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- Teleport Pro Version 1.28 for Windows 95/NT
- (c) 1996 Tennyson Maxwell
- The fastest, most powerful file-retrieving robot on the Internet.
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-
- Congratulations! You have obtained the most powerful offline browsing and
- file-retrieving tool on the Internet.
-
- Part Swiss Army knife, part chainsaw, Teleport Pro is a fully automated,
- multithreaded, link-following, file-retrieving webspider. It will retrieve
- all the files you want -- and only the files you want -- from any part of the
- Internet. Teleport Pro can also
-
- - Completely download a website, enabling you to "offline browse" the site
- at much greater speeds than if you were to browse the site online
- - Create an exact duplicate, or "mirror" of a website, complete with
- subdirectory structure and all required files
- - Search a website for files of a certain type (and even size!)
- - Download a list of files from the Internet
- - Explore every website linked from a central website
- - Search a website for keywords
- - Make a list of all pages and files on a website
-
- Want to offline browse a website? Want to grab 400 sound files for a
- multimedia presentation? Looking for just the right background graphic? A
- list of every web page and file on a shareware site? Found a huge archive of
- great graphics -- but donÆt want to wait for each of them to download? Found
- a great link site, but donÆt have the time to check out every link?
-
- 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.
-
-
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- How to Use This Document
- ------------------------
-
- To view it on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
-
- 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
-
- NEW AS OF VERSION 1.25
- SPECIAL NOTE: NEW FILE UPDATING SYSTEM
- NEW UNLIMITED UPGRADE POLICY
- CONVERTING OLDER VERSION PROJECT FILES
- A NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT
- 32-BIT WINSOCK REQUIRED
- MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 BUG NOTE
- MICROSOFT SERVICE PACK 1 BUG NOTE
- MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 3.0 BUG NOTE
- REGISTERING TELEPORT PRO
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- -------------------------------------------------
-
-
- ===================
- NEW IN VERSION 1.25
- ===================
-
- These are just some of the exciting new features implemented in version 1.25--
-
- NEW: Built-in scheduler! You can now set up Teleport Pro to run projects
- whenever you like, using a convenient built-in scheduler. The new
- Teleport Pro Scheduler handles multiple projects, running either
- sequentially or in parallel, and can manage connection conflicts --
- it can even run projects on separate connections!
- NEW: Command-line switches improve project automation: specify run,
- update, relink, autoconnect, autodisconnect, and autoexit as command-
- line parameters.
- NEW: New Start button behavior automatically queues BOTH new and old
- (already retrieved) files when pressed. New files are retrieved first,
- then old files are automatically scanned for updates.
- NEW: Improved parser leniency: handles more common HTML authoring mistakes,
- finds more links than before.
- NEW: Improved forms exploration -- now can navigate through POST forms.
-
-
- =======================================
- SPECIAL NOTE: NEW FILE UPDATING SYSTEM
- =======================================
-
- Probably the most noticeable change (as of Version 1.25), is that Teleport no
- longer has separate Start and Refresh buttons. Both functions have been
- incorporated into a single Start button.
-
- When you now Start a project, Teleport will scan the project database looking
- for files that match your retrieval specifications, but which have never
- before been received. If it finds any such files, it queues them for
- retrieval. And if Teleport find files that were previously retrieved, but
- are possibly out-of-date, its queues those for updating -- all in the same
- session.
-
- When updating, Teleport gets files only if the remote server says that they
- have changed, since the last time Teleport retrieved the file.
-
- To give you more flexibility, Teleport uses additional rules for determining
- when to update files. The new Update settings can be found on the Project
- Properties, Exploration page.
-
-
- ============================
- NEW UNLIMITED UPGRADE POLICY
- ============================
-
- Because of the confusion over whether and when registered users will be
- eligible for free upgrades, we've decided to make it simple: All upgrades
- to Teleport Pro are free for registered users, regardless of version number.
-
- Also, the unregistered per-project file limit has been doubled to 200 files.
-
-
- ======================================
- CONVERTING OLDER VERSION PROJECT FILES
- ======================================
-
- Beginning with Version 1.20, Teleport Pro uses a new, more compact database
- structure and a new type of project file (.tpp file). Teleport Pro will
- automatically convert project files created by older versions of Teleport
- Pro -- but once saved in the new v1.20 format, these project files will
- become unusable by the previous versions of the program. If you plan to
- keep and use older versions of Teleport Pro, be sure to save a copy of your
- project files in their original format before you open (and then save)
- the files using Version 1.20 or later.
-
-
- ======================
- A NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT
- ======================
-
- When you run SETUP to install Teleport Pro for the first time, it will create a
- "bin" directory in the folder where you install Teleport Pro. This bin will
- contain two files, CLASSES.ZIP and JAVAP.EXE, needed for Teleport to retrieve
- Java applets.
-
- DO NOT UNZIP the CLASSES.ZIP file!
