The Windows Internet (WinINet) application programming interface (API) enables applications to interact with Gopher, FTP, and HTTP protocols to access Internet resources. As standards evolve, these functions handle the changes in underlying protocols, enabling them to maintain consistent behavior.

For more information, see:

• HINTERNET Handles
• IP Version 6 Support
• Content_Encoding
• Caching
• Common Functions
• FTP Sessions
• Gopher Sessions
• HTTP Sessions
• HTTP Cookies
• Asynchronous Operation
• Handling Authentication
• Handling Uniform Resource Locators
• Security_Guideline

Internet Protocols

The three primary Internet protocols are: FTP, Gopher, and HTTP. For more information about these protocols, see the Request For Comments (RFC) documents for FTP, Gopher, and HTTP:

• RFC 959, File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
• RFC 1436, The Internet Gopher Protocol.
• RFC 1945, Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP/1.0.
• RFC 2068, Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP/1.1.

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