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- WebClient is an unsupported tool. Microsoft does not guarantee its
- operation or provide technical support for it.
-
- WebClient is a simple WinSock, MFC-based app that submits HTTP requests
- to web servers and displays the results in its main window. Once a
- document has been retrieved, it can be saved (without the HTTP headers)
- to a file. This is very useful for verifying the HTTP stream received
- from web servers -- particulary caching dates.
-
- WebClient an also access sites through a proxy server, enabling access
- through Microsoft Catapult.
-
- INSTALLATION
- ============
- WebClient is an MFC-based application that has been compiled to use the
- DLL versions of the MFC and C-Runtime libraries. It is imperative that
- MFC40.DLL and MSVCRT40.DLL be somewhere on your path (preferably in your
- Windows System directory) when you run this application. The suggested
- installation steps are as follows:
- 1. Copy MFC40.DLL and MSVCRT40.DLL to your Windows\System directory.
- 2. In a directory of your choosing, copy WebClnt.exe to your hard-drive.
- 3. Optionally, create a shortcut to it from a folder.
- 4. You're done. You should now be able to run WebClient.
-
- USAGE
- =====
- Start WebClient.
- From the menu, select "Web|Get" (or HEAD).
- Enter the URL of the document you'd like to retrieve. You may leave out
- the "http://" prefix if you wish; it will be assumed if missing.
- The HTTP stream will appear in the window when the transaction is complete.
- Select "File|Save" or "File|Save As" from the menu to save the document
- body.
-
- NOTE: "Post" is not currently implemented. I'll try to get it working
- sometime soon.
-
- PROXIES
- =======
- WebClient can use a proxy if needed. Simply select "File|Proxy...", select
- the appropriate radio button and enter the name of the proxy server. When
- the proxy is enabled, any URL that has a period in the server name will be
- sent through the proxy; if the URL doesn't have a period, it is assumed to
- be local and will not utilize the proxy.
-
- EXAMPLES
- ========
- Enter the URL: msw
- WebClient will construct the request as if you had typed, "http://msw". The
- HTTP stream will appear in the main window. If you save the document under
- the name "msw.html", only the HTML text will be saved-- not the HTTP headers.
-
- Enter the URL: http://Johndoe/Cmd95b.jpg
- Only a portion of the HTTP stream will appear in the main window. All the
- headers will appear, but not all of the entity body, since it's a binary
- graphics file. If you select "File|Save", though, the entire JPEG file will
- be saved to the file you specify (again, without the HTTP headers).
-
- Enable proxy usage and enter the URL: www.yahoo.com
- Since the server name has a period in it, the proxy will be used to gain
- access to the outside internet. Again, "http://" will be assumed.
-
- Enable proxy usage and enter the URL: http://JohnDoe
- Since there are no periods in the server name, it is assumed to be on an
- Intranet, and the proxy will be bypassed.
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-