What HTTPD will do for you

One of the free servers, the cern_httpd gives you off the shelf:

Mapping of URLs onto files, scripts
Gatewaying of protocols and proxy access
Simple serving of directories for easy start
Selection from multiple formats eg PS, GIF
Selection from multiple languages
Logging of accesses
Access control by IP, User, URL patterns

Tim BL, MIT & CERN. ECHT94