On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:55:58 -0400 L.D. wrote: > From: "L.D. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Handy Hint #249.3 > Most of us know that we can select as our "home page" any page on the > web; some of us don't realize [I wasn't sure until I tried] that we can > select internal components of Arachne as that "home page." > I tried it because being connected 24/7 to the CMLAN meant that I > couldn't use Arachne "off-line." I selected my in-box because it was > easy to find the designation to call the in-box in Arachne.cfg <G>. > What I wasn't sure of, but thought was true, is that when a webpage is > set as "home" page, Arachne will take non-cable setups to the dial page > [and 'auto-dial' if you're set up that way?] every time you change your > profile... because Arachne has to restart to load the new arachne.cfg > file. It was quite a nuisance for me, because it would simply start > downloading the arachne home page on restart each time, and I'd have to > hit the hotkey "I" to get to in-box and wait for Arachne to quit down- > loading and start the inbox dgi. > So ... here's the handy hint: If you have multiple profiles for various > ISPs and/or personnas, try setting up Arachne.cfg with the inbox as the > home page. That way you go to the inbox page upon "restart" and don't > automatically dial. If you need to check mail you've saved or pending > outgoing mail you can do that prior to hitting "D" for dial. > If you're on a 24/7 LAN connection, it can save you quite a lot of time > like it does me. > l.d. > P.S. Handy Hint #249.5 -- If you're brave, and have a decent size RAM > drive, try creating a CACHE directory on the RAMdrive before you start > Arachne [or as part of A.bat quick start file?] and set up a profile > with CACHE set to that directory on the RAM drive. It cuts down HDD > activity by at least 80% and speeds processing of jpg/png files to bmp. > WARNING: Do this only if you have a stable installation of Arachne, and > if RAMdrive is small remember to 'clear cache F-8' frequently. > - -- > Join B'FOR - B'mothers For Open Records > <a href="B'FOR">http://www.b-for.org">B'FOR web site</A> > [Associate members of triad also welcome; membership confidential.] > Every member counts! We need numbers to produce valid statistics. > ******* > A proud member of > <A HREF="http://www.phenomenalwomen.com/"> Phenomenal Women Of The Web</a> > - -- Arachne V1.67, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ Dear List: Good idea. I found using the internal Mail page of Arachne to be helpful when my ISP eliminated there "plain-page" access and revamped their website. I have not tried to use the "Inbox" itself as a homepage. Might be a good idea, too. For those who don't have new computers or power problems it seems that using a RAM drive is best. It really speeds things up. However, even I don't use one less than 700k. It's just too small for any effective surfing. Good post, L.D. Yours, "tomstfor" -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client -- Arachne V1.61, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ -- Arachne V1.61, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
