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                         WebCopier version 2.0
                             December 1999

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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, 
and then on the File menu, click Print.


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CONTENTS
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1. Introduction

2. Installation

3. Release Notes

4. Information for WebCopier 1.x users

5. Program status and distribution

6. Contact Information

7. Latest additions to the FAQ section

8. Third-party copyrighted material


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1. Introduction
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WebCopier is a powerful offline browser that downloads Web sites and 
stores them locally. It gives you instant access to critical Web sites 
at any time, regardless of where you are. WebCopier performs precise 
links searching, including JavaScript parsing, it can download up to 100 
files simultaneously and print entire Web site or only specific part of 
it. WebCopier supports proxy servers, allows to specify account name 
and password to access secure Web sites. Advanced features include 
scheduler, templates, Url and file filters, wizards, ability to resume
download, dialer, Shockwave files support, different language modules.


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2. Installation
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To install WebCopier:

- If you have downloaded file named "wcopier.exe", just run it. 
- If the file name has extension ".zip", you need to decompress it 
  with a program such as WinZip.  Then run the file "setup.exe". 


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3. Release Notes
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The version 2.0 has the following new features:

- WebCopier Language Translations
This version lets you plug-in different language modules. Simply go to WebCopier 
Options / Language" window and change the language. Please visit WebCopier web 
site for more languages support.

- File Filters
File filters allow user to selectively download files by file type. For your 
convenience all files are grouped in file type’s categories: HTML, Image, Audio, 
Video, Java, Document, Archive and Other. User may edit the category by adding, 
changing or removing files extensions in the list.

- URL Filters
URL filters allow you easily shape Project downloads by setting which files 
could be loaded and which should be skipped based on their URLs. The filters can 
be created in the "Project Settings / Advanced" window or copied from the 
Contents tree. Filters can be defined by using wildcards.

- Connection Wizard
The wizard helps to select your Internet connection.

- Create a new Project Wizard
This wizard guides you through the process of a new project creation and makes 
it ready to start the download.

- Delete Project
The program now allows to delete previously created projects. Also it will ask 
you to delete all downloaded files.

- Dial-up Connections
WebCopier now supports dial-up (modem) connections. The program can connect you 
to the Internet before a download starts and disconnect when it’s done.

- FTP Protocol, FTP Proxy Server
The program can download files by FTP protocol and also support FTP proxy 
servers.

- Option to Start a New Download or Continue the Previous One
There is an option to Continue previously stopped download. In this case the 
download will be resumed directly from the place, where it was stopped.

- Templates
Templates have been introduces to help users to keep their custom project 
settings and apply them to new projects. "Save As" command now allow to save a 
project data as a template (*.wct) file. Then a template can be set as the 
default ("WebCopier Options / General" window) one and its setting will be 
copied to all new projects during their creation. Also template file can be 
specified as the command line parameter (instead of project *.wcp file). 
Template file is a text file and its format is described in the Appendix section 
of the program help file. It gives our ability to create your own templates 
outside WebCopier and use them for later downloads.

- Minimum File Size
A download can be also restricted by the minimum file size.

- Shockwave and Java Classes Parsing
This version can parse Macromedia Shockwave (*.sfw) and Java classes (*.class) 
to find additional links. It gives more accurate download of web sites that are 
using Shockwave or Java applets.

- Select Files to Download directly from the Contents Tree
User can use the Contents tree to select files to download. It allows to 
download files that have not been downloaded during a previous session (due to 
certain restrictions or download errors).

- Contents Find
User can search the Content Tree to find file names, URLs or file titles.

- Remembers Find strings and project's URLs
WebCopier can remember the previously used search strings or project's URLs to 
make the search and a project definition easier.

- Shows Progress of Links Update
The process of links update, to make them ready for offline browsing, may take 
several minutes. Now the program informs user about the process progress.

- Auto Shutdown
WebCopier can shut your computer down and even turn the power off after a 
download is completed.

- New Scheduler Options
The Scheduler has new option to allow auto disconnect and auto shutdown the 
system.

- New Command Line Parameters
Two new command line parameters have been introduces to allow auto disconnect 
(-DISC) and auto shutdown (-SHUT).

- New User Interface
Several windows have been redesigned to include all new program options.


Bug fixes:

- Several Printing problems have been resolved

- Previous versions may try to dial your ISP when you are browsing offline. The 
problem has been fixed.

- Scheduler may not start a daily download. The problem has been resolved.

- The program crashed during a download when hard disk was full. Now it prints a 
message and stops the download.

- Several bugs that can cause inaccurate site download have been fixed.


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4. Information for WebCopier 1.x users
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Several windows, specially “WebCopier Options” and “Project Settings” have been 
redesigned to include all new program options.

Also some options have been changed:

- “Download Offsite Links” option now is called “Load Files from / All Servers” 
and is located in “Project Settings / Advanced / URL Filters” window.

- "Download links below the starting URL only" option is named “Load Files from 
/ Within the starting Dir. & below” and is moved to the “Project Settings / 
Advanced / URL Filters” window.

- “Protocols” option is also moved to the “Project Settings / Advanced / URL 
Filters” window.



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5. Program status and distribution
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The program is FREE and freely distributable.


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6. Contact Information
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E-mail:		wcopier@columbus.rr.com
Internet:	http://home.columbus.rr.com/mklimov/

You also can register to receive a free newsletter about latest WebCopier 
releases.
- Go to WebCopier site.
- Replace the text “Enter e-mail here” by your e-mail address.
- Press the “Sign up! button.


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7. Latest additions to the FAQ section
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General
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3. To support you I click every time on banners, but my browser says that the 
   URL doesn't exist. Why is that?

Thanks for your support. Sometimes  ads servers are overloaded and cannot 
deliver the advertisement.


Download
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17. I am trying to access a web site that requires a username and password. 
    I typed them in the "Project Setting" window. But all I get back is the 
    login screen. What am I doing wrong?

It seems, that the site you are trying to download uses "cookies" to store / 
retrieve user name and password.
Please try the following: 
- Use WebCopier Integrated browser or Microsoft Internet Explorer to access the 
site, enter your user name and password to log in. You just need to log in and 
see the first page. The "cookie" will be saved.
- Start the download. 


Browsing
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5. I downloaded my first project and was able to view it offline. 
   The next time I downloaded another site and also saved it as a wcp file. 
   When I went to view it offline no matter which wcp file I selected I viewed 
   the latest project I downloaded. What am I doing wrong?

It happened because these two projects have been saved by WebCopier in the same 
directory. To avoid it you should specify unique directory name for each project. 
You can do it in the "Project Settings / General" window.


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8. Third-party copyrighted material
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Most of web site are protected by copyright laws. Some of them are even prohibit 
offline browsing.

A user's access to and use of third-party copyrighted material is generally 
governed by the third party.
In all circumstances, the user is responsible for respecting the rights to and 
maintaining the integrity of third-party copyrighted material.

