Re: shtml

At 11:00 AM 12/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I see .shtml extensions on several documents and wonder - what does the
>s mean? And how does an http: request get to an shtml.  Anyone know
>about this extension?  Thanks,  Marcia
>
The 's' stands for 'server'. This means the document is processed by the
web server in some way before viewing. Usually this is to add information
like the date the document was modified, a text-based counter or perhaps
the user agent ID. IF you view the source of an shtml file all you will see
is normal HTML, but it actually includes SSI (server side includes) like:
<!--#echo var="HTTP_USER_AGENT" -->
in the document on the web server. They are quoted out so they won't be
visible if the page isn't parsed for some reason.
Once someone requests this page, it would become:
Mozilla/4.04 [en] (Win95; U)
If you are using Communicator 4.04 US version on Win95, or something else
for another browser.

SSI can also be used to include other documents in the middle of yours and
more. You would need to contact your presence provider to see if SSI is
available on the server.


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