Netscape Compass Server Administrator's Guide
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Index
A
- About Compass button 160
- About screen
- customizing 161
- about screen 160
- about.html file 160, 161
- access
- read 199
- write 199
- access control 194
- choosing what to protect 194
- custom expressions 200
- date restrictions 200
- described 191-194
- entries (ACEs) 194
- files 193
- hostnames 198
- hostnames and IP addresses 191
- IP addresses 198
- list (ACLs) 194
- methods (Basic, SSL) 192
- Not Found message 201
- programs 199
- redirection 201
- response when denied 201
- restricting 194
- time restrictions 200
- turning off 200
- users and groups 191, 197
- access log files 179
- viewing 180
- ACE, See access control
- ACLs, See access control
- activity monitor 185
- administrators
- role of 35
- Adobe Acrobat files 89
- Adobe FrameMaker files 89
- Advanced Search screen 130
- schema and 131
- aliasing
- defined 209
- DNS 84
- Ami Pro files 89
- annotations
- categories 146
- categorizing by 145
- robots and 146
- authentication
- dialog box for 192
- hostnames 192
- robots and 108
- users and groups 192
- author names, categorizing by 145
- automatic restart utility 51
B
- browsers
- Netscape Composer 146
- Netscape Navigator 24
- Netscape Navigator Gold 146
- robots and 24
- browsing
- defined 209
- limitations of 22
- planning for 38
- searching vs. 37-38
C
- Catalog Server 1.0
- differences xvi
- migration from 205-208
- catalogs, See indexes
- categories 141-155
- adding 151
- annotations for 146
- assigning 38, 143
- manually 143, 153-155
- with robot rules 94-98, 143
- browsable 141
- compatibility issues 144, 150
- copying
- example 149
- creating
- by copying existing 148
- manually 147
- defined 141, 209
- defining in hierarchy 97
- deleting 152
- disabling 158
- editing 150-153
- explicit assignment 145
- indexing 155
- notation for 145
- planning 38
- purpose of 142
- renaming 152
- setting robot rules for 94
- strategies for 144-145
- usability of 143, 144
- Category Construction Editor form 147
- category editor
- starting 151
- using 150-153
- changes
- committing 150
- using taxonomy editor 150
- classification rules, See robot rules
- colon, in resource descriptions 145
- common logfile format 182
- example 180
- company names, categorizing by 145
- compass administrators
- role of xiii
- Compass Servers
- configurations 40
- creating categories 141
- defined 209
- overview 21-24
- completion scripts 91
- config directory 148
- configuration files
- restoring backup 58
- controlling access to the server 194
- conventions, in this guide xviii
- conversion programs, adding 89
- converting
- schemas 133
- crawl parameters
- proxying 108
- crawlers, See robots
- creating
- categories 151
- filters 86
- import agents 124
- site definitions 79
- customizing
- About screen 161
- user interface 157-161
D
- data structure, changing 130
- database
- deleting 136
- optimizing 134
- partitions 134-135
- schema and 130
- databases
- checking server 139
- reindexing 137
- days, setting for tasks 65
- deleting
- categories 152
- database 136
- filters 85
- Personal Web Pages 136
- resource descriptions 136
- site definitions 78
- directories
- protecting access to 194
- disabling
- category browsing 158
- end-user access 158
- DNS
- cache 111
- overriding translation 109
- DNS aliasing 84
- DOC files 89
- documents
- conversion of 88
- as resources 24
- Domain Name Service, See DNS
- Domain Name System 59
- domain name, server 62
E
- editing
- filters 86
- import agents 124
- resource descriptions 136
- enabling
- end-user access 158
- end-user access 158
- enumeration
- defined 210
- error log file 179
- viewing 181
- error responses, customizing 63
- errors
- list of 64
- examples
- copying a set of categories 149
- Excel files 89
- expiration date, purging by 137
- expired resource descriptions, purging 137
- explicit category assignment 145
- extraction
- defined 71
F
- fields
- determining names 130
- determining types 130
- file conversion 88
- file formats
- converting 88
- supported conversions 89
- File Transfer Protocol, See FTP
- file types, categorizing by 145
- files
- access control 193
- process.conf 104
- protecting access to 194
- robots.txt 107
- taxonomy.rdm 148
- temporary 110
- filters
- creating 86
- deleting 85
- editing 86
- firewalls, robots and 108
- fonts, used in this guide xviii
- forms
- Category Construction Editor 147
- Import Agent Properties 124
- Indexing Preferences 92
- Quick Start Tasks 46
- Robot Executive Summary 113
- Robot Overview 73
- Site Probe 83
- forms, Manage Filters 85
- forms, restricting access to 199
- FrameMaker files 89
- FTP, URLs and 24
G
- generation
- defined 210
- glossary 209-213
- groups
- authentication 192
- restricting access 191
H
- Harvest project
- defined 210
- hierarchy, See categories
- host names 109
- hostnames
- authentication 192
- restricting access 191
- HTML files 89
- HTML tags, META 146
- HTTP
- persistent connection timeout 59
I
- Import Agent Properties form 124
- import agents 122-129
- creating 124
- defined 123, 211
- editing 124
- robots vs. 71
- running
- automatically 129
- manually 128
- scheduling 129
- importing 122-129
- defined 211
- frequency of 129
- system resources and 129
- indexes
- advantages of 23
- checking 98-139
- filling 67-119
- overview 21-23
- planning 21-33
- purposes of 22
- scope of 39
- sites covered 39
- indexing
- categories 155
- defined 71
- indexing preferences 92
- Indexing Preferences form 92
- inittab
- editing 48
- interactive server monitor 186
- Interleaf files 89
