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PageNest Options

You can change the way PageNest operates with the options window.  At the main screen select the menu item Options|Options.

Connection
Retries.  Sometimes an error will occur whilst downloading a page.  This option defines how many times PageNest should attempt to download a page before giving up.  Recommended value: 99

Timeout.  You may have noticed in your browser that sometimes a page 'sticks' and refuses to download fully and you have to press the reload button.  This option to tell PageNest how long to wait (in seconds) before pressing it's internal 'reload' button. Recommended value: 180 seconds.

Max number of parallel downloads.  PageNest makes downloading faster by downloading more than one file at once.  This value is the number of files to download at once.  The recommended value depends on the speed of your internet connection and the type of sites you download.  With a 33.6k connection use a value around five, at 56k about eight is a good start.  If the sites you download have many small files (say a largely text only site) or you have a slow internet connection you may want to increase these figures.

Alternatively if you'd prefer PageNest to operate unobtrusively in the background while you use the web for other things you may want to set this figure to a lower value.

Use a dial up connection.  Set this option if you use a dial up connection, clear it if you have a permanant connection.

Default connection.  This is the dial up connection PageNest will use.

Silent connection.  Use this option to bypass the dial up confirmation boxes.

Disconnect when done.  Does exactly what it says: hangs up the phone when downloading is finished.  Use this option for unattended use.  See also the disconnect when done button on the main window.

Use a proxy server.  If you access the internet through a proxy server you will need to set these options.  Proxy is the name of the proxy server (e.g. 'proxy.myisp.net').  Proxy port will usually be 80.  If your proxy server requires a username and password enter these in the boxes provided otherwise leave these boxes blank.

Firewall
If you connect through a firewall enter your settings here.

New Site
These options set the initial values for when a new site is added.  Default root folder is the folder under which your downloaded site will be placed.  The other options are the same as those in the New site window.

Listen to clipboard.  Turns on or off the clipboard monitor.

Browsing
Dial protection.  Changes dial protection settings.  None: Turns of Dial protection.  When page loads:  Prevents dial up when a page is loaded in your browser.  When following a link:  Asks for confirmation before following a link to a page which was not downloaded.

If Use built in browser is checked PageNest will browse sites within it's own window. Uncheck this if you prefer to use an external browser. Home button moves to root page of current site affects the Home button within PageNest. If Back and Forward only affect browser is checked the Back and Forward buttons will only move around within the browser, not between tabs. Check this if you use Internet Explorer 3.

Queued Sites
These options affect sites which are set for scheduled downloading or to be autoupdated. For more information see here.

General
Deleted items go to recycle bin.  When you delete a site files will be sent to the recycle bin if this option is checked.

Send windows file notify messages.  If this option is on PageNest will send messages to Windows Explorer whenever a file is created, deleted or renamed.  This keeps any open Explorer windows up to date, but can also slow down you machine.

If Show icon in system tray is selected an icon will be displayed towards the bottom left of the windows desktop (the system tray) allowing you to quickly start or close PageNest.

Show agent as.  Every time you visit a web page your browser (or PageNest) sends details about itself.  This doesn't normally cause problems but occasionally a site will only work with specific browsers.  If this is a problem you can change the agent string which PageNest sends.  Either select one of the default options or enter a string of your own.  We recommend you only use this feature when you have problems with a site - it's always best if browsers identify themselves correctly to the server.

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