An information service provider network includes a content gateway to process
requests for information from a client terminal. The content gateway includes a
router for receiving a request for information from the client terminal. The request
includes a domain name and additional content. The router forwards the request
according to the domain name to a selected one of a plurality of processors to
further process the request. The selected one of the plurality of processors identifies
an information source to satisfy the request in response to the additional content
of the request.