Copyright: Copyright SDS (c), 1998
Citation: NetSuck Help file


Overview

NetSuck is a internet file management and retrieval system.

Gather URL links to files that you want to download by simply Drag and Drop them.

- You instantly see file sizes and estimated download times.

- NetSuck will even resume a failed download from HTTP and FTP sites.

Downloads can then be started at any time when network traffic dies down.

Help us spread the word and get NetSuck with your Advertising (and a Link back to your Homepage) on top for Free!

We search for some supporter that help us promote NetSuck. We can not pay you money (you know, NetSuck is Freeware). There are different ways how you can help us:

Create a Advertising banner in the size of 468 x 60 pixels. If you like it can be animated. Be shure to make filesize as small as possible. Best is if it is not greater then 50 kb - However it can be as big as you like but some user dont like to purchase a new Harddisk only for displaying your Ad. Click here to send it. We create a custom installation for you within 2 or 3 business days. After then its up to you. Put it anywhere on the 'net and let your customer download it.

Put one of our "Best downloaded with NetSuck" banners (available in different sizes) on your site. Click here to see how.


History

Version 3.10

NetSuck can now resume broken FTP and HTTP downloads

A new Information window is added where you can see additional information about current download

Redirected files are now downloaded correctly

Download of associated (linked) files

Sheduled and Recurring download

Automatic proxy configuration

5 additional search engines to let you find the needet files

Version 3.00

The version i have started with HLP file.


Address

Name

Enter the filename here.

Description

Enter a long description of the file here

Homepage

Enter a reference Address (URL) for the file

URL

URL's generally take the following forms:

http://www.domain.com/filename.ext or

ftp://ftp.domain.com/filename.ext

Save as

Use to set the location that you would like the file saved.

Remove from SuckList after successful download

Select this option to automatically remove files from the Suck list after a successful download.

Use authentication

Some server need authentication for logon or for accessing a file.

Enter your Username and Password in the fields.


Shedule

Date / Time

Enter the Date and Time when the download should be started.

Recurring download

You can set files to be downloaded at certail intervals. Enable recurring download and set how often you want the file be downloaded.

For example, to get a stock update page every fifteen minutes, shedule the file to download and set Recurring download for 15 minutes.

You can specify that a recurring download should overwrite the previously downloaded file or to timestamp the filename so that you will have a list of date and time ordered copies of the file as it changes.

Note:

When timestamp is enabled then a file with the name myfilename.ext is saved as

myfilename - YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.ext

where

YYYYMMDD	=	Year Month Day

HHMMSS	= 	Hour, Minute and Second

when the download has started.


More (FTP)

In some special situations you need to configurate a FTP download more specific.

Here you can define the type of file and server.


Links

We have decided to remove this function from NetSuck because most people dont need it.

At the moment we are working on a special Addon for NetSuck

NetSuck - WebSpider

This (very small) tool let you spider a web-site into a unlimited level of pages and download all or just parts of the files. No configuration is needet. All settings are taken from NetSuck. Just enter the URL and start downloading.

If you are subscribed to our announcement list then you get informed as soon NetSuck - WebSpider is available.

If not, you can do it right now, or visit the NetSuck Homepage from time to time to check for additional information.

- Subscribe to SDS Announcement List

- Check SDS Homepage


Properties

Select from the Tab.

Connection

Automation

Other things


Connection

Speed:

NetSuck need to know your connection speed to calculate the Network Performance.

Choose your connection speed from the list.

If your speed is not listed, select Other and enter your connections speed in bps in the field.

Proxy:

Check the HTTP Proxy or FTP Proxy box if you must go through a proxy or firewall. Enter the proxy address and port to use. Ask your network administrator for these values.

You can enter separate values for HTTP and FTP transfers or use one proxy for both by complete only the HTTP Proxy settings and check  the Same as HTTP  box.

Autodetect:

Netsuck can check your system configuration to automaticly detect needet proxy configuration.

All configuration that can be detected by NetSuck did not use any authentication method. Be shure to complete the Username and Password fields if needet. If you are unshure about let them empty.


Automation

Accept dropped files without edit

Select this option to disable the Download Info box from appearing when you Drop a new file into NetSuck.

Note: If you add files to the Drop window while you are downloading, the Download Info box is never displayed.