-
-
- =======================
- 32-BIT WINSOCK REQUIRED
- =======================
-
- At this time, Teleport Pro requires that you use a 32-bit winsock dll for
- your Internet connections. In most cases, the Windows 95 Dial-Up Networking
- system will satisfy this requirement. Some third-party winsocks, such as
- Trumpet, are also compatible with Teleport Pro. If you are unsure of whether
- you are using a 32-bit winsock connection, contact your ISP or the
- organization that provided you with your connection software.
-
- Some third-party utilities can convert between a 16-bit winsock and an
- application like Teleport Pro that requires a 32-bit connection. One such
- program is "connect-WSOCK32", a shareware utility available at
- http://vroom.web.de/connect/
-
-
-
- =============================
- MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 BUG NOTE
- =============================
-
- Microsoft has confirmed that a bug in the Windows 95 operating system may
- cause your computer to crash while using the Internet. The bug slowly leaks
- resources each time a connection is established to the Internet. Because
- Teleport Pro establishes many, many connections to the Internet while
- running, it is important that you install a patch from Microsoft that
- corrects this problem. Microsoft makes the patch for United States users
- available at
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/krnlupd.htm
-
- European users should locate the proper patch file for their language system
- from the page at
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/localize/localize.htm
-
- A copy of the United States version of the patch is also available for
- download from the Tennyson Maxwell website at
- http://www.tenmax.com
-
-
- =================================
- MICROSOFT SERVICE PACK 1 BUG NOTE
- =================================
-
- Microsoft's Service Pack 1 contains a bug that can corrupt your system
- registry if you use Dial-Up Networking, or if you run applications that
- access Dial-Up Networking registry information (as Teleport Pro does).
- Microsoft has released a patch that corrects this bug. The patch can be
- found at
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/passwd.htm
- and SHOULD BE INSTALLED if you have installed Service Pack 1.
-
-
- ========================================
- MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 3.0 BUG NOTE
- ========================================
-
- Microsoft has confirmed that a bug in their Internet Explorer 3.0 Beta 2
- causes other applications' toolbar buttons to display as if disabled.
- Teleport Pro users will notice that the Refresh, Start, Pause, Stop, and
- Abort buttons of those programs will not appear to function properly if
- Internet Explorer 3.0 Beta 2 has been installed (although the buttons will
- continue to work).
-
- Microsoft has now released the Final Version of Internet Explorer 3.0. This
- version corrects the toolbar bug in Beta 2. Tennyson Maxwell strongly
- encourages users who still have the Beta 2 version to pick up the final
- version (it is free) on Microsoft's website. A link to the proper page can
- be found on Tennyson Maxwell's home page at
- http://www.tenmax.com
-
-
-
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- REGISTERING TELEPORT PRO
- ========================
-
- Teleport Pro is shareware. You are granted a free license to use this
- software 40 times, after which the license and the software both expire. If
- you decide that you like Teleport Pro -- and we hope that you do! -- you can
- register it, keep it, and use it as much as you like. Registering the
- program is just like buying it. There are really two good reasons to
- register Teleport Pro:
-
- 1. The program, and your license to use it, expire after you have used it
- 40 times.
- 2. Until you register it, Teleport Pro will only retrieve up to 200 files
- per project.
-
- For now, registration costs only $39.95 US. And your registration is valid
- for all upgrades to the Teleport Pro product. This means that your
- registration number will work on every upgrade we release. In fact, if you
- send us your email address when you register, weÆll notify you automatically
- every time we issue an upgrade.
-
- We can accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover credit cards.
- We can also accept checks or money orders drawn on a United States bank, or
- a foreign bank with a United States clearing house.
-
- To register Teleport Pro, simply select Register from the Help menu.
- Teleport Pro will display the Registration dialog box. There are three
- options for sending us your registration information:
-
- Secure Server: Press this button to launch your browser and visit our
- Secure Server. Your order will be processed online and you will receive a
- registration code immediately! Choose this option for fastest service. You
- must have a secure browser (such as Netscape or Microsoft) to use this option.
- Credit card orders only, please.
-
- CompuServe: If you're a CompuServe member, press this button to launch
- CompuServe, then GO SWREG and register program # 12414. Your CompuServe
- account will be billed for the account will be billed the cost of
- registration. We will email your registration code to your CompuServe
- address when we receive notice of the order, usually within a week.
-
- Mail/Email/Fax: Press this button to display the Order Form and print it or
- save it to disk. You can then mail or email it to us, or fax it to us.
- (Our address/fax number will appear on the form.) If mailing, please
- enclose your check, money order, or credit card data. We will email your
- registration code within two days of receiving your order.
-
-
- =================
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- =================
-
- Most questions about Teleport Pro can be answered in the online Help files,
- or at the Tennyson Maxwell website at
-
- http://www.tenmax.com
-
- If you haven't been able to find the answers online, please contact the
- Tennyson Maxwell Support Team at support@tenmax.com.
-