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1<?xml version="1.0"?> 1<?xml version="1.0"?>
2<winhelp> 2<winhelp>
3 <topic id="About" title="About Dipstick" keywords="about"> 3 <topic id="About" title="About Dipstick" keywords="about">
4 <heading scroll="no">About <kin>Dipstick</kin></heading> 4 <heading scroll="no">About <kin>Dipstick</kin></heading>
5 <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> 5 <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>
6 <p/> 6 <p/>
7 <p><b><i>Enjoy!</i></b></p> 7 <p><b><i>Enjoy!</i></b></p>
8 <license years="1996-2005"/> 8 <license years="1996-2005"/>
9 <credits/> 9 <credits/>
10 </topic> 10 </topic>
11 <topic id="News" title="What's new"> 11 <topic id="News" title="What's new">
12 <heading scroll="no">What's New</heading> 12 <heading scroll="no">What's New</heading>
13 <newsfor version="3.1" date="July 26th, 2005"> 13 <newsfor version="3.1" date="August 6th, 2005">
14 <ni>Ability to parse multiple URLs from plaintext selection</ni> 14 <ni>Ability to parse multiple URLs from plaintext selection</ni>
15 <ni>Fixed uninstall procedure so that it works on XP</ni>
15 </newsfor> 16 </newsfor>
16 <newsfor version="3.0" date="July 11th, 2004"> 17 <newsfor version="3.0" date="July 11th, 2004">
17 <ni>Change of <a href="#About">license</a> and opening the source.</ni> 18 <ni>Change of <a href="#About">license</a> and opening the source.</ni>
18 <ni>Minor cosmetic changes</ni> 19 <ni>Minor cosmetic changes</ni>
19 </newsfor> 20 </newsfor>
20 <newsfor version="2.52" date="June 3rd, 1998"> 21 <newsfor version="2.52" date="June 3rd, 1998">
21 <ni>Now works properly with Winsock 2 for Windows95. Also may start working with non-Microsoft TCP/IP stacks.</ni> 22 <ni>Now works properly with Winsock 2 for Windows95. Also may start working with non-Microsoft TCP/IP stacks.</ni>
22 <ni>Fixed bug that caused GPF when removing all URLs after testing is over and you picked the URL of your choice.</ni> 23 <ni>Fixed bug that caused GPF when removing all URLs after testing is over and you picked the URL of your choice.</ni>
23 </newsfor> 24 </newsfor>
24 <newsfor version="2.5" date="December 30th, 1997"> 25 <newsfor version="2.5" date="December 30th, 1997">
25 <ni>Ability to export/import sets of URLs.</ni> 26 <ni>Ability to export/import sets of URLs.</ni>
26 <ni>Copy URL menu command in the Main Window and button in the Best URL window.</ni> 27 <ni>Copy URL menu command in the Main Window and button in the Best URL window.</ni>
27 <ni>Multiple URLs dragging or pasting. Works only for MSIE4 browser.</ni> 28 <ni>Multiple URLs dragging or pasting. Works only for MSIE4 browser.</ni>
28 <ni>Annoying ToolTips removed.</ni> 29 <ni>Annoying ToolTips removed.</ni>
29 </newsfor> 30 </newsfor>
30 <newsfor version="2.00" date="July 1st, 1997"> 31 <newsfor version="2.00" date="July 1st, 1997">
31 <ni>Drag'n'drop source added to the Best URL window.</ni> 32 <ni>Drag'n'drop source added to the Best URL window.</ni>
32 <ni>Completed/Total URLs counter added to <kin>Dipstick</kin> drag pad.</ni> 33 <ni>Completed/Total URLs counter added to <kin>Dipstick</kin> drag pad.</ni>
33 <ni>You may now drag'n'drop URLs from main <kin>Dipstick</kin> dialog window.</ni> 34 <ni>You may now drag'n'drop URLs from main <kin>Dipstick</kin> dialog window.</ni>
34 <ni>Added ability to paste URLs into <kin>Dipstick</kin> instead of dropping.</ni> 35 <ni>Added ability to paste URLs into <kin>Dipstick</kin> instead of dropping.</ni>
35 <ni>New install program now lets you install <kin>Dipstick</kin> to the location of your choice.</ni> 36 <ni>New install program now lets you install <kin>Dipstick</kin> to the location of your choice.</ni>
36 </newsfor> 37 </newsfor>
37 <newsfor version="1.01" date="March 13th, 1997"> 38 <newsfor version="1.01" date="March 13th, 1997">
38 <ni>Resizable main <kin>Dipstick</kin> dialog window.</ni> 39 <ni>Resizable main <kin>Dipstick</kin> dialog window.</ni>
39 <ni>Come up with the best URL automatically.</ni> 40 <ni>Come up with the best URL automatically.</ni>
40 <ni>Workaround for redir.dll</ni> 41 <ni>Workaround for redir.dll</ni>
41 <ni>No more <product>MSIE</product> 3.0 requirement.</ni> 42 <ni>No more <product>MSIE</product> 3.0 requirement.</ni>
42 <ni>Remembers window positions and size as well as columns widths.</ni> 43 <ni>Remembers window positions and size as well as columns widths.</ni>
43 <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> 44 <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>
44 </newsfor> 45 </newsfor>
45 </topic> 46 </topic>
46 <topic id="Using" title="Using Dipstick"> 47 <topic id="Using" title="Using Dipstick">
47 <heading scroll="no">Using <kin>Dipstick</kin></heading> 48 <heading scroll="no">Using <kin>Dipstick</kin></heading>
