
User Manual
Overview
MP3-Wolf is a Robot that scans Web Sites looking for music related files,
Ftp Sites and Resource Links.
It works on the same concept as other bots on the net such as
Altavista, Webcrawler etc, however it only targets sites with music content,
the results are returned in real time.
The speciality of MP3-Wolf is locating files within Internet's Web space.
These are usually missed by FTP search engines, and conventional Crawlers.
MP3-Wolf has a builtin ability to learn and map out the network each time
you use it, and it will become better at locating Files with each use.
Using a 28.8 K dialup line, MP3-Wolf will be eventually able to locate and
catalogue 10000's of resources per hour.
Unregistered Version Restrictions
If you have not yet registered, you will have cause to despair, for you will
not be able to utilise the full potential of this product. There are a number
of restrictions in the Unregistered version.
- You will be not be able to restart searches and will thus loose the benefit
of previous sessions.
- Report files will display and Play advertisements for recording artists,
and you will not be able to automatically disable the Audio Stream.
- The maximum number of concurrent connections is restricted to 10.
- The maximum number of files you will be able to index is restricted.
If you have not done so already, please register your copy. You will find it
most worth while.
Configuring MP3-Wolf
Before running the program, you need to configure MP3-Wolf.
Select OPTIONS followed by PREFERENCES from the main menu. The MP3-Wolf
Preferences window should
come up. If you are using a proxy server, the settings as well as the port
must be correct.
Specifying an URL
You may specify an URL of a site where each hunt for resources is to begin.
The site should be either a Music related site, and ideally have links to
other sitez with similar content. If you do not specify an URL, MP3-Wolf
will consult a number of internet search engine to obtain a starting point.
Selecting Search Parameters
When you start a search, a Search Parameters window will be displayd
with a number of search options. MP3-Wolf's search strategy will be
defined based on the settings of these options.
Search All Library links
All links in the current library will be connected to and the content
searched and indexed.
Update the Library with new Finds
If enabled, whenever a page is encountered that contains
appropriate file and/or FTP links, it will added to the library for
future reference.
Use Search Engines to locate New Threads
If enabled, MP3-Wolf will consult Internet Search engines to locate
starting Links which will server as entry points to new web rings for
exploration.
Recurse into and Search all new links
If enabled, MP3-Wolf will connect to any link present on a page, that
is related to the current search topic. If disabled, only the initial
page from the specified URL or the library will be searched, and all
other links found will not be crawled. For example by disabling this
option, and the use of search engines above, you can force MP3-Wolf
to scan library links only and stop.
Limit search to specified Site
If you have specified a starting URL on the main page, only pages and
files on that site will be searched and indexed. All other links will
be ignored.
MP3 Files
If enabled, Links to MP3 Files (.mp3) will be indexed.
MP2 Files
If enabled, Links to MP2 Files (.mp2) will be indexed.
MIDI Files
If enabled, Links to Midi File (.mid) will be indexed.
Wave Links
If enabled, Links to Wave File (.wav) will be indexed.
Restarting a Sessions
All MP3-Wolf sessions are automatically restarted. Any previous results are
retained and included in the current Hunt. To restart a session, click the
topmost button from the right. This button may read either [Restart] or
[Start]. If you are using an unregistered version, Restart is disabled and
you will need to clear the existing results first.
Starting a new session
To start a new session, select CLEAR from the main menu. Any previous results
will be deleted. (You will be prompted for confirmation). You can then click
the [START] button to begin with a clean slate.
Note: Library information is never deleted, and must be cleared from the
Library Editor Screen.
Resetting A session
Selecting RESET from the main menu will reset the status of all known
links. Bad linkz will be deleted, and all others re-scanned.
Unless you do a reset (or clear), linkz that have already been visited
are never searched again.
Displaying Results
The buttons on the left hand side display the number of Files, Links and
other items of interest that have been found to date. Clicking on one
of these buttons will launch a browser to display the results. The
[View] button can also be used. This brings up a menu of items that can
be displayed. Please keep in mind the current version of MP3-Wolf
does not attempt to validate File and FTP linkz and these are as up-to-date
as the source where they have been posted.
The FIND button
Once your file lists get very large, it will become difficult to locate
specific files of interest. In this case you can use the FIND button to search
for specific keywords in the Search Results.
Click the [FIND] button, and when the Find windows comes up, enter a keyword or
a list of comma(,) delimited keywords to search for. A list of all files
matching the search criteria will be displayed.
Setting a Watch
The watch screen can be used to display any new search results based on a
given keyword. For example if you enter 'metallica', MP3-Wolf will
tell you whenever a new entry with this keyword is added to the database.
The [Browse] button can then be used to display all files that have
'metallica' as part of the filename, title or URL.
Using A Library
Unless disabled by removing a tick in the [] Library checkbox, MP3-Wolf will
use and maintain a session history in a library file. This file contains
information from previous sessions and includes a list of all sites
where 'paydirt' (file links) were found.
Neither the RESET or CLEAR menu options deletes library entries and these
must be maintained via the library editor screens.
Please note that each project has its own library.
Library Links will always be scanned first (second if an URL is specified).
For this reason, if you wish to explore a new area of the web, or search
for different file types, you should clear out the library, or start a new
project.
In the library editor screen, library use and/or update may be disabled.
Note: Any modifications made to the current library may not be saved while
a search is in progress.
MP3-Wolf URL Library

The main URL Library screen is accessed by clicking the Library button.
If the Library Update checkbox is enabled, an entry will be added
automaticaly whenever a new site that contains music related files
and/or FTP sites is located. This screen is a summary of all library links
in the current project and can also be used to delete, view and visit the
displayed sites.
Whenever you clear or reset the current project, the library links are retained
and when enabled, will always be scanned first if a starting url is not
specifed.
To edit or add a new link, click on the [?] next to each entry or use the
[Editor] button.
Library Link Editor Screen

The link editor can be used to add new links, view,
modify or delete existing listings in the project library.
The priority or possition of each link can be modified by using the Left
and right arrow buttons [<]   [>].
Note: The library entries may not be modified while a search is in progress.
Important Considerations
We recommend that you start a new session periodically, and clear out
old results, as you may start experiencing memory problems once MP3-Wolf's
links database gets extremely large.