Working with Existing Web Software

• Supporting HTTP access
  • gateway module incorporated into ‘extensible’ Web servers
  • CGI-based gateway
• Reference translation; browsers only understand URLs
  • URLs to W3Objects provide no RI guarantees
  • URLs are correct at time of translation, perhaps not after short-cutting
  • URLs based on name-server references provide best option`
  • compound references translated to multiple URLs
• Bringing W3Object references closer to clients
  • W3Object-based hotlist server