FULL PATHNAME! No ~mmchu, etc. !



Further Questions?
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Email:	mmchu@pobox.com