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Praise for "Web Protocols and Practice "This is the most comprehensive, well-researched coverage of the basic Web protocols that I have seen. The authors have done especially well at uncovering the history and rationale of the protocol design process." --Jeffrey Mogul, coauthor of the HTTP/1.1 standard "This book will help demystify how the Internet and the Web work. Despite the current Web's size and importance, it can be broken down into a small number of components that can be understood and controlled. This encyclopedic tome can be read straight through or used as a reference by those trying to understand or build sophisticated Internet applications." --Brewster Kahle, President, Alexa Internet; Inventor of WAIS ""Web Protocols and Practice covers the most important Internet application--the Web--with unprecedented breadth, depth, and motivation. An important reference book for anyone who wants to understand the Web architecture inside and out." --Steve McCanne, Chief Technology Officer, Inktomi "The authors have gathered and explained a great deal of material not found elsewhere and created an encyclopedia of the how and why of the Web." --Larry Masinter, Principal Scientist, Adobe Systems Inc.; past chair of HTTP and URI IETF working groups "I learned a lot about the reasons for Web performance--from microscopic detail about specific interactions of layers to macroscopic traffic related issues. Everyone will want this book." --Jon Crowcroft, Professor, Networks Systems, University College London "This book is likely to be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in understanding the protocols and infrastructure behind the Web. I especially like theattention to the evolution and historical development of the Web protocols and to the sometimes unanticipated interactions between the various protocols." --Sally Floyd, Senior Scientist, AT&T Center for Internet Research at the Inter
