You are completely wrong, neither ASP, JSP nor Servlets implement the CGI
specification. These are all competing specifications vying for their place
in the same application space. It would be like saying that C, C++, Java
and COBOL are just implementations of BASIC since you can write programs in
each!
(*Chris*)
----- Original Message -----
From: Chang You-Sheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Servlets vs CGI
> Maybe I didn't explain my view related CGI very clear. What I try to say
is as
> following:
> Maybe, we can view CGI as a SPECIFICATION NOT A IMPLEMENTATION. Since
as I
> understand, or what I know when the people are talking about CGI, they
realy
> mean some specific implementation of CGI such as Perl CGI or C CGI or C++
CGI.
> And all those are just specific implementation of CGI. In the OLD TIME.
those
> CGI implementation will create a seperate process from web server. Because
I
> have done the CGI programming in the past. This is what I understand. And
today
> the vendor like Microsoft, SUN and ColdFusion etc. they use ASP, JSP, Java
> servlet to implementing same functionality. Yes, there are some additional
> functions in the new technology. However, from CGI point of view, those
> technologies are IMPLEMENTING CGI.
>
> I don't know whether I state clearly or not. If so I really like to
know
> what other people think about. Since now there are lot of confusing
related CGI,
> ASP, JSP,..
>
> thanks
>
> you sheng
>
>
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