OUT OF DATE - NO LONGER APPLIES

Much of these question are very dated, and are really only useful for historical interest, dating from 1992 typically. No responsabiity is taken for the links from these pages which may no longer go anywhere. This FAQ dates from when the Web was newish and this was the only place to ind out about it, before hundreds of books were written.

Frequently Asked Questions on W3

An FAQ list is really a cop-out from managed information. You should be able to find everything you want to know by browsing from the WWW project page, as everything should be arranged in a logical way. Here though are things which maybe didn't fit into the structure, with pointers to the answers which maybe did. Its an experiment, started May 92. The questioners are anonymous.

I am just starting: how do I find out more?
How does www keep track of the available servers?
How does W3 compare with WAIS and Gopher ?
How do I create my own server ?
Can I get W3 documents if I'm not on the internet ?
How can I access WWW though a internet firewall ?

See also the FAQ list posted every now and again to comp.infosystems.www , in hypertext form, and a WWW Primer

Tim BL