~terry
Fri, Jul 26, 1996 (10:44)
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WebWatch and Surfbot -- Surfbot is the real Web Assistant -- run
your bookmark file through it and immediately find out which
URLs have recently moved, changed, and/or been updated. Surfbot
will actually take any list of URLs and check each URL for recent
changes. You input the earliest date desired, run the program, and
then watch as Surfbot produces a local HTML document
containing links to those documents that have been updated after
the desired date. Surfbot stores its arguments in a parameter file.
This way, once you customize the program,
Surfbot can be run with a single mouse click or even unattended by
being invoked from a script. After a complete run, the date and time
of the run is recorded and is used as the base date for the next run.
This way you can be sure that you never miss an update of one of
the specified URLs. At the same time, redundant retrievals are
eliminated.
Surfbot, previously known as WebWatch, is currently only available
as a 32-bit application (Windows 95, NT, and Win32s); a 1.1
release of its predecessor, WebWatch, is also available (in both 16
and 32-bit releases) and versions for Macs and Unix are expected to
be released soon. The 2.0 release of Surfbot takes full advantage of
the Windows 95 interface, including full integration with the
Windows 95 Plus pack's System Agent.
Pros: Easiest way to monitor whether your favorite URLs have
been modified recently
Cons: Can (and will) become more flexible and extensible
New for v1.1: Proxy server support and user-authentication
New for v2.0: Windows 95 specific, revised interface, full
integration with Windows 95
Version Reviewed: Win 3.x - 1.1. Win 95 - 2.02
Date of Review: 4/24/96 Reviewer: Forrest Stroud
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