This article contains the following frequently asked questions (FAQ) about AppleShare IP 6 Web Service and answers to those questions.

1. Does guest access need to be on to allow Web access?
2. Are there any common CGI's that do not work with with AppleShare IP 6?
3. Does the AppleShare IP 6 Web Server work with keep-alive requests?
4. Does the AppleShare IP 6 Web Server binhex Macintosh files on-the-fly?
5. Does the AppleShare IP 6 Web Server have WebStar API plug-in support?
6. How many simultaneous connections can this Web Server handle?
7. Is it possible to change error messages that are returned by the server?
8. What is MIME?
9. I'm a WebStar customer moving to ASIP. How do I get "default.html" files to load as the default file when requesting an HTTP directory?

For the second part of this article, see

Article 88011: " AppleShare IP 6: Web Service FAQ, Part 2"

Question 1 : Does guest access need to be on to allow Web access?

Answer : No. But if Guest log-in is not enabled, only registered users, who have at least Read access to the Web Folder, will be able to access. If you want the public to access your web site, the Guest log-in must be enabled and the guest must have at least Read access to the Web Folder.

Question 2 : Are there any common CGI's that do not work with with AppleShare IP 6?

Answer : Due to the huge number of publicly available CGI's, Apple cannot test them all for compatibility. If they are written to the WebStar CGI API or version 1.2 of the WebStar plug-in API, they should be compatible. Please contact the CGI or plug-in developer for this information.

Question 3 : Does the AppleShare IP 6 Web Server work with keep-alive requests?

Answer : Yes. Support of keep-alive requests, now used by most popular browsers, effectively doubles the number of requests per second the server can handle.

Question 4 : Does the AppleShare IP 6 Web Server binhex Macintosh files on-the-fly?

Answer : Yes. When the URL for a HTTP request ends with the .hqx suffix, the corresponding file is automatically converted to binhex format.

Question 5 : Does the AppleShare IP 6 Web Server have WebStar API plug-in support?

Answer : Yes. Support for WebStar API plug-ins was introduced in AppleShare IP 5.0.2.

Question 6 : How many simultaneous connections can this Web Server handle?

Answer : The number of simultaneous connections is limited by your physical network connection and amount of RAM installed on your AppleShare IP 6 Server.

Question 7 : Is it possible to change error messages that are returned by the server?

Answer : Yes. For AppleShare IP 6, error messages files are now contained in Error Files folder inside the Web Folder. You can edit or delete these files at will.

Question 8 : What is MIME?

Answer : MIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. It is the standard for attaching non-text files to standard Internet mail messages. Non-text files include graphics, spreadsheets, formatted word-processor documents, sound files, and so forth.
MIME types are also used by web servers. When responding to a request, the ASIP web server returns the MIME type of the data along with the response data. The web browser on the client uses the MIME type information to determine how to process and display the data. Handlers for common MIME types are built into popular browsers. For specialized MIME types such as audio and video files, web browsers invoke external applications designed to handle specific MIME types.
Note : Apple does not provide technical support to customers using the ResEdit application to modify Resource files.

Question 9 : I'm a WebStar customer moving to ASIP. How do I get "default.html" files to load as the default file when requesting an HTTP directory?

Answer : AppleShare IP 6 allows you to select your default html file via the Web & File Admin application. Go to the Server menu, select Web & File Server Settings, and choose Web from the pop-up menu. You will see a button to select your Current Default Home Page File.