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WWWOFFLE Proxy Welcome Page

The WWWOFFLE programs simplify World Wide Web browsing from computers that have intermittent connections to the internet.

Description

The wwwoffled program is a simple proxy server with special features for use with intermittent internet links. This means that it is possible to browse web pages and read them without having to remain connected.

The links in this list either refer to the Configuration file options [CONF], to the page that allows editing of the options [EDIT] (may require a password), to more information in this document [READ] or to another URL [URL].

Basic Features

While Online While Offline Automated Download Convenience Indexes Security Configuration

WWWOFFLE Cache Indexes

The index of all of the pages stored in the WWWOFFLE cache is available in a number of formats.
The indexes are organised by hostname with a separate list for each host. The basic URL is /index/, but this can be modified with a path as follows.
/index/
The main index that has links to all of the other indexes.
/index/http/
A list of the http pages that are cached (or any other protocol).
/index/http/www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/
A list of the http pages that are cached from the host www.gedanken.demon.co.uk (or any other protocol and host).
/index/outgoing/
The list of requests waiting to be fetched.
/index/monitor/
The list of requests for pages that are monitored on a regular basis.
/index/lasttime/
The list of pages that were accessed the last time that the program was online. This also provides access to a history of the pages accessed the previous five times online.
/index/lastout/
The list of pages that were requested the last time that the program was offline. This also provides access to a history of the pages accessed the previous five times offline.

WWWOFFLE Single and Recursive Page Requests

Pages that are wanted can be fetched by entering them into the browser's own page selector. Or alternatively by using the command line interface or interactively from a WWWOFFLE web page form.
/refresh-options/
An interactive page for specifying the fetching pages recursively.

WWWOFFLE Monitor Page Requests

Pages that are wanted on a regular basis can be fetched by entering them into a WWWOFFLE web page form.
/monitor-options/
An interactive page for specifying the fetching pages on a regular basis.

WWWOFFLE Interactive Control

The WWWOFFLE proxy can be controlled either through a command line interface, or interactively from a web page.
/control/
An interactive page to control the proxy program. [Requires the password from the configuration file if set, but any user name.]

WWWOFFLE Interactive Configuration Editing

The WWWOFFLE proxy configuration file can be edited either as a plain text file or interactively from a web page.
/configuration/
An interactive page to edit the configuration file. [Requires the password from the configuration file if set, but any user name.]

WWWOFFLE SSL Certificates

The WWWOFFLE proxy can be accessed as an https server or can intercept and cache https connections if this feature is enabled at compile time.
/certificates/
The certificates that WWWOFFLE has created for itself, has seen from other servers or are set as trusted.

WWWOFFLE Cache Searching

With the installation of any of the programs ht://Dig or mnoGoSearch (UdmSearch) or Namazu Hyper Estraier it is possible to search the pages in the WWWOFFLE cache.
/search/htdig/search.html
The ht://Dig search form.
/search/mnogosearch/search.html
The mnoGoSearch (UdmSearch) search form.
/search/namazu/search.html
The Namazu search form.
/search/hyperestraier/search.html
The Hyper Estraier search form.

WWWOFFLE Internet Links

The WWWOFFLE FAQ is provided with the program and there is also an online version at http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/version-2.9/FAQ.html

The WWWOFFLE homepage on the internet is available at http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/ and contains the latest information about the program in general.

The latest information about using this version of WWWOFFLE is on the WWWOFFLE Version 2.9 Users Page at http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/version-2.9/user.html

A description of the compatibility of WWWOFFLE with various browsers is at http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/version-2.9/browser.html

A page containing useful information and advice about how to use WWWOFFLE is at http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/version-2.9/hints-tips.html

WWWOFFLE E-Mail

For bug reports you should directly e-mail the author at amb@gedanken.demon.co.uk, this is helped if you put WWWOFFLE in the subject line.

There are two mailing lists that WWWOFFLE users are invited to join:

wwwoffle-announce
A mailing list for announcements about new versions of WWWOFFLE and bug fixes.
wwwoffle-users
A mailing list for users of WWWOFFLE to discuss the program and for people having problems configuring or running the program to ask questions.
To join one of these mailing lists send an e-mail to one of wwwoffle-announce-request@gedanken.demon.co.uk or wwwoffle-user-request@gedanken.demon.co.uk with the subject 'subscribe'.

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