HTTP Client

[Jonathan]

I am trying to write a HTTP client using VC++.
Could anyone please suggest me a book or site?

[Mahanthi]

Hi,
The one stop place for the HTTP protocol :
http://www.w3c.org

For an implementation of the HTTP protocol in a browser check out
http://www.mozilla.org
The source code provided here was the basis on which the Netscape browser was written.

For an implementation of the HTTP protocal in a Web Server check out
http://www.apache.org
This is the free web server ( with source code ) and in todays market more than 50% of the top 100 web servers are using Apache. A Web Server to reckon with. Moreover you have a Java Version of the Webserver shipped now.

These links are the definitive and have the most authoritative contents. If these seem time consuming check some other resources.

Regards





mahanthi@rocketmail.com

[Lothar Haensler]

if you own MS VC++ 6.0 the "Visual C programmer's Guide" has a chapter called "Internet Topics" that looks like a good intro to me.