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Web Leech for 32bit Windows Version 2.4.0  10-Jan-1998
Copyright 1997 Voodoo Software Ltd. All Rights Reserved
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This is the "FINAL" version of 'Web Leech 2' for Windows. 
You may distribute this version of 'Web Leech 2' to 
friends, associates, or to a computer bulletin board (BBS), but
the product will remain FREE at all times. If you are intending 
to distribute the product through any other means (i.e magazines)
then the express permission of VOODOO SOFTWARE LTD. is 
required.

If you need assistance with installing, or using this software, 
there is LIMITED technical support via e-mail ONLY. Voodoo Software
accept NO RESPONSIBILITY for any confilct, damage or any other
system event which may occur as a result of using this software.

     Email: support@voodoo-software.com

Special Thanks to Jason Berry (Hiya!) and Larry for all thir help 
during the development & testing of this product.



Purpose
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The purpose of this application was to enable the user to download
files which are attached to web pages, but WITHOUT having to click 
on each link/file individually to save them. Instead a list of available
files is created, and all/selected files can be downloaded.

IT IS NOT a program to store web sites on your local drive, use something like
Web Whacker for that. This is just an easy way to download multiple files from 
a HTML page on a web server.



Platform Requirements
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The application requires a PC running Windows NT4 or Windows 95/98. Currently
the application is only available for the Intel platform.

You will either need an internet dial-up account running TCP/IP or be connected
through your LAN, again using TCP/IP



Quick Guide
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Since WebLeech2 differs greatly from the previous version, it is recommended that all
users read these brief guildines to using the product.


Connecting to a site
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to connect to a site you can either enter the URL in the "Location" text box and click 
on the "Connect" button. Alternativley if you are using either IE3/4 or Netscape Navigator 
you can double click on the "Current netscape/ie URL" option under "Web leech Sites", this 
will open that URL in webleech.

If the site contains frames then you will notice a little "+" box appear next to the site 
name in the "Web Leech Sites" section. Clicking on this will expand the frame-list and 
you can select a particular frame, again by just double-clicking on it.


Downloading files
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Downloading files (or copying, if from local drive) is done entirley by drag and drop. Once
a file-list has been generated for a remote site, you can simply drag and drop the file(s) 
that you need to a local path on the left-hand pane.


Options
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The options screen is much as it was on the previous version, however new users should be
aware of the "Parser Accuracy" section. This specifies how accurate the application is at
removing link names form the source HTML. Unless you have any problems this should always
be set at 100%. Any lower setting may result in files being displayed which are not valid
files (such as mailto: tags etc.). You have been warned!


Changes since 2.3.0
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NEW : Improved speed when parsing.

FIX : Case being preserved on remote filenames (thanks Ernie).
FIX : Various small fixes.
FIX : Stopped system hanging on splash screen on machines with large number of local drives.


Changes Since v2.2
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NEW : Status shown as % in the panel at bottom of the screen (so it fits now!)
NEW : If error occurs when trying to copy a file we now stop copying that file instead of
      copying the HTML response for the error as the destination file.
NEW : Check if page has a REFRESH meta tag, if so then inform the user that the page is
      setup to refresh and ask if they want to see the source (so that they may want to 
      get the new URL).
NEW : Users can now add a site to the favourite's list without actually having to connect
      to the site (just right-click on a favourite or the browser sites and select the 
      "Add new site to favourites.." option.
NEW : User can now import their system (IE) favourites.
NEW : Users can now queue a list of files accross multiple sites to download.
NEW : Transfer status bar now shown in the status bar at bottom of webleech window.
NEW : If user tries to copy local file to full/read-only destination we now let them
      know instead of just returning that the file did not copy.
NEW : Removed redundant toolbar buttons. N.B : USERS WHO HAVE MADE CHANGES TO THEIR TOOLBAR
      CONFIG IN VERSIONS 2.1/2.2 WILL NEED TO RESET THEIR BUTTON CONFIGURATION IN ORDER TO
      GET THEIR TOOLBAR BACK TO NORMAL. To do this just double-click on the toolbar and 
      select the RESET option.
NEW : Sites which previously returned a 302 (site moved) error, are now detected and the new
      url should be displayed in the remote list (you will get a message informing you that
      the site has moved)
NEW : Show the current location in the label above the file list-view
NEW : Drop down location list will no store all sites visited in this session.

FIX : Install no longer distributes WININET.DLL and WebLeech no longer uses this DLL, so
      users with IE3 installed should be OK now.
FIX : XFer progress not set at 100% before file XFerred or when connecting.
FIX : Splitter bar height now correct.
FIX : When connecting to a password protected site you have previously visited on your
      first launch of WebLeech, you will not be prompted for a password.
FIX : Previously, setting for overwrite/replace file was not being saved, this is now fixed.
FIX : Stop displaying FTP files in the list (WebLeech does not XFer FTP files, use something
      like CuteFTP for that).
FIX : Files over 32MB no longer cause an overflow error.
FIX : HOPEFULLY fixed problem small number of users were getting abour resizing a form when 
      it is maximized!
FIX : Slight adjustment to 50% accuracy setting, should find more files now.
FIX : WebLeech shouldn't show as many "junk" entries anymore (i.e filenames would sometimes
      still contain pieces of HTML code in there).
FIX : File descriptions (if avilable should no longer contain "junk" characters at start)
FIX : Deleting directories with empty sub-dirs now works OK
FIX : Fixed misc problems when trying to access source of child frames immediatley after they
      had been parsed.