- Internet Protocol, See IP
- intranet
- defined 21
- IP addresses
- restricting access 191
- IP addresses, using as filter 109
K
- keywords
- categorizing by 145
- robots and 38
L
- location, categorizing by 144
- log analyzer 185
- log files 179
- access 99, 179
- viewing 180
- checking 99
- common format 182
- error 179
- viewing 181
- flexible format 182
- RDM 125
- security 99
- setting preferences 182
- loops, preventing 71
- Lotus Ami Professional files 89
M
- Manage Filters form 85
- matching, categorizing by 145
- META HTML tags 146
- Microsoft Excel files 89
- Microsoft PowerPoint files 89
- Microsoft Rich Text Format files 89
- Microsoft Word files 89
- MIF files 89
- migration from Catalog Server 1.0 205-208
- mirroring 123
- monospaced fonts, in this guide xviii
- My Compass 163-178
- deployment issues 39
N
- Netscape Compass Server
- file conversion and 88
- Netscape Composer
- taxonomy annotations and 146
- Netscape Directory Server 39
- Netscape Navigator 24
- Netscape Navigator Gold 146
- No Login file 158
- nobody user account 61
- nologin.html file 158
- Not Found message, access control and 201
O
- online indexes
- categories for 142
- See also indexes
- optimizing, database 134
- overview of this guide xiv-xv
P
- partitions 134-135
- passwords
- robots and 108
- passwords, authentication 192
- PDF files 89
- performance
- robot 111
- persistent connection timeout 59
- Personal Web Pages
- deleting 136
- ping utility 114
- ports
- 80 (HTTP) 62
- above 1024 62
- changing 62
- clients and 62
- recommended 62
- server 62
- PowerPoint files 89
- PPT files 89
- preferences
- global 60
- indexing 92
- process.conf file, editing 104
- product names, categorizing by 145
- programs
- access control 199
- proxy servers, robots and 108
Q
- Quick Start Tasks form 46
R
- RDM log 125
- read access 199
- redirection 84
- redirection (access control) 201
- reindexing
- categories 155
- renaming
- categories 152
- requests
- server and 58
- resource description database, reindexing 137
- resource description messages (RDM)
- defined 211
- resource descriptions
- defined 33, 211
- deleting 136
- editing 136
- examples of 34
- exchanging 36
- importing 122-129
- overview 33-36
- purging expired 137
- resources
- assigning to categories 38, 153
- categorizing 141
- defined 24, 211
- handled by robots 24
- restarting the server 46
- restricting access 194
- Rich Text Format (RTF) files 89
- robot API 38
- Robot Executive Summary form 113
- Robot Overview form 73
- robot parameters
- advanced settings 109
- authentication parameters 108
- robot rules
- classification rules
- order of 97
- setting 94-98
- robots 67-119
- API 38
- categorizing by location 144
- category annotations and 146
- checking status 76
- configuring 103-110
- operational parameters 68
- robots rules 68
- controlling 72-111
- customizing 38
- data storage 110
- defined 211
- extraction 71
- fine-tuning performance 109
- import agents vs. 71
- indexing phase 71
- overview 68-72
- proxying and 108
- resources handled by 24
- rules for 76-98
- scheduling 90
- starting 74
- automatically 90, 91
- manually 74
- status
- detailed 111
- stopping 75
- unattended 91
- robots.txt file 41-42, 107
- root
- server and 61
- RTF files 89
S
- Schedule Expire Agent form 137
- Schedule Reindex Agent form 139
- schedules
- activating 65
- coordinating 129
- deactivating 66
- for import agents 65, 129
- for purging 137
- for reindexing database 139
- for robots 65, 90
- schema
- Advanced Search screen and 131
- database and 130
- schemas
- converting 133
- defined 130, 212
- designing 130-133
- editing 137
- metainformation and 38
- overview 130-133
- scoping, defined 36
- scripts, completion 91
- search keywords, robots and 38
- search statistics 160
- searching
- browsing vs. 37-38
- planning for 37
- schemas and 130
- search-only interface 158
- Server Manager
- changing data structure 130
- configuring robots 68
- defined 212
- server name
- changing 62
- server names, categorizing by 145
- server settings, viewing 53
- servers
- categorizing by 144
- errors, list of 64
- ports above 1024 62
- ports under 1024 61
- redirected 84
- requests
- maximum simultaneous 58
- restricting access to 194
- root user 61
- starting 46, 47, 50
- user account for 61
- with automatic restart 51
- with the Control Panel 50
- stopping 46, 49
- user accounts
- changing 60
- virtual 84
- sidebar text, in this guide xviii
- site definitions 76-84
- creating 79
- deleting 78
- Site Probe form 83
- sites
- indexing 39
- restricting access to 108
- Smart Host Heuristics 109
- spiders, See robots
- starting the server 46, 47, 50
- user account needed 61
- statistics
- robot performance 111
- search 160
- status, robot 111
- stopping the server 46, 49
- strategies, for categories 144-145
- styles, in this guide xviii
- system preferences
- configuring 58
T
- tasks, scheduling 65
- taxonomy, See categories
- taxonomy.rdm file
- copying 148
- locating 148
- modifying 148
- templates
- end-user interface 158
- temporary files 110
- terms, in this guide xviii
- typestyles, used in this guide xviii
U
- Uniform Resource Locators, See URLs
- URLs
- enumeration and 71
- resources and 24
- usability, of categories 144
- user accounts
- changing 60
- nobody 61
- user interface
- templates 158
- user interface, customizing 157-161
- users
- authentication 192
- restricting access 191
V
- version, robot 113
- viewing server settings 53
- virtual servers 84
W
- web sites 24
- Word (Microsoft) files 89
- WordPerfect files 89
- write access 199
X
- XLS files 89
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