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- Blue Squirrel WebSeeker Readme File
- January 1998
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- This document provides the most up to date and supplemental information
- for the WebSeeker 3 User Manual and Help File.
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- Thank you from Blue Squirrel! We are working to ensure that this is the
- fastest and easiest way to find what you are looking for on the Internet.
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- If you have any suggestions for improvement, we'd love to hear them.
- Please send comments to info@bluesquirrel.com.
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- CONTENTS
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- 1. WHAT'S NEW IN WEBSEEKER 3.3
- 1.1 New Search Engines
- 1.2 Search Pre-Filter
- 1.3 Browser Buttons
- 1.4 Increased Proxy/Firewall Compatibility
- 1.5 System Sounds
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- 2. WEBSEEKER 3.3 RELEASE NOTES
- 2.1 Internet Connection
- 2.2 Windows 95 Dial up Connection
- 2.3 Online Services
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- 3. KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS
- 3.1 Windows NT 3.51
- 3.2 Windows NT 4.0 Beta
- 3.4 Proxy Server
- 3.3 Scheduling an Unattended Search
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- WHAT'S NEW IN WEBSEEKER 3.3
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- NEW SEARCH ENGINES
- Now WebSeeker includes the WhatUSeek and Northern Light
- search engines.
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- SEARCH PRE-FILTER
- You can specify text strings that should automatically disqualify a
- search result, e.g. MLM, XXX, Make Money Fast, etc.
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- BROWSER BUTTONS
- When installing WebSeeker you know have the option of placing a button
- on the toolbar of your web browser. You can quickly launch WebSeeker
- from this button. This feature requires Netscape Navigator version 4
- or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.
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- INCREASED PROXY/FIREWALL COMPATIBILITY
- WebSeeker now supports an increased range of proxy servers and
- firewalls including SOCKS, CERN, and more. Proxy servers and firewalls
- requiring passwords are also supported.
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- SYSTEM SOUNDS
- I am WebSeeker, hear me roar! Many of WebSeeker's actions can now be
- tied to sound files for a multimedia experience. Have fun!
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- WEBSEEKER 3.3 RELEASE NOTES
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- INTERNET CONNECTION
- In order for WebSeeker 3.3 to search the Internet, a 32-bit Winsock
- must be running.
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- To test for a 32-bit Winsock, try to run your favorite 32-bit Web
- Browser, e.g. Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- If your Web Browser won't run, you need to work on your Internet
- connection until it does.
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- WINDOWS 95 DIAL-UP NETWORKING CONNECTION - Make sure that you have
- dialed in and your Dial-Up Connection is already running before you
- launch WebSeeker.
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- ONLINE SERVICES -
- WebSeeker 3.3 will only work with the 32-bit Version 3.0 of America
- Online (AOL).
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- In order to use WebSeeker 3.3 with CompuServe, you will need to set up
- a Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking Connection to CompuServe. You will
- also need to obtain a copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
- Navigator to view your search results. CompuServe should provide you
- with instructions to do this.
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- WebSeeker 3.3 will work with Microsoft Network (MSN).
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- Other types of Internet Services should be configured to use a Windows
- 95 Dial-Up Networking Connection. Instructions on how to do this
- should be provided by your Internet Service Provider.
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS
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- WINDOWS NT 3.51 - After installing WebSeeker you may need to add quotes
- around the command-line in the Program Manager Item. Wherever you are
- instructed to right click, you must double-right click instead of
- single-right click.
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- PROXY SERVER - If your copy of WebSeeker requires you to send in your
- registration information before you can run it and you use a proxy
- server you will need to set the proxy server information in the
- WEBSKR32.INI file. The file is located in the WebSeeker directory and
- can be edited with NOTEPAD. You will need to add or edit the following
- section, where Server is the IP address for your proxy server and Port
- the port number. If you do not know your proxy server settings,
- contact your system administrator.
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- [Proxy]
- Server=236.39.248.12
- Port=80
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- SCHEDULING UNATTENDED SEARCHES - Scheduling unattended searches will
- only function with a Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking Connection or with
- a LAN Internet Connection that do not require you to enter your name
- and/or password every time. Schedule will also work with a T1 or
- similar type of direct connectivity.
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- LAUNCH WEBSEEKER FROM INTERNET EXPLORER - If you have selected the
- option to have Internet Explorer 3 launch WebSeeker from the Search
- button, and you uninstall WebSeeker, Internet Explorer still tries to
- launch WebSeeker from the Search button. To return to Internet
- ExplorerÆs search default search settings you must do the following:
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- - Launch Internet Explorer.
- - Select View, Options. The Options dialog box appears.
- - Select the Navigation tab.
- - From the Page drop down list, select "Search Page".
- - Click the Use Default button.
- - Click OK. Internet ExplorerÆs default settings have been restored.
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- Now that you are ready to start WebSeeker 3.3, click
- START/FIND/ON THE INTERNET... on the Windows 95 Taskbar.
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- Happy searching!
-
- -Blue Squirrel
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