48 <p>To use <kin>Dipstick</kin>, please follow these steps:</p> 49 <p>To use <kin>Dipstick</kin>, please follow these steps:</p>
49 <ul> 50 <ul>
50 <li>Load the page that contains links into your <product>MSIE</product> or <product>Netscape</product> browser.</li> 51 <li>Load the page that contains links into your <product>MSIE</product> or <product>Netscape</product> browser.</li>
51 <li>Drag'n'drop desired links to <kin>Dipstick</kin> window.</li> 52 <li>Drag'n'drop desired links to <kin>Dipstick</kin> window.</li>
52 <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> 53 <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>
53 <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> 54 <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>
54 <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> 55 <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>
55 </ul> 56 </ul>
56 <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> 57 <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>
57 </topic> 58 </topic>
58 <topic id="MainWindow" title="Main Window"> 59 <topic id="MainWindow" title="Main Window">
59 <heading scroll="no">Main Window</heading> 60 <heading scroll="no">Main Window</heading>
60 <p>The main window consists of -</p> 61 <p>The main window consists of -</p>
61 <ul> 62 <ul>
62 <li><b>Brilliant ListView with the following columns:</b></li> 63 <li><b>Brilliant ListView with the following columns:</b></li>
63 <li>Host Name - host name as it was specified in the URL or resolved from IP address.</li> 64 <li>Host Name - host name as it was specified in the URL or resolved from IP address.</li>
64 <li>Host IP address - host IP address as it was specified in the URL or resolved from host name.</li> 65 <li>Host IP address - host IP address as it was specified in the URL or resolved from host name.</li>
65 <li>Min RTT - Minimum Round Trip Time. <kin>Dipstick</kin> sends a few echo requests to remote host and calculates minimum, maximum, and average Round Trip Times. The less the better.</li> 66 <li>Min RTT - Minimum Round Trip Time. <kin>Dipstick</kin> sends a few echo requests to remote host and calculates minimum, maximum, and average Round Trip Times. The less the better.</li>
66 <li>Avg RTT - Average Round Trip Time. About the same meaning as in Min RTT, but this is the average one. The less the better. By default locations are sorted by Avg RTT.</li> 67 <li>Avg RTT - Average Round Trip Time. About the same meaning as in Min RTT, but this is the average one. The less the better. By default locations are sorted by Avg RTT.</li>
67 <li>Max RTT - Maximum Round Trip Time. About the same meaning as in Min RTT and Avg RTT, but this is maximum one. The less the better.</li> 68 <li>Max RTT - Maximum Round Trip Time. About the same meaning as in Min RTT and Avg RTT, but this is maximum one. The less the better.</li>
68 <li>Pktloss - Percentage of the requests lost somewhere in the net. The less the better.</li> 69 <li>Pktloss - Percentage of the requests lost somewhere in the net. The less the better.</li>
69 <li><b>Buttons:</b></li> 70 <li><b>Buttons:</b></li>
70 <li><a name="MainWindowMP"/>Manual Ping - lets you add location manually (usually you just drag'n'drop locations into <kin>Dipstick</kin> window.</li> 71 <li><a name="MainWindowMP"/>Manual Ping - lets you add location manually (usually you just drag'n'drop locations into <kin>Dipstick</kin> window.</li>
71 <li>Reping - Test selected location again.</li> 72 <li>Reping - Test selected location again.</li>
72 <li><a name="MainWindowRA"/>Reping All - Test again all locations in the list.</li> 73 <li><a name="MainWindowRA"/>Reping All - Test again all locations in the list.</li>
73 <li>Remove - Remove selected location from the list.</li> 74 <li>Remove - Remove selected location from the list.</li>
74 <li>Remove All - Remove all locations from the list.</li> 75 <li>Remove All - Remove all locations from the list.</li>
75 <li>Help - I think you have a clue on what this button does.</li> 76 <li>Help - I think you have a clue on what this button does.</li>
76 <li>Options - Set <kin>Dipstick</kin> options</li> 77 <li>Options - Set <kin>Dipstick</kin> options</li>
77 <li>Exit Dipstick - Close <kin>Dipstick</kin> program</li> 78 <li>Exit Dipstick - Close <kin>Dipstick</kin> program</li>
78 </ul> 79 </ul>
79 </topic> 80 </topic>
80 <topic id="Options" title="Dipstick Options"> 81 <topic id="Options" title="Dipstick Options">
81 <heading scroll="no"><kin>Dipstick</kin> Opions</heading> 82 <heading scroll="no"><kin>Dipstick</kin> Opions</heading>
82 <p>Options are:</p> 83 <p>Options are:</p>
83 <ul> 84 <ul>
84 <li><a name="OptionsPPH"/><b>Number of pings per host</b> - number of echo requests to send for each location.</li> 85 <li><a name="OptionsPPH"/><b>Number of pings per host</b> - number of echo requests to send for each location.</li>
