This section is allows you to Configure the <a href="../fetchers.html">Fetchers</a> that Webster must use to get files from the Internet.
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There are several methods available the most common for Web browsers are http and ftp. Details can be found in <A HREF = "http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/demoweb/url-primer.html"><CITE>A Beginner's Guide to URLs</CITE></A> on NCSA's Web Server. If you have KA9Q running and are connected to your service provider you should be able to read the primer by clicking on the link above.
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On selecting this option you should see the following
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At the top is a field, showing the current method being configured. This can be changed by use of the menu on the button to the right of this field.
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For each method you can select what is done with URL's starting with that method from the list of options as follows.
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<dt>Ignored
<DD>This is the default for <quote>WAIS and GOPHER</quote> methods. It means there is no way for Webster to get at the information specified with these methods (An application called WebGopher will supply Gopher access, I don't know of a WAIS fetcher)
<DT>Call Standard Fetcher
<DT><a name="run">Call Standard Fetcher (Extended URL)</a>
<DD>Are both explained in the documentation on <a href="../fetchers.html#ArcWeb">Fetcher</a> standards. For either of these options to work you must always be running another Wimp task. (No fetchers of this type are supplied) Documentation on the protocol these fetcers use is supplied in the <a href="../protocol"><Webster$Dir>.docs.protocol</a> file.
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<dt>On Fails call command below and Retry.
<dd>When ticked, attempts to call the Standard fetcher that get no response (because there is nothing listening for requests for this particular method), will result in the command below being called and the request being re-issued.
<DD>If you drag the fetcher for the shown method to the command line below here, there is no need to run these fetchers your self. The example is shown setup for <QUOTE>!WebGopher</quote>.
<DD>You must set this up for every method you are using a particular fetcher for, as you don't know which method will be needed first.
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<DT>Call Command Below.
<DD>This is the Default for most of the methods as these fetchers are supplied. They are small, only run when required and are only ever have to handle one fetch request. (Each fetch request will run a another fetcher and each fetcher finishes when it has served one request) The supplied fetchers only work with TCPIP (also known as KA9Q) version 2.04 or later. More information on using <quote>Webster Style</quote> fetcher can be found in the documentation on <a href="../fetchers.html#webster">Fetchers</a>.
<DT>Open Edit Window.
<DD>Most useful for the <quote>mailto</quote> method if there is no fetcher specific to your Mailer.
<DD>It opens a standard Edit window with the information supplied in the URL in a form suitable for saving to most mailers.
<DT>Open Save Window.
<DD>This is effectively the same as the option above, but you don't get a chance to edit the message before saving to your mailer. Wether you use this option of the previous one depends on how your mailer works.
