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NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows
Installation and Configuration Guide
Introduction
============
This is a step-by-step guide to installing and configuring NCSA Mosaic for
Microsoft Windows. This guide assumes that the system on which you are
installing NCSA Mosaic meets the following criteria:
o Microsoft Windows is properly installed and configured.
o Utilities such as ftp, pkunzip, and an ASCII editor are available.
o The system is connected to the Internet.
Acquiring the Software
======================
Since you are reading this file, you probably already have the NCSA Mosaic
for Microsoft Windows software. If that is the case, you can skip this
section.
If you do not have the software, start by moving to a location where
applications are normally installed on your system and create a subdir-
ectory for NCSA Mosaic. The subdirectory name is arbitrary; the name
"mosaic" is used here to clarify the following discussion. Move into the
new subdirectory:
mkdir mosaic
cd mosaic
Now you are ready to log on to NCSA's FTP server and download the NCSA
Mosaic files:
ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
At the login prompt, enter "anonymous"
At the password prompt, enter your email address
(e.g., "jdoe@business.com")
get README.FIRST
cd PC/Mosaic
ls (To list the available files and directories)
bin (To change to binary mode for the file transfer)
get wmos1_0.zip
The filename "wmos1_0.zip" will change with each release and update. It
will always be in the format "wmos<version>.zip" where <version> is the
current version number. For example, "wmos1_0.zip" is the filename for
NCSA Mosaic version 1.0; the filename for the sixth beta release was
"wmos0_6b.zip".
If you have never downloaded PC files from NCSA's server, read the file
"README.FIRST" now. It provides useful information that may facilitate
later steps in the installation process.
The file "wmos1_0.zip" is a compressed archive containing the NCSA Mosaic
executable and several documents, including this guide and a tutorial. A
user's manual will be included when it is available, but it is not avail-
able for the initial release. Execute the following command to retrieve
the files from the compressed archive:
pkunzip wmos1_0.zip
Confirming the Files
====================
Once you have downloaded and uncompressed the NCSA Mosaic files, the
installation process is straightforward. Check to make sure all of the
following files exist in the "mosaic\" directory:
features.txt Current list of features in ASCII format
features.wri Current list of features in Microsoft Write format
install.txt This guide as an ASCII file
install.wri This guide in Microsoft Write format
mosaic.exe The NCSA Mosaic executable
mosaic.ini The initialization and configuration file for
NCSA Mosaic
readme.now Last minute or emphasized information
Read the file "readme.now". It may contain last minute information that
was not available when this document was prepared.
If you want to review the list of NCSA Mosaic features, you may read the
file "features.txt" or the file "features.wri". Or you can wait until you
have NCSA Mosaic running and read the features list in the following
document:
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/People/cwilson/WinMosaic.html
Checking the WinSock DLL
========================
NCSA Mosaic is a WinSock 1.1-compliant program and requires that you have a
WinSock 1.1-compliant sockets DLL ("winsock.dll") installed to provide the
TCP/IP networking under windows. Check your WinSock implementation's
installation guide to see whether it is WinSock 1.1-compliant.
If you are using a commercial TCP/IP stack such as PC-NFS, or running a
local area network such as Novell in addition to the TCP/IP, you must
obtain the WinSock DLL directly from your network vendor.
If your WinSock DLL is not WinSock 1.1-compliant or you do not have a
WinSock DLL installed, and if you are using a stand-alone system on the
Internet, then you can use the shareware Trumpet WinSock. A compressed
copy of this WinSock implementation can be found on NCSA's FTP server in
the directory "PC/Mosaic/sockets/". Download the files "disclaim.txt" and
"winsock.zip". (If you want to make sure you have the latest version of
the Trumpet WinSock, it can be acquired via anonymous FTP from the server
"biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu" in the directory "/pub/trumpwsk".)
Configuring NCSA Mosaic
=======================
To configure NCSA Mosaic, first copy the file "mosaic.ini" to the directory
"\windows". This is important because NCSA Mosaic will not otherwise
recognize and save configuration changes. Be sure to leave a copy of
"mosaic.ini" in the "mosaic\" directory in case you need to restore any
original entries.
Edit the file "\windows\mosaic.ini" as follows using Notepad, edit, or any
other ASCII editor. General users will not usually need to modify fields
that are not mentioned in the following discussion.
Main section:
-------------
If you do not want NCSA Mosaic to automatically load a document every time
you run it, set Autoload Home Page to no:
Autoload Home Page=no
If you want to change the first document that is automatically loaded when
NCSA Mosaic is run, change the Home Page entry to point to the document you
want to load. As distributed, NCSA Mosaic points to a customized Hope Page
on NCSA's Web server:
Home Page=http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/People/cwilson/WinMosaic.html
If you will be using Mosaic over a slow network connection and do not want
inline images to be automatically transferred, set Display Inline Images to
no. Inline images will be replaced with an NCSA logo:
Display Inline Images=no
If you can be reached via Internet email, put your full email address in
quotes in the E-mail field. This is used for annotations and for a return
address when you select Mail to Developers. If your login ID is jdoe and
you work at Business, Inc., your email entry might read as follows:
E-mail="jdoe@business.com"
The Grey Background entry allows you to specify whether the NCSA Mosaic
window has a white (no) or grey (yes) background. Many documents posted to
the Web are tuned to a grey background:
Grey Background=yes
Settings section:
-----------------
The anchor color is the color of the hyperlink anchors that appear in an
NCSA Mosaic document. You may set the anchor color to any valid RGB (red,
green, blue) combination. The RGB values must be separated by commas and
can range from 0 to 255. As posted on the FTP server, the default color is
blue (0,0,255):
Anchor Color=0,0,255
In some instances, it is desirable to have NCSA Mosaic underline hyperlink
anchors (e.g, when using a gray scale or monochrome monitor). As dist-
ributed, NCSA Mosaic is set to underline hyperlink anchors. Since under-
lining slows performance somewhat, you may wish to set Anchor Underline to
no if your system has a color monitor:
Anchor Underline=no
Mail section:
-------------
Edit the Default Title to contain the message you want to have appear in
the subject line when you send email to the NCSA developers via the
"Mail to Developers" selection on the Help menu. As distributed, NCSA
Mosaic enters the phrase "WinMosaic auto-mail feedback":
Default Title="WinMosaic auto-mail feedback"
Services section:
-----------------
If you want to use NCSA Mosaic's news support, set your network news (NNTP)
server here. As distributed, NCSA Mosaic specifies the University of
Illinois' NNTP server:
NNTP Server="news.cso.uiuc.edu"
NCSA Mosaic uses the SMTP server specified here to send mail back to the
NCSA developers when you select Mail developers from the Help menu. As
distributed, NCSA Mosaic specifies NCSA's FTP server because it is known
and almost always available. If you have a local SMTP server that you
would r