LawTech99: Agents
by Joseph Reagle, BCIS/W3C

Table of contents

• LawTech'99: Agents
• Agents: Context
• Agents: Goal
• Gateways, Agents, and Proxies: Definitions
• Vertical Abstraction: Layering and Services
• Lateral Abstraction: Proxies and Services
• Etymology of "Agent" and "Proxy": Periods
• Etymology of "Agent" and "Proxy": IETF History
• Etymology of "Agent" and "Proxy": RFC1095
• Considerations and Questions about Agents and Proxies
• Users and Agents
• Agent Failures
• An Agent or a Service?
• Obligations of Network Proxies
• Conclusion