Chapter 3 The Internet Basics Package

3.1 Introduction

The Internet Basics package contains a set of classes that are common to the FTP, HTTP, POP3, and SMTP packages. These common classes include:

Base class for the protocol-specific reply class, RWReply

Helper classes RWDirEntry and RWStreamCoupler

RWURL, which helps to specify URL objects that are common to all protocols

3.1.1 Classes in the Internet Basics Package

This package includes the following classes:


RWDirEntry
RWNumReply
RWNumReplyLine
RWReply
RWStreamCoupler
RWURL

3.1.2 Header Files

The rw/internet directory contains a header file for each class. The header file names have the form classname.h. For example, the header file for RWDirEntry is RWDirEntry.h.

You can also use the umbrella header file, internet.h, which includes the header files for all classes in the Internet Basics package.