
 KindaSpider/1
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 KindaSpider is a kind of a spider, i.e. automated web agent.
 Its behaviour is fully configurable. The main executable file
 just provides an HTTP transport and interacts with the user.
 What the KS will actually do depends on the selected plugin.

 This version goes with just one plugin, which is called
 recur.dll. This plugin recursively loads all the documents within
 the initial site and saves all non-HTML documents (pictures, archives
 etc.) to the specified directory.

 You may customize KS for your own needs by means of plugins.
 Sample plugin source goes in plugin.zip package.

 Well, as to manual:

1. Run KSpider.exe

2. Read the About page :)

3. On the Options page specify proxy, if you need one.
   The parameters are being taken from the spider.ini file,
   so if you need a permanent parameter change, edit this file.

4. Messages page should read 
   Loading plugin: "KindaImageLoader by D.Dvoinikov."

5. Statistics is by far empty

6. On the Plugins page select the plugin recur.dll
   In the "Initial command" line enter site name in the form:
   http://www.site.com 
   or
   http://www.site.com/path/file.ext

7. Click Start

From here KS starts and it will stop only if one of the following 
conditions is true:    

1. You terminate it using Task Manager :)

2. There will be no more unvisited links. 
   NOTE: recur.dll processes only the files within the specified site !

3. You click Discontinue and wait until all queued calls are finished.
 
So just watch the statistics ticking, messages appearing and files
being saved into the root directory (see Options page)


WELL, ENOUGH FUN. SPIDERS MAY BE A SERIOUS TROUBLE TO THE NET IF
BEING USED CARELESS.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS 
that this program is a serious spider, a subject to stress and 
continuous tests. 

In my company it's being used for fetching info from internet,
it has been working for a number of weeks without any trouble.
And I'm going to improve it ! :)

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in this spider, just contact me.

Any suggestions and comments are always welcome, do not
hesitate to e-mail me:
ddvoinikov@geocities.com

Thank you for using my app.
Dmitry Dvoinikov

October, 29, 1998

P.S. 
I never took a time for drawing an icon for KS. It just goes
with the default Delphi icon.

P.P.S
File spider.lst may contain string pairs, ex.:

recur.dll
http://www.panasonic.com
recur.dll
http://www.sony.com

These tasks will be started automatically when KS starts.

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