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WebFetch v1.1                                          June 13, 1996
Filename : Feature.txt

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Advanced Features
1. Copy and paste full path names into WebFetch.
2. Create subdirectories.
3. Allow multiple downloads through command files.
4. Saves a record of downloaded files.
5. Load, edit and save command files.
6. Using with a proxy server.
7. Using with a password protected page.
8. Set which webbrowser WebFetch mimics.
9. Resizing and customizing WebFetch interface.

1. Copy and paste full path names into WebFetch.
   By using Windows standard powerkeys (ctrl-insert to copy, shift-
insert to paste).  Paste the full path in the Website Name box and then
either hit the tab key, or click on the box.

2. Create subdirectories.
   If the subdirectory named in the D/L name does not exist, WebFetch
will ask if you want to create the directory.

3. Allow multiple downloades through command files.
   WebFetch allows three different ways to "automatically" download one
or more webpages at a time.

   (a) Command Line (one item):
       From the command line (Run menu, or as an item in a group) you
   call Webfetch with parameters that identify the full http path of the
   webpage or file, where to save it on your hard drive, and four
   optional parameters : run as an icon, D/L referenced graphics, Strip
   HTTP headers, and Skip or Overwrite existing files (the last four
   work similarly as the options on the WebFetch main screen).

   ex: webfetch -i -g -o -k -s http://www.yahoo.htm/ c:\temp\yahoo.htm

       Where the options -i(icon only), -g(D/L graphics), -o (overwrite
   existing files) and -s (Strip HTTP headers) are optional, but the
   full URL name and DOS filename are required.

   (b) Command Line (batch file) :
       From the command line you can pass the name of a "command" file
   that is a text file containing parameters like above, with one job
   per line.

   ex : webfetch /f weblog.txt

       Where the /f parameter tells WebFetch to open and read the
   contents of the weblog.txt file and execute each line separately.

   example of file contents :
       -i -g -o -s http://www.yahoo.htm/ c:\temp\yahoo.htm
       -i -g -s http://www.cnet.com/Content/Techno/ c:\temp\tech.htm

   (c) From WebFetch, you click on the "Auto Req..." and choose the
   command file to run automatically. It has the same format as in the
   previous section.

4. Saves a record of downloaded files.
   WebFetch saves a record of every file it downloads in a file named
"weblog.txt".  The format is the same as the command file mentioned in
3.  To configure whether WebFetch downloads webpages or graphics files,
go to the configuration screen, and click on the Advanced Configuration
option.  Under "File Logger Information", check which items you want
saved to the log file.  When done, click on the Main Screen Configuration
and click the Save button.  The settings are now made permanent.  If you
just want the changes for that session, then click on the Set Button
instead of the Save button.

5. Load, edit and save command files.
   To take advantage of the online editor, click on the "c" button to
bring up the configuration screen.  Select Filelogger Options and it
will bring the filelogger configuration screen which includes an online
editor.  You can create, load, save, and edit command files to use in
the auto or batch mode.

6. Using with a proxy server.
   To configure for a proxy server, go to the configuration screen and
click on the Advanced Configuration option.  Under "Proxy Server
Information", make sure the Proxy Server Active box is checked, and fill
in the values for the proxy server port and Name(URL Address).  Click on
the Main Screen Configuration and click on the save button.  WebFetch is
now configured to use that proxy server and port for every download.

7. Using with a password protected page.
   To enable a user/password pair, go to the configuration screen and
click on the Advanced Configuration option.  Under "Authorization",
check the Enable Password box, enter a name and password, and then
click on the Authorize button.  WebFetch will use that name and password
for as long as the Enable Pasword box stays checked.  If you want
WebFetch to save that name/password pair to a file and use for each time
it starts, check the Save Authentication box.  In any case, click on the
Main Screen Configuration and press Save or Set to save values.

8. Set which webbrowser WebFetch mimics.
   Some webservers will deliver different graphic or text content based
which webbrowser you are using (www.yahoo.com and www.msn.com are just
such examples).  You can currently configure to "mimic" or convince the
website that you are either Netscape or Microsoft's Internet Explorer
(MSIE).  Other webbrowsers will be added in the future.
   To configure this option, go to the Advanced Configuration option on
the configuration screen.  Under "Webbrowser Spoofing", click on either
the Netscape of MSIE(Microsoft) option.  Then click on the Main Screen
Configuration at the top and click on either the set or save button.

9. Resizing and customizing WebFetch interface.
   For some circumstances, the width of the fields in WebFetch's main
screen are not wide enough to see the entire pathname.  You have two
options, you can resize the main screen and the fields will grow or
shrink according to the change in the overall size of the main screen.
Or, the three "Status" fields at the bottom : Connection, File Name and
Download status you can configure to show either the beginning or end
of the pathname.  To configure, position your mouse over the field, and
click once with your >>right<< mouse button.  Clicking again will switch
it back.