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WEB Site Mirror & Browser Cache Sofware


Browsing a WEB site can often be a lengthy process, particularly when you become engrossed in its contents. If you find a page of interest, and want to keep down the online telephone charges, you might consider using Web Site Mirror software. These are tools that will allow you to use your connection to download the 'raw' html data and store it on your hard disk. You can then 'browse'the pages off-line at your own rate. One of the best known 'site mirrors' is WebWhacker, which when given a URL will download the whole, or part of, the site.
The software I use is 'Net-Attache Light', a cut down version of a commercial package. The software will load down a site, along with links, to a depth which is set by the user. The pages are placed into a folder, within a "brief", which can be viewed later.

There is also software available that will allow you to explore your WEB browsers cache. They operate by examining the data of the Netscape cashe and then reassembling it into local WEB pages.
A package called UN-Mozify I particularly like. The package will index and recreate Netscape cashe data as WEB pages replacing the missing images with its own icons. Another 'cache explorer', called "Secret Agent", will soon be available to present 'Internet Explorer' as well as 'Netscape Navigater'.

Links to Cache Explorer and WEB site Mirror software are given below.
The WebWhacker site
The Net-Attache site
Un-Mozify Cache explorer
Secret Agent cache explorer
Teleport
Grab-a-Site


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