Changes Since v2.1.9
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NEW : Now include a "What's new" section in the help
NEW : New download sites.
NEW : Instant access to online FAQ.
NEW : New lower setting available for parser accuracy.

FIX : Now sorted items in tree-view when clicked.
FIX : Entire HTML saved in cache now.
FIX : Fix to enable download of files which ended in "/"
FIX : Slight code optimisation, should increase speed a little.
FIX : No longer causes a GPF when exit program from a minimized traystate


Changes Since v2.0.8 - Public Beta
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NEW : Now imports your previous Web Leech favourite sites (not options).
NEW : You can right-click on remote files and select Save.. instead of drag-and-drop
NEW : Dirs/files sorted with dirs at top of list.
NEW : Added animated logo whilst downloading.
NEW : Do not inform user when loaded if web-leech already up to date (it was rather annoying)
      only inform them of new updates (unless user clicks on "Check For Updates button")
NEW : Can now download URL's from IE3 as well as IE4 (also included proper IE icon)
NEW : User now has option to clear the site cache from the options screen.
NEW : If a page specifies that all files there are FTP then give then inform the user that
      they will need an FTP client (perhaps one day we'll  include FTP XFers too)
NEW : Let user customize the toolbar then reset when they load also save window pos & size.
NEW : Change the toolbar icons (I didn't like 'em anyway!)
NEW : Give user option of reporting bugs via e-mail or web page (if webpage setup during the
      install process).
NEW : Now includes Application Help File (at last)
NEW : Update is now a seperate program so we can overwrite running instance correctly.
NEW : Double-click on logo to go to our Homepage.
NEW : Show Tip of the day option on Help Menu.
NEW : When viewing remote files, display file description (if available between the
      <A HREF> and </A>.
NEW : User can change sort-order on the list-view
NEW : Updates now downloaded as PKZIP Self-Extracting EXE just incase there is an error
      during update, user can do a manual update.
NEW : Pressing DEL on the site list now removes a site
NEW : Expanding dirs in the tree-view no longer refreshes the file list.
NEW : When installing, user can select which site will be used for checking/downloading
      updates.
NEW : CTRL+A in list-view will select all files.

FIX : Creating local dirs now works properly & saving to created dirs too.
FIX : User/Password saved properly now, no need to re-enter after each file.
FIX : Pressing del/backspace when entering URL will now properly erase the entry.
FIX : Updates are now downloaded to local drive correctly.
FIX : Can now rename local dirs properly (in tree-view).
FIX : Make sure that all recent sites are saved properly (some machines only saving last one).
FIX : Double-Click on trayicon now works properly (previously had to do this twice).
FIX : Resizing the form now only resizes the main 2 windows (stops bad looking displays).
FIX : Stop users from being able to move splitter and cause either site/file window to 
      overlap the other.
FIX : Improved support for directory browsers which pointed to directories which were
      different to the specified URL (those which return Index of /path/ in the <TITLE> Tag)
FIX : Made sure that destination is highlighted properly when in drag-n-drop mode also 
      changed dropicon so user knowns is in drop mode.
FIX : Changed Registry key for saved settings.
FIX : Stop user interacting with tree/list view whilst transfer in progress
FIX : Make sure files shown as files and not dirs (occassionally happened)
FIX : Make sure we close application properly when quit. Some users getting problems when
      quitting, seems a stub was still in memory.
FIX : Make sure proxy changes displayed on status bar without having to re-run program also 
      make sure that proxy disable changes immediate and not when program restart.
FIX : Don't close Options window when APPLY clicked, wait until user clicks on Close
FIX : Show transfer dialog when downloading updates.
FIX : When removing site from favourites, also remove cached data for that site.
FIX : Set more default options during install (such as cache size etc.)
FIX : View-Source on remote file will show source properly and not just last site visited.
FIX : Generaly tidied up moving between different directories/sites.
FIX : Clearing cache only cleared cache for sites in list, not ALL cache.
FIX : When renaming a dir locally, children now inherit the path correctly.
FIX : Pressing HOME when typing a URL moves to start of text properly
FIX : Button state reset after a cancel.
FIX : Dirs containing ../../. etc. now parsed properly when downloading to local.
FIX : Fixed bug introduced in Build 8 where you could not copy between local drives properly.


Changes since v2.0.7
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1) Single-click on local drives now in tree-view, not double-click
2) No longer shifts the tree-view when dragging a file over it.
3) Sound will not play if option set to No :) Ooops!
4) You can double-click on stuff in sub-directories now to launch (locally)
5) You can drag multiple files OK, and are informed at the end if any files were not d/loaded (gives a list of missing files)
6) You can drag files to sub-dirs ok too.
7) You an (nearly 100%) resize the form, this needs some tyding up, but it works.
8) Auto-update will now download files to correct local path (not cause a Bad Filename error)
9) Make sure correct button state when checking for updates.