http://info.cern.ch/ (World Wide Web Directory, 06/1995)

The World Wide Web

Announcement: 4th WWW conference
Brussels meeting for European [prospective] members
Clarification on security protocols (3 March)

The WorldWideWeb (W3) is the universe of network-accessible information, an embodiment of human knowledge. It is an initiative started at CERN, now with many participants.

It has a body of software, and a set of protocols and conventions. W3 uses hypertext and multimedia techniques to make the web easy for anyone to roam, browse, and contribute to.

The W3 Consortium now ensures the continued interopability which is W3 though its rapid evolution. This is run by MIT with INRIA acting as European host, in collaboration with CERN where the web originated. (See hosts).

Everything there is to know about W3 is linked directly or indirectly to this document.

What's out there?: Pointers to the world's online information, subjects, W3 servers, etc.
WWW Software Products: What there is and how to get it: clients, servers, gateways, libwww and tools.
Discussion: News groups, WWW mail addresses, how to contact the WWW Team, W3 interactive talk
Conferences: World Wide Web Conferences
Bibliography: Paper documentation on W3 and references. Also: manuals.
Project background: Summary, Illustrated talk, People, History, why the W's are green
How can I help?: If you would like to support or add to the web..
Getting CERN code: Getting the code by anonymous FTP, etc.
Frequently Asked Questions: If you can't find it above or below (old small list).

Technical details

How to provide data: How can I become an information provider on the web?

Developments

Projects: Look at ideas for new projects and things people are currently working on.
Security: A page of resources relating to security on the World Wide Web.
Collaboration: Resources and jumping-off points relating to collaboration on the World Wide Web, and examples of collaboration tools.

Specs, Tutorials, etc:

HTTP: All available information on Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and related protocols.
HTML format: The markup language used for some documents and for search hit-lists.
Graphics: Pointers to information, specs, FAQ etc.
Access Authorization: Document protection in W3.
Common Gateway Interface: The interface between httpd servers (CERN's and NCSA's at least) and user-written gateways to other database systems, etc.
Addressing (URLs): The syntax of W3 document addresses.

Tim BL