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- Net Vampire 2.4
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- Freeware by Alex Shovkoplyas
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- This program is a fully automatic FTP and HTTP file downloader.
- It will start at the time you specified and make as many attempts to
- download the file as you tell it. Net Vampire resumes broken connections
- and restarts download at current position for both FTP and Web servers.
- To start file retrieval, just drag-and-drop a URL from your browser!
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- However, this is not just another download scheduler. Specially
- designed to deal successfully with noisy servers and unreliable links,
- full of low-level code, Net Vampire provides high stability and does
- the job when other programs fail. Full status info, including a unique
- histogram display, detailed log and many configurable options allow to
- fine-tune the program and retrieve virtually every file on the Net.
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- Net Vampire is distributed _as is_. The author shall not be held
- liable for any direct or indirect damage or claims caused by this software.
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- System requirements:
- - Windows 95 or NT 4.0;
- - native Microsoft 32-bit TCP/IP stack.
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- Net Vampire allows you to:
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- - Download files:
- = from FTP servers - directly, via FTP proxy or via HTTP proxy;
- = from HTTP servers - directly or via HTTP proxy;
- = from GOPHER servers - via HTTP proxy;
- - Restart download at current position for both FTP and HTTP
- protocols, if the origin server supports it;
- - Specify several files to download. Job list will be saved
- on program exit;
- - Set numerous download options individually for each Job;
- - Run several Jobs in parallel or one-by-one;
- - Specify Job priorities to give more chances to some Jobs
- in one-by-one mode;
- - Start each Job at its scheduled time;
- - View histogram-like data flow representation - great for TCP/IP
- fine-tuning;
- - View and save detailed or brief log;
- - Create new Jobs by dragging and dropping to the Job list
- window or floating Drop Basket:
- = URLs from Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer;
- = *.URL shortcut files from the desktop or folders;
- = selected text from word processors;
- - Reseive a WinPopup message on Job completion or failure;
- - Be notified automatically when a new version of Net Vampire is released;
- - Enjoy Windows 95 look and feel.
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- Net Vampire 2.4 has the following new features compared to v.2.0:
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- - <UserID>:<Pass>@ URL syntax support for FTP and HTTP;
- - #<anchor> URL syntax is recognized;
- - Job state (i.e., Stopped, Scheduled etc.) is restored on program startup;
- - Multiple selection in the JobList is allowed;
- - JobList selection follows the active Job;
- - Delete dialog removed;
- - WinPopup message is sent on Job completion or failure;
- - New Job can be either Starting, Scheduled, or Stopped;
- - The vampire.lst file lists all successfully retrieved URLs;
- - 'Active Jobs' warning on program exit;
- - A floating Drop Basket 'StayOnTop' window allows easy drag-and-drop.
- - JobList columns are autoresized;
- - Date/Time is displayed in the format set in the Windows Control Panel;
- - Latest version autochecking;
- - Hints over the Time and BPS fields in the info panel display extra
- statistics when the current Job is transferring data;
- - The taskbar button now has a hint wich shows the selected job status;
- - Grand Total statistics.
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- The following bugs have been fixed:
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- - RichEdit error;
- - GPF on program exit;
- - Jobs are started/queued correctly on the 'All Jobs in Parallel' option change;
- - The correct local IP address is used for multihomed hosts;
- - Dynamic local IP change is now detected;
- - 'Can not load Jobs' message doesn't appear anymore;
- - Histogram width is not affected by Control_Panel/Display settings;
- - Connection Timeout values set to 0 now force infinite timeout;
- - The Run/Minimized option in the Windows shortcut is treated properly;
- - 'Cancel Job if restart is not supported' now works with http too.
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- Enjoy it!
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- Alex Shovkoplyas al@toko.dnepr.net http://www.kulichki.com/~vampire/
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