Contents

    What's in this book?
    Who should read this book
    Conventions used in this book
    Computer system requirements
    Contacting Technical Support

Chapter 1 About web server publishing
    File management
    Version control
    Editing and publishing
    Search
    Agent services
    Controlling access
    Link management

Chapter 2 Installing and configuring
    The Web Publisher home page
    The Web Publisher console window
    Configuring Web Publisher
      The editor preferences file
        For Communicator users
        For Navigator 3 users
      The Web Publisher preferences file
    User access requirements
    For Communicator and Composer users
      Enabling Java
      Installing the Composer plug-in
      Java security certificates
      Page services menu command
    For Navigator 3 users
      Enabling Java
      Installing the Web Publisher plug-in
      Local file access checks

Chapter 3 Web Publisher QuickStart
    Using the Web Publisher interface
      Web Publisher icons
      Sorting the listed files and folders
      Keyboard shortcuts
      Toolbar shortcuts
    Editing a server file
    Adding a new file to the server
    Viewing a file's information
      File properties
        Default properties
        Custom properties
      Version history
    Checking a file's links

Chapter 4 Services and menus
    Overview
    Web Publisher Services page
      Properties
        Modifying a file's properties
      Version History
        Comparing versions
        Viewing older versions
      Check Links
      Custom Properties
      Web Publisher button
      Agents button
      Access Control button
      Search button
      Help button
    The File menu
      Creating a new folder
      Opening an existing folder
      Browsing a file
      Editing a file
        Canceling an edit
      Publishing edited files
        Publishing an edited file
        Publishing all edited files
      Uploading to your server
      Downloading from the server
      Exiting from Web Publisher
    The Edit menu
      Locking and unlocking a file
        Locking a file
        Unlocking a file
      Copying files and folders
        Copying a file
        Copying a folder
      Moving files and folders
        Moving a file
        Moving a folder
      Renaming files and folders
        Renaming a file
        Renaming a folder
      Deleting files and folders
        Deleting a file
        Deleting a folder
      User preferences
        User name preference
        Operations to confirm
        Directories
        Font
        Editors
    The View menu
      Properties
      Sorting files and folders
      Redrawing the window
      Reloading the window
      Showing the toolbar
    The Services menu
      Starting version control
      Stopping version control
    The Help menu
      Web Publisher Help
      About

Chapter 5 Search
    Overview
    Preparing data for searching
      About collection attributes
      META-tagged attributes
    Performing a search: the basics
      Creating a search query
        The standard search query
        The advanced HTML search query
        The guided search applet
      Getting search results
        Access permission checking
        Listing matched documents
        Sorting the results
        Displaying a document
      Displaying collection contents
    Using the query operators
      Default assumptions
      Search rules
        Angle brackets
        Combining operators
        Using query operators as words
        Canceling stemming
        Modifying operators
      Which operators to use
      Query operators: a reference
      Using wildcards
        Wildcards as literals

Chapter 6 Agents
    Overview
    Types of agents
      Timer agents
      Document agents
      Directory agents
      Search agents
    Agent actions
    Access control and secure servers
      Secure servers
    Accessing agent services
    Standard and advanced options
    Creating agents
      Creating document agents
        Using the standard options
        Using the advanced options
      Creating directory agents
        Using the standard options
        Using the advanced options
      Creating timer agents
        Using the standard options
        Using the advanced options
      Creating search agents
        Using the standard options
        Using the advanced options
    Viewing and managing agents
      Viewing document or directory agents
      Viewing timer and search agents
      Modifying an agent
      Deleting an agent
      Disabling an agent
      Enabling a disabled agent
    Managing all your agents

Chapter 7 Access control
    Overview
    User authentication
    Web Publisher access permissions
    Ownership of files and folders
      Manually assigning ownership
      Automatic assignment
    Setting access: an example
    Access control: the details
      Setting actions
      Setting users and groups
      Setting rights
    The access control window
      Moving rules up and down
      Deleting ACL rules
      Response when access is denied
    Additional options
      Using the Continue option
      Specifying host names and IP addresses

Chapter 8 Managing links
    Link management actions
        When an edited file is published
        When a file is uploaded to the server
        When a file is copied
        When a file is moved or renamed
        When a file is being edited
        When a file is locked
        When a file is deleted
      Automatic link updating
    Getting link status information
      Checking links
        Viewing link status information
        Checking a file's links
        Checking a folder's links
      Finding broken links