Web server configuration for an academic intranet

Abstract

The Internet has undergone a tremendous growth in the past decade. After the evolution of Personal Computers and the radical decrease of their prices people have the ability to access all the massive information that only the Internet and the World Wide Web can provide. One of the factors that boosted this ability was the evolution of the Web Servers. Using the web server technology man can be connected and exchange information with the most remote places all over the world. So, the web can he thought as a mass medium. This study will provide the necessary information required to configure a Web Server within the boundaries of an academic Internet. It will also serve as an example for both Greek and US DoDs or other organizations seeking to implement a Web Server as an improvement to their existing Servers.