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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<winhelp>
<topic id="About" title="About Dipstick" keywords="about">
<heading scroll="no">About <kin>Dipstick</kin></heading>
<p><kin>Dipstick</kin> is our award-winning freeware that allows you to evaluate <term>mirror sites</term> to figure out which one has currently the least traffic.</p>
<p/>
<p><b><i>Enjoy!</i></b></p>
<license years="1996-2005"/>
<credits/>
</topic>
<topic id="News" title="What's new">
<heading scroll="no">What's New</heading>
- <newsfor version="3.1" date="July 26th, 2005">
+ <newsfor version="3.1" date="August 6th, 2005">
<ni>Ability to parse multiple URLs from plaintext selection</ni>
+ <ni>Fixed uninstall procedure so that it works on XP</ni>
</newsfor>
<newsfor version="3.0" date="July 11th, 2004">
<ni>Change of <a href="#About">license</a> and opening the source.</ni>
<ni>Minor cosmetic changes</ni>
</newsfor>
<newsfor version="2.52" date="June 3rd, 1998">
<ni>Now works properly with Winsock 2 for Windows95. Also may start working with non-Microsoft TCP/IP stacks.</ni>
<ni>Fixed bug that caused GPF when removing all URLs after testing is over and you picked the URL of your choice.</ni>
</newsfor>
<newsfor version="2.5" date="December 30th, 1997">
<ni>Ability to export/import sets of URLs.</ni>
<ni>Copy URL menu command in the Main Window and button in the Best URL window.</ni>
<ni>Multiple URLs dragging or pasting. Works only for MSIE4 browser.</ni>
<ni>Annoying ToolTips removed.</ni>
</newsfor>
<newsfor version="2.00" date="July 1st, 1997">
<ni>Drag'n'drop source added to the Best URL window.</ni>
<ni>Completed/Total URLs counter added to <kin>Dipstick</kin> drag pad.</ni>
<ni>You may now drag'n'drop URLs from main <kin>Dipstick</kin> dialog window.</ni>
<ni>Added ability to paste URLs into <kin>Dipstick</kin> instead of dropping.</ni>
<ni>New install program now lets you install <kin>Dipstick</kin> to the location of your choice.</ni>
</newsfor>
<newsfor version="1.01" date="March 13th, 1997">
<ni>Resizable main <kin>Dipstick</kin> dialog window.</ni>
<ni>Come up with the best URL automatically.</ni>
<ni>Workaround for redir.dll</ni>
<ni>No more <product>MSIE</product> 3.0 requirement.</ni>
<ni>Remembers window positions and size as well as columns widths.</ni>
<ni>When manually adding locations - you may specify the URL, not host name as it was before (I still wonder how it came to my mind)</ni>
</newsfor>
</topic>
<topic id="Using" title="Using Dipstick">
<heading scroll="no">Using <kin>Dipstick</kin></heading>
<p>To use <kin>Dipstick</kin>, please follow these steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Load the page that contains links into your <product>MSIE</product> or <product>Netscape</product> browser.</li>
<li>Drag'n'drop desired links to <kin>Dipstick</kin> window.</li>
<li><a name="UsingManual"/>(Optional) you can also manually add as many links as you want by selecting <b>Manual Ping</b> option. You can enter <term>url</term>, <term>hostname</term> or <term>IP address</term> there.</li>
<li>You will see rain going thought <kin>Dipstick</kin> window. After the rain stops, <kin>Dipstick</kin> will show you results either by suggesting the best URL or by sorting results in a table (which can be viewed by clicking on <kin>Dipstick</kin> window).</li>
<li>After you are done, you can reping all selected URLs by clicking <a href="#MainWindowRA"><b>Reping All</b></a> button in <kin>Dipstick</kin> window.</li>
</ul>
<note>Small note for newbies (all others, please do not get mad): To drag'n'drop the URL, you need to move your mouse to the link on the web page, press and hold the select (usually - left) mouse button, and drag the mouse (with the selected URL to <kin>Dipstick</kin> window and then release mouse button.</note>
</topic>
<topic id="MainWindow" title="Main Window">
<heading scroll="no">Main Window</heading>
<p>The main window consists of -</p>
<ul>
<li><b>Brilliant ListView with the following columns:</b></li>