xarchie

X browser interface to archie

Contributed by

Richard Sniderman

Obtained from

cayuga.cs.rochester.edu

Restrictions

The parts written by George Ferguson( ferguson@cs.rochester.edu) are copyright free. The parts derived from the Prospero archie client are subject to their own copyright, detailed in the file "copyright.h". The file "inet_ntoa.c" is part of the freely-redistributable BSD code, and is copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California. The parts written by the Free Widget Foundation are subject to their own copyright, detailed in the file "FWF/COPYRIGHT".

Description

"Xarchie is an X11 browser interface to the Archie Internet information system using the Prospero virtual filesystem protocol. Archie provides information about files available for ftp anywhere on the Internet; Xarchie displays this information using an easy-to-use, point-and-click interface. Xarchie allows you to further explore ftp sites by examining directories returned as query matches, and allows you to retrieve files located this way. Xarchie is designed (like most X applications) to be highly customizable, allowing you to tailor the look-and-feel of the tool to your own preferences."

Productivity

It makes all that info on the internet more accessible.

Safety

Examined code (for what that's worth :-)

Work Planned

None

Verification

1. The application defaults are already compiled in. If you want to customize them copy /usr/skunk/lib/xarchie-2.0.9/Xarchie.ad to Xarchie in either your home directory, or /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults. 2. run "xarchie" 3. Have fun!

Documentation

manual page and on-line help