
Self-reproduction or self-changing of Web pages
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> Self-reproduction of programs, that means that a program generates the same
> output as its source program, is an old topic in programming. However, there
> is no practical value in complete self-reproduction of a program. Complete
> self-reproduction of a Web page seems to have no practical value too, but
> incomplete self-reproduction can be used practically. For example, a
> structured menu can be realized. A structured menu can also be realized by
> the Dynamic HTML, but the method using self-reproduction is more flexible.
On the contrary, yours is one of the few practical uses of such self
reproducing programs, since it can be used in conjunction with a
javascript "mailer" (a small piece of javascript that prompts the user
to press a button, and then goes ahead and mails, say, a mailing list or
news group). When combinded in this way, and when the HTML is embedded
in HTML mail or a usenet posting, not a web page, you have created a
"javascript mailing-list/usenet worm".
Now, as to whether a worm has practical value, well ...
Gary
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