85 <li><b>Maximum number of threads</b> - number of locations to process at the same time. adjust this if you have unusually fast or slow connection and/or computer.</li> 86 <li><b>Maximum number of threads</b> - number of locations to process at the same time. adjust this if you have unusually fast or slow connection and/or computer.</li>
86 <li><b>Ping Timeout</b> - number of seconds to wait between sending echo requests.</li> 87 <li><b>Ping Timeout</b> - number of seconds to wait between sending echo requests.</li>
87 <li><b>Interval between pings</b> - number of seconds to wait between sending echo requests.</li> 88 <li><b>Interval between pings</b> - number of seconds to wait between sending echo requests.</li>
88 <li><b>Ping size</b> - number of bytes to send in each echo request.</li> 89 <li><b>Ping size</b> - number of bytes to send in each echo request.</li>
89 <li><a name="OptionsIM"/><b>Test innermost URL</b> - in case of nesting <b>redir</b>ed URLs test the innermost one. Some strange companies refer to their mirrors using <b>redir.dll</b> so that the URLs for files located on different machines look like they're all here. Like <b>http://www.punchcards.com/redir.dll?target=http://www.punchcards.mirrordudes.com/file.exe&amp;puchcards=advanced</b></li> 90 <li><a name="OptionsIM"/><b>Test innermost URL</b> - in case of nesting <b>redir</b>ed URLs test the innermost one. Some strange companies refer to their mirrors using <b>redir.dll</b> so that the URLs for files located on different machines look like they're all here. Like <b>http://www.punchcards.com/redir.dll?target=http://www.punchcards.mirrordudes.com/file.exe&amp;puchcards=advanced</b></li>
90 <li><a name="OptionsBU"/><b>Come up with the best URL</b> - pop up with a suggestion about the best URL (after all locations have been pinged and have nothing left to do other than to start dowloading).</li> 91 <li><a name="OptionsBU"/><b>Come up with the best URL</b> - pop up with a suggestion about the best URL (after all locations have been pinged and have nothing left to do other than to start dowloading).</li>
91 </ul> 92 </ul>
92 </topic> 93 </topic>
93 <topic id="Properties" title="URL properties"> 94 <topic id="Properties" title="URL properties">
94 <heading scroll="no">URL Properties</heading> 95 <heading scroll="no">URL Properties</heading>
95 <p>URL Properties are:</p> 96 <p>URL Properties are:</p>
96 <ul> 97 <ul>
97 <li><b>URL</b> - the URL itself if present.</li> 98 <li><b>URL</b> - the URL itself if present.</li>
98 <li><b>Host name</b> - host name as specified in URL (or the innermost URL in case of <b>redir</b>ed URLs in the <a href="#OptionsIM">appropriate option</a> is turned on or resolved by <kin>Dipstick</kin>.</li> 99 <li><b>Host name</b> - host name as specified in URL (or the innermost URL in case of <b>redir</b>ed URLs in the <a href="#OptionsIM">appropriate option</a> is turned on or resolved by <kin>Dipstick</kin>.</li>
99 <li><b>Ping times</b> - minimum, average, and mmaximum round trip times if available.</li> 100 <li><b>Ping times</b> - minimum, average, and mmaximum round trip times if available.</li>
100 <li><b>Packet loss</b> - percentage of packets lost in transmission.</li> 101 <li><b>Packet loss</b> - percentage of packets lost in transmission.</li>
101 <li><b>Status</b> - description of last error occured (if any).</li> 102 <li><b>Status</b> - description of last error occured (if any).</li>
102 </ul> 103 </ul>
103 </topic> 104 </topic>
104 <topic id="SelectURLs" title="Select URLs Dialog"> 105 <topic id="SelectURLs" title="Select URLs Dialog">
105 <heading scroll="no">Select URLs dialog</heading> 106 <heading scroll="no">Select URLs dialog</heading>
106 <p>If you're dragging or cut'n'pasting selection from <product>MSIE4</product> browser, you're supposed to chose which URLs to test.</p> 107 <p>If you're dragging or cut'n'pasting selection from <product>MSIE4</product> browser, you're supposed to chose which URLs to test.</p>
107 <p>There are two options you may want to change when selecting URLs from list:</p> 108 <p>There are two options you may want to change when selecting URLs from list:</p>
108 <ul> 109 <ul>
109 <li><b>Smart adjust selection</b> - let <kin>Dipstick</kin> adjust current selection when you're clicking URL based on the URL you click.</li> 110 <li><b>Smart adjust selection</b> - let <kin>Dipstick</kin> adjust current selection when you're clicking URL based on the URL you click.</li>
110 <li><b>Adjusst by innermost URL</b> - use the innermost URL when adjusting selection.</li> 111 <li><b>Adjusst by innermost URL</b> - use the innermost URL when adjusting selection.</li>