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- Web Leech for Windows 95/NT4 Version 1.97 21-04-1998
- Copyright 1997 Voodoo Software Ltd. All Rights Reserved
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This is the Freeware version of 'Web Leech' for Windows.
- You may distribute the Freeware version of 'Web Leech' 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
-
- Email: support@voodoo-software.com
-
-
-
- Purpose
- -------
- 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
- ---------------------
- The application has been written under, and for Windows 95. I cannot see any
- reason why it would not work under NT4, but since we're not running NT4 here
- I can't really test it.
-
- You will either need an internet dial-up account running TCP/IP or be connected
- through your LAN, again using TCP/IP
-
-
-
- Revision History
- ---------------
-
- v0.2 (May 1997) - First version (Alpha)
- ***************************************
- FIX : User could change proxy whilst download in progress
- FIX : User preferences now stored in registry and not .ini file
- FIX : Favourites not being added if duplicate faves in registry before removal
-
-
- v0.5 (May 1997)
- ***************
- CHNG: Added options screen, user can now
- 1) overwrite files,
- 2) create log-files (complete next ver.)
- 3) launch attachments (complete next ver.)
- 4) play sound (complete next ver.)
- CHNG: 10 favourites now kept instead of 4
-
-
- v0.8 (May 1997)
- ****************
- CHNG: Now handles IIS responses (although parent directory not parsed 100%)
- CHNG: No longer using Microsoft Internet Controls, was not happy with performance, now using
- the netmanage NEWT ActiveX controls (previously called Microsoft ICP!!!!),and downloads
- >64k at last!)
- CHNG: Disable most controls whilst download in progress
-
-
- v0.9 (FINAL BETA)
- *****************
- CHNG: All following options now implemented
- 1) Create log-file
- 2) Launch files automatically
- 3) Play sound (WAV) when completed file transfers
- CHNG: Completely re-wrote the parsing routines, now works with most HTML directory
- browsing pages as well as standard HTML pages (although some ASP pages return a strange
- response)
- CHNG: A friend (Hi Jay), who has a proxy running at home, reports timeout errors when running
- through a proxy server. Add timeout option which is user-definable
-
-
- v1.0.0 (CIRCUIT RELEASE VERSION)
- ************************
- CHNG: Changed from Tree-View to List-View since MS Controls do not allow multiple
- selection of items on Tree View!!! Which really defeats the purpose of the application
- FIX : Auto-Launch was not saving file extensions in some instances and there not being launched
- with correct application
- CHNG: Display number of bytes copied so far (may change to visual control in v1.5)
- FIX : Timeout seems to have fixed proxy problem, but still a little flaky (anyone care to buy
- me a PC as a proxy?).
- CHNG: Remove beta warning from front screen
-
-
- v1.1
- ******
- CHNG: Now has Explorer style file copying animation and progress bar
- CHNG: User can now filter responses from remote site (i.e just search for files containing
- specific text)
- CHNG: User can now create/delete files and directories (will be improved in next version)
- FIX : Transfer screen no longer gets focus from any other application after each single file
- is copied.
- FIX : File copy progress bar (for total files) now returns correct state.
- CHNG: Changed the popup menu's for create/del dir and del file (new), to include a 'refresh' option
- also disable del file option when no files in the list
- FIX : Display proxy address in status bar (was previously being set but not displayed)
- CHNG: Now added tray-notification for the application. If you minimize or close the application
- then it will store itself in the system tray (if you close when no transfer then it will
- close the application).
-
-
- v1.2.0
- ******
- CHNG: Changed company logo's from BASICWARE Technologies Ltd. To Voodoo Software ltd.
- CHNG: re-wrote page parsing routines, now 15% improvement in speed.
-
-
- v1.4
- ******
- FIX : Clear down progress bar if cancel clicked.
- FIX : Verify file deletes.
- CHNG: User now has option to skip files if already on local drive
- CHNG: Program will detect if a frames page has been input and ask user to
- select which page on the frame he/she wishes to view.
- CHNG: Display file status in main window panels at bottom as well as transfer form.
- CHNG: Status report given at end of transfer.
- CHNG: Ignore mailto: links and cgi scripts
-
-
-
- v1.5
- ****
- FIX : Finally fixed bug when showing the options form from the tray-iconed application.
- Was due to the options form having a '95 common dialog control on the form..
- Nice one Microsoft ;)
-
- v1.6
- ****
- FIX : Fixed the "String too long" error which some of you were encountering. This was not
- causing any data loss and all files wich were d/loading were still fine.
- FIX : Filenames containing & were sometimes stored in HTML format as & and therefore the
- filename I was trying to copy was file&name.zip. This has now been fixed.
-
-
- v1.7 - First public announced version
- ****
-
- Thanks to everyone who've downloaded and tested Web Leech for us up to now. This is the
- final version of the software for the foreseeable future, and the version which will soon
- be publically announced... thanks
-
-
- CHNG: Greatly improved speed in directory parsing routine, about 50% faster than previous
- versions
- CHNG: Re-Compiled entire project and using VB5 Service Pack 3 (sorry, no patch from versions
- previous to 1.7 because of new runtime DLL's required.. thank MS for that one!).
- FIX : Total time taken was not being displayed correctly, time taken was always set to 0.
-
-
-
- v1.95 - Update release
- *****
- FIX : Some sites were not being parsed correctly (when the references did not have trailing
- " character for the anchor. This is now fixed.
- NEW : If a tranfer error occurs during connect, user now has option of viewing the error.
- NEW : User now has control over how accurate the parsing routines are, see the new control
- on the options screen.
- NEW : Changed user interface, now a lot easier to navigate (and less resource hungry!!!!)
- NEW : Right-clicking on the remote site list will now give you the option of parsing the
- site again (incase you've changed the parsing accuracy). Thanks to K.Moozratte for this
- suggestion. (this should also be used now to apply filters).
- NEW : All %20 found in a string will be translated into spaces when getting files (was already
- implemented for the URL's).
-
-
- v1.96 - Update release
- *****
- FIX : No longer includes ? or # as being part of a filename on URL's.
-
-
- v1.97 - Update release & final v1 update
- *****
- Thanks to Larry for sending us a site which put WebLeech to the test :)
-
- CHNG : Disable toolbar buttons when connecting (previously doing on copying only)
- CHNG : Default parsing accuracy is now set to 75% (not 50%)
- CHNG : Anything after a " character at the end of the filename is now ignored (incase there
- was a SOURCE= tag still there)
- FIX : Got the site that Larry was looking at to work, more sites should work properly now.
-
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