Surf Sets

In a surf set you can summarize different parameters and save these with a name. When you are surfing you can select between the different surf sets.

You create a surf set set with New and you delete it with Delete. Every surf set has a unique Name which you can change any time.

You store changes with Save or you restore changes with Reject.

Help displays the corresponding description at the browser. If the description isn't displayed, then you enter the browser in Options/General.

The icons on the riders visualize their base state. The picture show for example the Surf Set with surf modus online and the active features cache, marker, frett, HTTPS and disable filter.

SurfSet/SurfModus
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Surf Mode

Offline alt

In the offline mode all locally available pages of the cache archive you can request with its URL.

Online alt

Online mode corresponds with normal browsing but available files in the cache archive can be re-used.

Re-use

At HTML files re-use at HTML files and other resources re-use e.g. pictures the re-use can be adjusted variously

  • Never new request
    Files available locally will never be requested again from the Internet newly.
  • Time period: 1 minute, ..., 1 month
    The locally available files are used in the adjusted time period.

    The optimal setting depends on the application. With a daily newspaper time of expiry should not be set to more than one day, for example 12 hours. This has in general proved to be a favorable setting.

  • Always new request
    In this mode the respective files are always requested as new from the Internet.

Server was unable

A server isn't reachable and the called file locally availably, so will be used the local file. This corresponds to the setting never new for the re-use.

Reload alt

Files are always requested newly by the server at activity of the browser button reload. This corresponds to the setting always new for the re-use.

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Marker

Marking locally available URL

All resources available in active archives can be marked (e.g. green) when surfing. So you get a fast summary, which resources already archived and thus local are available.

Our home page shows without and with the marking.

The marking can be used in the mode offline and in the mode online. The marking per default is green or can be defined with a stylesheet.

Offline Mode

Only the locally available resources can be shown in this mode. Therefore the markings simplify surfing considerably.
Are you interested in the contents of not available resources? There are two possibilities for this:

Online Mode

The marking shows to you, which resources you have already visit. This completes the history function of the browser.

Highlighting changes in the online mode

If you are interested in the differences of a page since the last archiving, then you activate the function. When surfing in the on-line mode newly available texts are then marked. The marking is carried out per default blue or can be defined over a style sheet.

Shows our home page before and after a change
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Frett

Starting from the HTML site currently visible, the Frett (Ferret) alt traces additional links to be able to offer them from the cache when further browsing is executed. However, this takes up a large proportion of bandwidth and memory space. Depending on the application the links to be retrieved can be specified as follows:

Frett traces following links

Meaning of death:

  • Depth 0
    Frett deactivated.
  • Depth 1
    Current site is loaded complete with all resources, even if site has already been left.
  • Depth 2
    All files referenced through links are loaded. In the case of HTML sites, their resources are loaded.
  • Depth 3 and further
    All files referenced through links as in depth 2 are loaded. In the case of HTML sites, their resources are loaded. All of them according to further depths.

Within the structure

  • in actual directory and subdirectories only
  • within subdomain only
  • within domain only
  • all domains

HTML files and following types

  • all
  • images
  • PDF files
  • ZIP files
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Cache Archive

Define folder

The MM3WebAssistants cache consists of folders (specified by topics) where the Internet sections can be filed. It is necessary to use one cache archive at least.

Surf Set/Cache

The left column list the enabled cache archives of the displayed surf set. All other cache archives are listed in the right column. At this all entries written black aren't used in any surf set. Entries can be moved with the button << or >>. Other folders may be added to enabled cache archives using Add. With the button Delete a black written entry can be deleted in the disabled cache archives. The folder and the contained resources aren't deleted at this action.

A folder must have write & read access in the column of active cache archives. All other folders have only read access. When you are surfing online the HTML pages and other resources are saved in the folder with write access.

In the example above, four folders are given: The folder /cache/ and three folders specified by subject (job, finance, hobby). By exchanging the entries you can compile any number of specific folders, which can also be stored on another storage device, like CD ROM. If you assign several topic specific Surf Sets with only one directory respectively, then you can select between these topics by browsing.

Moreover, the MM3WebAssistant also can be started from a CD ROM. It is not necessary to install the program on a hard disk! Only a virtual machine must have been installed on the computer or in the network.

Note:
  • You reach a higher flexibility by the separation from program folder and cache archive as well as use of several archives. The correct processing of very long URLs in addition requires, that at least 230 characters can be used for the path and the file name with the MM3WebAssistant. Therefore use only folders for the cache archives which are located on partition level (Root), please. The maximum path name for this shouldn't be greater than 20 characters.

    Very long URLs are often used for advertising. You also can be filtered the advertising with Surf Set/URL Filter.
  • Delete of files with long pathnames
    Archives don't correspond to the above for requirement perhaps with the Microsoft File Explorer deleting isn't possible. You then must use the DOS-Console to delete files. You for example delete an archived domain with the following commands:

    At first you change to the cache archives concerned, e.g. MM3-WebAssistantProfessional\cache\
    cd MM3-WebAssistantProfessional\cache\

    Then you delete the domain, e.q. xxx

    rmdir xxx /s /q

    with:
    xxx - Domain to be deleted
    \s - Delete all included files and folders
    \q - Without confirmation
  • One cache archive may not contain any other cache archives!
    For example the following structure should be avoided:

    1. Archiv: /cache/
    2. Archiv: /cache/Hobby/

Web pages storing and compressing

At activation of the option Store resources the files are put down in the directory with access of write. Text files can be compressed with compress.

