UKOLN AHDS Analyses Of HTTP Headers For JISC 5/99 Project Entry Points



The following table gives findings of a survey of HTTP headers for JISC 5/99 project Web sites. The survey makes use of Dundee University's Web Wizards tool.

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Table 1: Access to Teaching and Learning Resources
  Project Server Comments Try It
1 ANGEL Apache/1.3.22 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_ssl/2.8.5 OpenSSL/0.9.6b   Check
2 FAILTE Apache/1.3.20 (Unix) PHP/4.0.6   Check
3 ICONEX Apache/1.3.26 (Win32)   Check
4 RESULTs Network Apache/1.3.24 (Unix) PHP/4.2.0 mod_ssl/2.8.8 OpenSSL/0.9.6b   Check

 

Table 2: Enhancing JISC data services for Teaching and Learning
  Project Server Comments Try It
5 Biz/ed Virtual Learning Arcade Apache/1.3.26 (Unix)   Check
6 CHCC Apache/1.3.26 (Unix)   Check
7 Enhancing Beilstein CrossFire Apache/1.3.24 (Unix)   Check
8 e-MapScholar Apache/2.0.40 (Unix)   Check
9 Geo-Crosswalk Gazetteer   No Web site  
10 Go-Geo!: The Geo- data Portal Project   No Web site  
11 Timeweb Apache/1.3.4 (Unix) mod_perl/1.18 PHP/3.0.7 mod_ssl/2.2.5 SSLeay/0.9.0b   Check
12 Using Numerical Data Apache/2.0.40 (Unix)   Check

 

Table 3: Images
  Project Server Comments Try It
13 ARTWORLD:   No Web site  
14 BIOMED Apache/1.3.26 (Unix)   Check
15 BuilDNER Apache/1.3.23 (Win32)   Check
16 Crafts Study Centre   No Web site  
17 Designing Britain 1945-1975   No header received Check
18 Filter Apache/1.3.23 (Unix) PHP/4.2.2   Check
19 PICTIVA Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) mod_jk   Check
20 Textile Images   No Web site  

 

Table 4: Moving Image and Sound
  Project Server Comments Try It
21 Click and Go Video Microsoft-IIS/4.0   Check
22 HOTBED Apache/1.3.26 (Darwin) PHP/4.1.2   Check
23 LIFESIGN Microsoft-IIS/5.0   Check
24 TRILT Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) PHP/4.2.2   Check

 

Table 5: Museum Content
  Project Server Comments Try It
25 Biota of Early Terrestrial Ecosystems Apache/1.3.23 (Unix) PHP/4.2.2 mod_ssl/2.8.6 OpenSSL/0.9.4   Check
26 Digital Egypt for Universities Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) Debian GNU/Linux PHP/4.1.2   Check
27 LEMUR Apache/1.3.23 (Unix) PHP/4.2.2 mod_ssl/2.8.6 OpenSSL/0.9.4   Check
28 MIRACLE   No Web site  
29 PATOIS Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) ApacheJServ/1.1.2 mod_jk/1.1.0   Check
30 Virtual Norfolk Project Apache/1.3.12 (Unix) AuthPostgreSQL/0.9.5 mod_perl/1.21_03   Check

 

Table 6: Miscellaneous
  Project Server Comments Try It
31 EBONI Apache/1.3.23 (Unix) PHP/4.1.2 mod_perl/1.26   Check
32 INHALE Apache/1.3.12 (Unix) PHP/4.0RC2   Check
33 PELICAN Apache/1.3.26 (Unix)   Check
34 VDML Apache/1.3.26 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.8.10 OpenSSL/0.9.6b   Check

 

Table 7: Infrastructure projects - JOIN-UP
  Project Server Comments Try It
35 Docusend Apache/1.3.4 (Unix)   Check
36 Xgrain Apache/2.0.40 (Unix)   Check
37 ZBLSA Apache/2.0.40 (Unix)   Check
38 ZETOC Apache/1.3.4 (Unix) mod_perl/1.18 PHP/3.0.7 mod_ssl/2.2.5 SSLeay/0.9.0b   Check

 

Table 8: RDN projects
  Project Server Comments Try It
39 British Education Portal Apache/1.3.6 (Unix)   Check
40 Computing Gateway Apache/1.3.20 (Unix) PHP/4.0.6   Check
41 Euro Subject Portal for the RDN   No Web site  
42 History online for learning and teaching Apache/1.3.1 (Unix)   Check
43 Maths Portal   No Web site  
44 NMAP Apache/1.3.6 (Unix) mod_perl/1.21   Check
45 Physical Sciences Subject Portal for the RDN   No Web site  
46 RDN Virtual Training Suite Apache/1.3.26 (Unix)   Check
47 SAD-I Apache/1.3.12 (Unix) mod_perl/1.26 PHP/3.0.9   Check
48 SAD-II   No Web site  

 

Table 9: Z projects
  Project Server Comments Try It
49 Gate-Z Apache/1.3.12 (Unix) PHP/3.0.9   Check
50 JAFER Microsoft-IIS/5.0 HTTP error message Check
51 MIMAS Metadata for the DNER Apache/1.3.4 (Unix) mod_perl/1.18 PHP/3.0.7 mod_ssl/2.2.5 SSLeay/0.9.0b   Check

 

Table 10: Evaluation projects
  Project Server Comments Try It
52 EDNER Apache/1.3.20 (Unix) PHP/4.0.6   Check

 

Table 11: Studies
  Project Server Comments Try It
53 INSPIRAL Microsoft-IIS/4.0   Check

The information in the table was collected on 7th October 2002.

Notes

Please note the following:

Summary

A summary of the findings is given below.

Table 12A: Server Summary
Apache 37 90.2%
MS IIS 4 9.8%
Table 12B: Version Summary
Apache v1.3.* 33 80.5%
Apache v2.* 4 9.8%
IIS v4.* 2 4.9%
IIS v5.* 2 4.9%
Table 12C: OS Summary
Unix 35 85%
Microsoft 6 15%

 

Discussion

This survey and the implications were discussed at a 5/99 Programme meeting be held at the University of Nottingham on 31st October / 1st November 2002.