Re the use of Java in developing Internet applications. I do not have any direct experience in developing with Java, but the following article might provide some relevant information since it discusses a Java application that involves more than applets. The article appeared in the Washington Business section of the Washington Post last week: "Untangling the Web, Automatically: Tiny Fairfax Firm's Software May Make Hunting for Information Vastly Easier," Washington Business, Jan. 3, 1997, p. B10-B11. (The article should also be on the Post's Web site at http://www.washingtonpost.com; sorry, but I don't have a specific URL.) This article describes TransactNet's new Java automatic query application. The software, called Web Interface Toolkit, will enable Web users to automatically track data on specific Web sites. Free test copies are available on the company's Web site [no URL given in the article, but I have been informed it is http://www.transactnet.com/products.html]. Before the software can be used, however, it must be customized to a particular organization's needs. The company will charge $2,500 for each application an organization creates using the toolkit. Disclaimer: Personal views only; this is not intended to be an endorsement of TransactNet. Randall Brinkhuis, M.S.L.S. Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics ----- chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. Archived as: http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To unsubscribe, send to listserver@ic.ac.uk the following message; unsubscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (rzepa@ic.ac.uk)