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- Internet Marauder Version 1.4 for Windows 95 README
- June 1996
- The fastest, most powerful file-retrieving robot on the Internet.
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-
- "With an excellent tool like Internet Marauder, you can
- make better use of the time you spend on the 'net. This
- program is beautifully done and I recommend it highly!
- If you want to really search the Internet and World Wide
- Web and do so efficiently, THIS is the program! Try it."
-
- -- Michael E. Callahan, aka Dr. File Finder (TM), C|Net Online
- http://www.cnet.com/ http://www.shareware.com/
-
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-
- Congratulations! You have obtained the most powerful search and capture
- tool on the Internet. Internet Marauder is a fully automated, link-following,
- file-retrieving web spider. It will retrieve all the files you want --
- and only the files you want -- from any part of the Internet, storing them on
- your hard drive for instant access. Fast and efficient, Internet Marauder
- will save you hours of connect time, charges, and frustration. It will also
- find files you didn't even know existed.
-
- * Found a huge archive of great graphics -- but donÆt want to wait for
- each of them to download?
- * Want to grab 400 sound files for a multimedia presentation?
- * Looking for just the right background graphic?
- * Want a list of every web page and file on a shareware site?
- * Found a great link site, but donÆt have the time to check out every link?
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- Internet Marauder does all of this for you, automatically.
-
- * No more waiting for slow pages to download.
- * No more clicking on links for hours, only to find garbage at the end of
- your trail.
-
- You can use Internet Marauder in many ways:
-
- * As a file retrieval tool
- * As a site inventory system
- * As a large-scale file search tool
-
- Use your browser for what itÆs made for -- browsing. Use Internet Marauder
- for what it's made for -- charting unknown web territory, retrieving thousands
- of files, dividing and conquering huge areas of cyberspace.
-
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- This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to supplement
- the Internet Marauder documentation.
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- How to Use This Document
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- To view it on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
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- To print it, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
- then use the Print command on the File menu.
-
- In syntax lines, lowercase text signifies replaceable parameters and
- uppercase text must be typed as it appears.
-
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- CONTENTS
-
- UNINSTALLING INTERNET MARAUDER
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- VERSION INFORMATION
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- UNINSTALLING INTERNET MARAUDER
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-
- To uninstall Internet Marauder, simply run "Uninstall Internet Marauder" from your
- Start Menu. The uninstall program will erase the program files, registry entries,
- and shortcuts related to Internet Marauder from your hard disk. Your project
- files and any retrieved files will NOT be erased by the uninstaller.
-
- If you cannot locate the Uninstall program on your Start Menu, you can run it
- directly from the Windows Explorer. The Uninstall program is called UNINST.EXE
- and is located in the same folder as the Internet Marauder program.
-
- You can also run the Uninstaller using the Windows 95 "Add/Remove Programs" utility
- in the Control Panel. Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon in the Control
- Panel, then select "Internet Marauder" and press the "Add/Remove" button.
-
-
-
- =================
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- =================
-
- Most questions about Internet Marauder can be answered in the online Help
- files, or at the Bourbon Street Software internet site at
-
- http://wymple.gs.net/~bourbon
-
- If you haven't been able to find the answers online, please contact
- Bourbon Street Software directly.
-
- Email: bourbon@gs.net
-
- Post: Bourbon Street Software
- 1404 Broadway Street
- New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
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- VERSION INFORMATION
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-
- Version 1.4
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- Added New Project Wizard for step-by-step creation of new projects
- Added File Types selection box with standard file types pre-entered
- Added DOS-style pattern matching for File Types matching system
- Changed Save command to allow saving project while running
- Removed passwords tab from Project Properties sheet
- Changed registration system to accept "lifetime" registration codes
- Added "registered" message to Title screen and Registration dialog box
- Fixed bug: printed order form did not force 12 point font
- Fixed bug: System crashed when exiting program while project was running
-
- Version 1.3
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- Added Windows 95 intall/uninstall setup program
- Added command line support for /run and /minimize (/r and /m) startup commands
- Added html-as-files retrieval capability
- Added register-by-fax capability
- Changed keyword search to true word-bounded search
- Added credit card encryption
- Added main window centering on open
- Changed order form default save location to win95 desktop
- Changed default timeouts to 600 seconds
- Removed cut/copy/paste buttons from toolbar
- Added build number field to Technical Support dialog box
- Fixed bug: Stop command could hang if message queue emptied
- Fixed bug: skipfile delayed waiting for connect
- Fixed bug: parser got wrong extension from files with bookmark suffixes
- Fixed bug: registration didn't take effect until program restarted
-
- Version 1.2
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- Added credit card authorization to order form
- Added "how you heard" line to register dialog
- Fixed bug: occasional crash when closing running project
- Fixed bug: keyword search failed to match beyond first keyword
- Fixed small misspellings, typos in dialog strings
-
- Version 1.1
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- Fixed bug: pages added during run were revisited even if flagged not to revisit
- Fixed small misspellings, typos in dialog strings
-
- Version 1.0
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- First release