Remove from SuckList after successful download

Select this option to automatically remove files from the Suck list after a successful download.

Note: This box is a default value for new files added to the Suck list. You can set it for every file in the Download Info box.

Get File Sizes

Select this option to have NetSuck try to find the size and estimated download time of any files you add.

Resume broken downloads

Select this option to atomatically try to resume a broken download.

Skip download if Network Performance is less than xxx%

Select your minimum acceptable download performance before NetSuck skip the current file.

FTP default login

Some FTP server need a authentication. Even if you log on anonymous you have to send a username and password.

Most FTP server accept: (Some request your real e-mail address as password)

Username	anonymous

Password	guest@domain.net

Virus Check incoming Files

Select this option to automatic virus checking on all incoming files.

Enter your scanner into the Virus Scanner field and enter any command line options for the scanner into the Options field. When Virus check is enabled, all downloaded files will be automatically passed to your virus scanner for validation.


Other things

Default download Directory

By default NetSuck did download all files into a subdirectory of where NetSuck is installed. If you prefer to download the files to another directory then you can change it here.

Show Drop field when NetSuck minimized

Select this option to atomatically display a Drop window while NetSuck is minimized.

Click on one of the four positions on the monitor.


Find file

Netsuck did use different search engines to find the files you search for.

Currently NetSuck has support for 5 different systems. If you know some other that are worth to add let us know.

Filez, Lycos, BELNet, AFTI and SuNet

Search for

Enter the filename or description  to search for.

Search at

Select your prefered search engine (As described above).

Search Type

Select from the list. Possible types are:

Case insensitive substring

Case sensitive substring

Exact

Sort by

Select from the list. Possible types are:

Unsorted

Host

Size

Date

Distance

Max Hits

Select from the list. Possible hit counts are:

50

100

150

200

250

500

1000

2000

5000


Drop Window

You can quickly add files to NetSuck using Drag and Drop.

Drag any URL link from your web browser or e-mail reader here. If the URL points to a new file, it is added to the suck list. Drag and Drop makes it easy to quickly add many files to NetSuck.

While you are downloading a file, the dropped URL's are buffered and added to your Sucklist as soon as the download is finished.


FAQ

Because a FAQ should be as actual as possible it is only visible online.

Click here to view it with your favorite web browser.


Credits

Many thanks to all the people who helped me ....

- Dominik Brunner from Minick AG, Switzerland,

- TuCows, Freeware32.com, Filemine and the German Internet Magazine.


Sales

NetSuck is completely free and fully functional. It will not constantly nag you, it will not disable any of its functionality and it will never just stop working in an attempt to make you register. Enjoy it, share it with your friends, download till you drop.

However, registration does have it's benefits and helps support the development of NetSuck.

•	 Immediately receive a version without advertising

•	 Notification of updates to NetSuck and free upgrades

•	 Priority technical support

Kagi, based in U.S.A., take credit cards through their secure web ordering site. This is the simplest way to register.

Click here  to order online securely or if your browser doesn't support SSL encryption click here to order NetSuck from KAGI's web ordering site.


Support

You can email any questions/suggestions to:

softds@gmx.net

Please visit our web site where the latest updates are always available.

www.softds.ch

Or fax us on:

+41 (790) 4023043

Copyright (c) Software Distribution Service, 1998


Proxy configuration

NetSuck has detected more than one possible proxy configuration.

Some or all of them can point to the same address and port number. If one of the listed application did correctly work on your system - select this one.


Drag and Drop
You can quickly add files to NetSuck using Drag and Drop.

Drag any URL link from your web browser or e-mail reader to NetSuck. If the URL points to a new file, it is added to the suck list. Drag and Drop makes it easy to quickly add many files to NetSuck.


Network Perormance
Calculated on effective recived bits in a defined period of time.

The main window did display a graph of your Network Performance.


bps
bits per second.


P-Drop Window
A little window displayed on top of all other windows.

Very usefull while you are suring the web.


URL
A files URL tells NetSuck where to find it on the internet.

URL's can be entered manually using the Add file command from the Files menu or by Drag and Drop a URL from your web browser or other web related applications.

URL's generally take the following forms:

http://www.domain.com/filename.ext or

ftp://ftp.domain.com/filename.ext