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Subject:Personal Web Server (?) for From:Alexander Von_obert <avobert -at- TWH -dot- MSN -dot- SUB -dot- ORG> Date:Wed, 25 Sep 1996 10:43:00 +0100
Hello Jean,
* Antwort auf eine Nachricht von Jean Clougherty an All am 24.09.96
JC> From: Jean Clougherty <jean -at- VITALIMAGES -dot- COM>
JC> I heard of a type of tool called a "personal web server." As I
JC> understand it,
JC> it is supposed to help you set up a directory structure on your
JC> computer that
JC> mirrors the structure on your web server. The purpose is so you
JC> can set up a
JC> website on your own computer, complete with links, and then
JC> upload it to your
JC> company's web server without having to redo any links.
Where is the problem? Which software should you need?
- Build a directory structure relative to the directory where your
HTML files are. Use these paths exclusively.
- Test your home page using your web browser.
- Your browser will use the relative paths for local files
and complete URLs for everything else.
- Some authoring tools should rename all URLs as needed.
