HTTP Recipes
http://www.httprecipes.com/
A collection of HTTP programming recipes.
Chapter 1: The Structure of HTTP Requests
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/1/
Learn about the structure of HTTP requests.
Chapter 2: Using Network Analyzers
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/2/
Learn to use Network Analyzers to make bot programming
more easy.
Chapter 3: Simple Requests
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/3/
Learn to construct simple HTTP requests in Java.
Chapter 4: Beyond Simple Requests
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/4/
Learn to use the HttpURLConnection class in Java.
Chapter 5: Secure HTTP Requests
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/5/
Learn to use secure HTTP.
Chapter 6: Extracting Data
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Learn to parse HTML data.
Chapter 7: Responding to Forms
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/7/
Learn to respond to HTML forms.
Chapter 8: Handling Sessions and Cookies
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Learn to process HTTP cookies.
Chapter 9: Handling Javascript
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/9/
Learn to process Javascript and what issues it has with bots.
Chapter 10: Handling AJAX
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/10/
Learn to process AJAX sites.
Chapter 11: Working with Web Services
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/11/
Learn to use web services with bots.
Chapter 12: Working with RSS Feeds
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Learn to use RSS feeds.
Chapter 13: Constructing a Spider
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Learn to create a spider.
Chapter 14: Well Behaved Spiders and Bots
http://www.httprecipes.com/1/14/
Learn create bots that are well behaved.