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- January 12, 1995
-
- Gopher Surfer 1.1b1 will only work with AppleSearch version 1.5 or
- later.
-
- Here is a short blurb about GopherSurfer & AppleSearch. Followed
- by some setup instructions so those who have AppleSearch can try it
- with their Gopher Surfer software.
-
- AppleSearch is a commercial product of Apple Computer Co, Inc.
-
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- Macintosh Gopher+ server with full-text search capability
-
- The University of Minnesota Gopher Development team is pleased to announce
- a new version of the Macintosh Gopher Surfer application (version 1.1b1).
-
- Gopher Surfer is a Gopher+ server that runs under the Macintosh operating
- system and makes it possible for people who do not want to run a Unix
- Gopher server to publish information in gopherspace.
-
- This is an updated version of Gopher Surfer that works with Apple
- Computer's AppleSearch software to provide full-text search capabilities
- for Mac-based Gopher servers. This means that there is an alternative to
- running WAIS search engines on Unix systems for those that want to avoid
- Unix or take advantage of the setup and administration utilities that Apple
- includes as part of AppleSearch. If you are already running an AppleSearch
- server, you might also use gopher client software and Gopher Surfer to make
- the information on the AppleSearch server accessible to non-Macintosh
- systems (or available via a TCP/IP network).
-
-
- How it works
- ------------
- Gopher Surfer acts as both a Gopher document server and a gateway to translate
- between AppleSearch's client-server protocol and the Internet Gopher protocol .
- To do this, Gopher Surfer acts as an AppleSearch client. When you tell Gopher
- Surfer to run with AppleSearch, you make a PPC connection to either a local or
- remote AppleSearch server, and the AppleSearch server appears as a Gopher
- search engine to gopher clients. Because Gopher Surfer is using PPC to connect
- to the AppleSearch server you can either run the AppleSearch software on the
- same Macintosh as Gopher Surfer, or have Gopher Surfer connect to the
- AppleSearch software via an AppleTalk network. Note that AppleSearch is
- software that you purchase from Apple, and AppleSearch servers require a
- 68040-based Macintosh.
-
-
- Other Features
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- Gopher Surfer supports Gopher+ features such as electronic forms and alternate
- representations for data documents. Gopher Surfer also has an integral Gopher
- link editor and preview mode that you can easily reference items on other
- gopher servers.
-
-
- Caveats
- -------
- This is a beta-test version of Gopher Surfer. Please e-mail bug reports,
- comments, or even compliments to <gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu>
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- Instructions
- =============
-
- 1. You should have installed the AppleSearch server on a 68040 macintosh.
- Those are the AppleSearch limitations, not mine. :-)
-
- 2. Install the AppleSearch Client software on the machine which will have
- the GopherSurfer application running on it.
-
- NOTE: The AppleSearch server and the GopherSurfer applications do not
- need to be running on the same macintosh.
-
- 3. If the AppleSearch server and the GopherSurfer application are running
- on the same computer skip to #4.
-
- If you have AppleSearch server running on a different computer there
- are some things that must be set up correctly. They are:
-
- a. The AppleSearch server machine must have File Sharing & Program
- Linking turned on. Do this in the Sharing Setup Control Panel.
-
- b. I strongly recommend you set up a specific account for the
- GopherSurfer application. Then it is easy to check if the
- GopherSurfer is currently connected. Do this in the
- Users & Group Control Panel.
-
- c. The Information server up by AppleSearch server will be present
- in folders on the AppleSearch server machine. For instance, on my
- computer I have two folders named 'AppleSearch Indexes' &
- 'AppleSearch Information Sources'.
-
- These names are determined when you set up the raw data files and
- index them.
-
- NOTE: You must allow the username you set up permission to see
- the Data folder (and its contents) & the Index folder (and its
- contents).
-
- 4. After you start up the GopherSurfer application locate the
- 'Other Preferences' menu in the Configuration window. Choose
- 'AppleSearch Configuration' from this menu. Now click on the
- 'Select' button to choose an AppleSearch server to utilize. This
- will bring up the Program Linking dialog. It looks remarkably like
- the Chooser.
-
- There are 3 boxes in the window. Top left shows any Macintoshes
- allowing Program-to-Program Communication in the currently selected
- zone. Bottom left shows the zones on your AppleTalk network.
- Top right shows the programs available on the currently selected machine.
-
- Select the AppleTalk zone containing the machine running an AppleSearch
- server. Then select the name of the Macintosh you wish to connect to.
- Then select AppleSearch server. Now click on the OK button.
-
- This selects which AppleSearch server to use. Now we must enter the username
- and password for connecting to this AppleSearch server. So click on the
- 'Auto Connect on startup' checkbox. This will prompt you to enter a username
- and password.
-
- If the AppleSearch server you are connecting to is the same machine running
- GopherSurfer leave both fields blank. Otherwise enter the username
- & password you created/setup in step 3.
-
- NOTE: Re-read 3c if the AppleSearch server and the GopherSurfer
- applications are not running on the same machine. It is possible
- to successfully log in but still not have access to the data because
- you have not set the permissions correctly on the folders where the
- data & Index files reside.
-
-
- 5. If you successfully log in the 'Auto Connect on startup' option will
- show an 'X' in the checkbox. Otherwise check your username/password
- combination to be sure it is correct.
-
- 6. To make an AppleSearch query (search) engine visible to clients
- connecting to your server do the following.
-
- a. Choose 'Preview Gopher Tree' from the Gopher menu. Navigate to
- the location/directory to contain the search engine. Now choose
- 'Place AppleSearch Database' from the 'Gopher' menu.
-
- This prompts you to select the database you are placing. Also to enter
- a user visible title for clients to see.
-
-
- If you use AppleSearch and GopherSurfer I would be interested in
- hearing your comments.
-
- Caveats
- -------
- This is a beta-test version of Gopher Surfer. Please e-mail bug reports,
- comments, questions, or even compliments to <gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu>
-
- Enjoy,
- Dave Johnson
- Gopher Development Team
- University of Minnesota