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diff --git a/www/w3c-httpd/pkg-descr b/www/w3c-httpd/pkg-descr index 13effb44aa39..4597e8a8bb97 100644 --- a/www/w3c-httpd/pkg-descr +++ b/www/w3c-httpd/pkg-descr @@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ -This is the W3 Consortium (W3C) httpd (WWW) server. It is the most -versatile WWW server currently in the public domain, however it's not -particularly easy to configure for the neophyte. +W3C httpd is a generic public domain full-featured hypertext server +which can be used as a regular HTTP server. The running typically on +port 80 to serve hypertext and other documents, and also as a proxy -- +a server on a firewall machine -- that provides access for people +inside a firewall to the outside world. When running as proxy httpd +may be configured to do caching of documents resulting in faster +response times. + +For more information on the Library, please look at the page + + http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/Daemon/Status.html + +Have fun! + +-- + +httpd@w3.org, May 1995 |