Ref: AOL Server

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AOL Server References

We are using the AOL Server as the Web server for the class projects. AOL Server:

	Is used by AOL, Ars Digita, and a number of other companies running high volume Web sites. There are about 20,000 AOL servers on the Web.
	Was the NaviSoft Server before AOL acquired Navisoft and renamed the product. This is why all the API calls start with NS.
	Is now Open Source software and available for free. You can also contract with Ars Digita and other vendors for support.
	Includes a built in TCL interpreter. This allows the server to execute TCL programs without the additional overhead of having the operating system start a new process for each request.
	Provides a simple way to write TCL programs that use Oracle and other database management systems.
	Can manage shared objects in memory that are available to all sessions. See for example, the 'memoize' function.
	Enables registered TCL procedures to be run automatically when certain conditions are encountered.

In general, the only thing you will need to know about AOL server is how to call certain server applications programming interface (API) functions from your TCL routines as explained on the TCL page.

Note: students are NOT to issue AOL server commands, change the server configuration, or restart the server.

If you are curious and want more information on AOL server, start with these links:

	Introduction to AOL Server Part 1 and Part 2
	AOL Server http://www.aolserver.com/
	AOL Server Development Community http://aolserver.lcs.mit.edu/

AOL Server References

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