Microsoft recognizes that distributed computing, in which work is shared between two
or more computers, is becoming more and more common. Programs need to talk to each
other, people need to send messages across a LAN or around the world, and MFC has
classes that support these kinds of communication. The four Internet chapters in this
Microsoft recognizes that distributed computing, in which work is shared between two
or more computers, is becoming more and more common. Programs need to talk to each
other, people need to send messages across a LAN or around the world, and MFC has
classes that support these kinds of communication. The four Internet chapters in this
book are Chapter 18, "Sockets, MAPI, and the Internet," Chapter 19, "Internet
Programming with the WinInet Classes," Chapter 20, "Building an Internet ActiveX
Control," and Chapter 21, "The Active Template Library."