The most common request I get is to add a contextual menu item to the default browser to allow easy loading of items into Monica's queue. One way of doing this would be to use Apple's Data Detectors. However these only function if you have a USA keyboard, so I cannot even begin to try this. If you know of any way of providing this functionality without writing a whole browser plugin ( something I am not capable of doing ) please let me know.
If you wish to load a group of URLs for files with name ranges ( eg file01.zip, file02.zip etc), you may do so by Pasting a SINGLE URL in the format "http://www.somewhere.com/file[01-22].zip" into the Paste/Drop URL here box. It will NOT work with the Drag-and-Drop function, nor with the Add button function. For this feature to work please do not paste multiple URLs on multiple lines in one go. Pasting a URL like this will generate the appropriate numer of queue items.
Permissible ranges are in the formats [a-z], [A-Z], [0-9], [00-99]. You may not use a format such as [8-11] - both start and end parameters must be the same length, and not more than two characters long.
Monica allows the use of simple proxy servers for HTTP downloads. The only type of proxy server catered for at this stage is the type that does not require any user name or password details. If a server name is entered in the HTTP Proxy Server field in the Preferences, Monica will attempt to route HTTP requests to that server. If the field is left blank Monica will not use a proxy server.
If you have to use a Proxy Server to access the Net, you should normally also set FTP transfers to Passive Mode in the Preferences.
CAUTION!!
The mechanics of a HTTP Proxy involve connecting to the Proxy, which in turn connects to the remote server. In my experience some Proxy Servers are NOT as tolerant of HTTP funnies as Monica is, with the result that, where Monica will download a file fine, the Proxy server will not. If you can access the Net without a Proxy and you get a lot of "400 Cache detected error" messages on downloads when using the Proxy, then try without using the Proxy. This error is often caused by the Proxy Server not being able to cope with the HTTP funnies of the remote server, and is most likely NOT Monica's fault! Please also see the Funnies section of this document.
INFO: There is a list of publicly accessible proxies at
http://cool.icestorm.com/proxys/
Last updated by DocGen on Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 8:56:53