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URL Filter

Ressources not relevant to you can be filtered to avoid unnecessary costs for data transmission and memory space. For automated filtering, restrictive operation has been chosen to make sure you are not denied contents you may find interesting. According to our analysis it may make sense not to select the general browser setting not to load images. We would rather advise to specify subdirectories and subdomains from which GIF images must not be loaded. If there are contents of entire domains or subdomains you are not interested in, you can also specify these.

The MM3WebAssistant can be used for many different purposes. It is difficult therefore to give any specific recommendations for filter settings. Possible applications may concern family filters or ad filters. For advertising purposes, GIF images are often loaded from specific subdirectories (e.g. advertising, adverts, ads) or other files from specific subdomains (e.g. ad.). The filter setting prevents files to be loaded from the areas specified.

To configurate your application area, take note of the areas from which undesired files are loaded and specify these as filters.

Wouldn't you like to load any URL which contain a sub-folder with the character string /ad/ for example? Please, enter this in the field sub-folder. Would you like filter several subdirectories then you indicate this in a new line (according to /advertising/)

Surf Set/URL Filter

Test

After the above configuration of the filter you call the page with the URL http://www.mm3tools.com/ad/.

You get then following HTML page:

Test the filtering "ad"

Note:

Generally you don't receive this detailed display. But the areas to be filtered in a HTML side are indicated as not available. This is dependent on your Browser and the configuration.

Please note:

Providing a large variety of options, the MM3WebAssistant has not been conceived as an ads filter. It must also be noted that advertising today is a considerable driving force for the development and maintenance of many products and does provide information. We have therefore refrained from a pre-configuration as an ad blocker. This is also why the program has no option to use image sizes for filtering: These same sizes are sometimes used to serve the offer. Filtering in this respect will therefore not contribute to a more efficient use of the Internet.

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Session Identification

alt Session Filter

To identify users, some providers use temporary identifiers in the URL. If a archive is used, these sites can therefore not be used to full extent. In simple cases MM3WebAssistant recognises this, and delete the session identifier (it generates identifiers that can be re-used). For this, activate the field session alt.

All characters of a subdirectory or a file are eliminated at the storage (storage) in the specified domain, which are on the the right or left of specified string.

Example for a URL with a session identifier:

http://www.mm3tools.de/abs376567568566789769/image.gif

If the Session information was the string which follows the character string abs, then the filtration would be possible with the filter www.mm3tools.de abs. The URL is then mapped internally on http://www.mm3tools.de/abs/image.gif.

The name of domain must not be specified completely but also only can be specified by some characters.

The domain would for example be filtered also at the following details:

  • mm3tools.de
  • mm3
  • tools

The domains which also contain these characters also would be however filtered on here.

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HTTP protocol

Proxy

A proxy inserted behind the MM3WebAssistant can be specified here.

Protocol Header

Version of the protocol

The fastest data transmission is obtained with HTTP 1.1.

The Browser should also be configured with this option (see Proxy-Configuration). The activation is specifically of browser:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
    Tools/Internet options/Extend/Parameters for HTTP 1.1
  • Netscape (Mozilla)
    Edit/Preferences/Advanced/HTTP connections
  • Opera
    File/Preferences.../Network/Proxy servers

Reference

Standard setting causes the browser to transmit the present URL (reference) at requesting another URL. This setting can be kept, or can be set so that no reference can be transmitted, or a reference can only be transmitted if it is in the same domain. You can thus limit the process of passing on data on your browsing habits.

Browser name (User-Agent)

At standard setting, the browser will transmit its name to the HTTP server. This setting can be kept, or can be set to transmit a different name or no name at all. You can thus limit the process of passing on data on your browsing habits.

Cookie

If the options activated, cookies will be transmitted to the browser respectively to the server. You can thus limit the process of passing on data on your browsing habits.

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HTTPS protocol

With the HTTPS protocol are transferring as encoded files are storing as decoded files!

At the transmission of confidential data, due to storing of decoded files we don't advise to use this option. With the activation of Bypass the data are tunneled by the MM3WebAssistant unchanged and not stored. For complete deactivation switch off the HTTPS proxy in the browser (see Proxy-Configuration).

Note:

For use one of the two following options has at least to be activated. It is recommended to use both options. There a URL is transformed from "https://" to "http://mywebassistant.net.".

Transformation by character substitution

Every URL is transformed in a HTML page which starts with the string "https://". This option is efficient, but not possible at all pages.

Transformation by SSL server

Every URL which is not workable with the above option is transformed by the local SSL server of MM3WebAssistant.The port 8888 is used for the server per default. If this port is already busy, the port number has to be changed.

A security note of the browser signals the respectively first transformation with the SSL server of a URL from a domaine. The security notes are reduced, if the certificate "MM3-WebAssistant" is installed. The certificate can be installed by every note of the browser.

Proxy

A proxy inserted behind the MM3WebAssistant can be specified here.

Note:

The implementation of the protocol consists only of a subset. Therefore some HTML pages cannot be displayed.

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FTP protocol

Proxy

A proxy inserted behind the MM3WebAssistant can be specified here.

Password for anonymous login

  • Qualifier "MM3-WebAssistant@"
  • E-mail address
  • Individual qualifier