This is the README file for the com.oreilly.servlet package.
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The com.oreilly.servlet package is the "must have" class library for servlet
developers.  There are classes to help servlets parse parameters, handle file
uploads, generate multipart responses (server push), negotiate locales for
internationalization, return files, manage socket connections, and act as RMI
servers, as well as a class to help applets communicate with servlets.  Since
the first edition, there are also new classes to help servlets send email
messages, cache responses, and auto-detect servlet API support.  The latest
version is available online (with javadoc documentation) for download from
http://www.servlets.com.

Why did I write these classes? They started out as chapter examples in my book
Java Servlet Programming being published by O'Reilly & Associates. Then one
happy day I recognized they could, with a little modification, live on their
own as reusable utility classes. That day, or maybe a few procrastinating days
later, com.oreilly.servlet was born. 

The classes in the com.oreilly.servlet package have been offered from this
site since April 1998. The MultipartRequest class has become the de facto
standard for handling file uploads.  The classes have been widely tested on a
multitude of platforms and server configurations, and you should find this a
very stable release. 

I hope you enjoy using these classes and that they help you write more
powerful and elegant servlets. 

Lastly, please respect the license for this package. 

Thanks,
Jason Hunter 

 
