Internet Agents: Spiders, Wanderers, Brokers, and 'Bots
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1562054635 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 413 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Includes sample code for WebWalker, a Web maintenance robot, and WebShopper, a personal comparison shopping program. . One of the most dreaded questions in Usenet newsgroups devoted to the World Wide Web, programming, or MUDs is "How do I write a 'bot, DooD?" Well, now that Cheong has written Internet Agents, anyone can curl up with their terminal, a bottle of Jolt, and the Internet, and roll out their own. Although much of this information is available on the net, Cheong does a good job of pulling together the heretofore scatter
This reference guide to one of the latest technologies on the Internet not only describes the benefits of using Agents and Bots and applying them to everyday scenarios, but also addresses the impact of Bots on a network's resources.-- Teaches users how to effectively manage network server resources-- Demonstrates time- and cost-saving features of spiders, wanderers, brokers, and bots-helping users become more productive-- Contains a current listing of all Agents, Bots, and Spiders available on the Internet today
"Absolutely useless" according to A Customer. Absolutely useless, a bunch of generalizations deluded with pseudo-scientific diatribe.Tells you the most general (REALLY general) things about web engines. Things you probably know even before opening the book. Can be rightfully classified to fall into the category of "Learn nuclear physics in 2Absolutely useless A Customer Absolutely useless, a bunch of generalizations deluded with pseudo-scientific diatribe.Tells you the most general (REALLY general) things about web engines. Things you probably know even before opening the book. Can be rightfully classified to fall into the category of "Learn nuclear physics in 24 hours while chewing on potato chips". hours while chewing on potato chips". good for just a starting point A Customer Not bad for a general overview of the whole huge area. Getting alittle dated now. It gives a good background for knowing which way to go though the info is also available online with alittle searching (using the bots :). "Good academic review" according to Michael Chau. While the book does not provide a lot of very useful, in-depth technical details, it does provide a good academic/literature review on web spiders in the early days.