NutScraper v1.0 08/17/00
Author: S>M>SC@

Tested on:
Win98
VB-Runtime version 5 or better
comctl32.ocx may also be required
Netscape Communicator 4.61
Netscape MUST be installed to "c:\program files"
Pentium I-290MHz or better
64Mb RAM
I suppose you'll need a couple hundred K of disk space


PURPOSE:
This program is designed to launch Netscape browser, and upon closing the browser it will clear the address bar, history, and web cache.

INSTALLATION/USAGE:
Extract the zip contents to any folder. Create a shortcut to the program by right-clicking it, and selecting "create shortcut". The new shortcut will appear in the same folder.
Now you must EDIT the shortcut, by right-clicking it and selecting  "properties". In the ensuing box, select the "Shortcut" tab. the "target:" line MUST end in NutScraper.exe /START in order for the program to work properly. If it doesn't say that (and probably won't), fix it.....Also, make sure the "Start in:" line reflects the directory where Nutscraper.exe is located.
For example, if you want to run the program from c:\program files\nutscraper, the "target" line should read c:\program files\nutscraper\nutscraper.exe /START and the "Start in:" line should read c:\program files\nutscraper

Once the shortcut is fixed, you can put it anywhere you like. You can make copies of it, and place them anywhere you like. I recommend putting a shortcut on top of the Start Menu.

Don't forget to click the "Apply" button when the necessary changes are made.

In order for the program to work properly, it must be run from the shortcut you created. You will only need to double-click the shortcut once. While it's running, you can open as many instances of Netscape as you want, either by clicking the Netscape icon, or selecting "File/New>Navigator window", but don't try to start NutScraper while Netscape is already running. For some reason, this causes errors.
If you're not sure if nutscraper is running, do a quick control-alt-delete, and look for "Start". If this is running, then Nutscraper is waiting for Netscape to close.
The "scraping" will not begin until ALL instances of Netscape are closed. 
Once you close Netscape, the batch file calls NutScraper.exe, using the /CLEAN command, then exits.

The /CLEAN command tells NutScraper to do all the cleaning. 
First, it will re-write "pref.js", located in your user directory. While it's re-writing the file, it removes the address bar history. It also changes the proxies, according to what you've listed in "Nutscraper.ini" (see PROXY NOTES for more info). It changes both the FTP proxy, and the HTTP proxy. Why ? Cause I told it to, that's why....The proxies are changed in the order that they appear in the list.
Next, NutScraper cleans the cache, by deleting ALL the files located in the "Cache" directory, located in your user directory. If there's something in your cache that you want to keep, DON'T CLOSE NETSCAPE til you copy it outta there.
Next, NutScraper cleans your web history file. How ? By deleting "netscape.hst", of course. Netscape will make a new one when it needs it.

PROXY NOTES:
the nutscrape.ini file already includes 4 proxies. These have not been tested recently, and I recommend testing/replacing/adding as necessary. To add proxies to the INI, open it in notepad. Add your proxies BETWEEN the lines that read "PROXIES" and "END PROXIES". Please don't edit the INI in any other way. You can add as many proxies as you like, but be sure to add them in proper format:
www.thisproxy.com:8080
where "www.thisproxy.com" is the proxy server, and "8080" is the port . The server and port must be seperated by a ":" (no ""), with no spaces. If there's a blank line, the program will crash. If you want to use no proxy, simply enter a ":" (no "", and this has as yet not been tested).
Make sure your proxy is enabled in Netscape, otherwise it will be by-passed. Enable your proxy by clicking "edit/preferences" in Netscape, then click the plus sign next to "advanced" option in the left frame, and highlight "proxies". Now in the right frame, towards the top, click the "manual proxy configuration" option. You can click the "settings" option to view the proxy settings. Change them if you like, but NutScraper will do this for you when you close the program.


LICENSE/DISTRIBUTION:
As with all my software, NutScraper is free. Use it however, wherever, and for as long as you want. Just don't sell it. If you do, I want half the GROSS.....
NutScraper was written for a friend, so if it doesn't work for you, and you're not he, I might not do much about it...I don't like Netscape.
If you want the source, email me scatatacs@hotmail.com, subject NUTSCRAPER SOURCE, and maybe I'll send it to ya..
Use it at your own risk. I take no responsibility in what it does to your machine/files/whatever.

LATER: S>M>SC@
