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httpopt binary [on|off]                              Default: off
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Binary controls the default setting for how plain text files are
handled. The default is to take the server's word about what type
of file its sending, but setting binary on forces all plain text
files to be treated as binary data. "Plain text" can include such
things as .arc and .rar archives.
'binary' displays the setting, while 'binary on|off' sets the
toggle.

On  = All files treated as data and server claims to be sending
      plain text are ignored.
Off = All server claims to be sending plain text believed.

HTML files are not affected by this switch.

>> Example:  httpopt binary on

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httpopt cookies [n]				       Default: 0
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Cookies controls the way cookies are handled.
The default is to ignore them, but they can be logged and, if
desired, returned. No expiry is done, but only the latest cookies
are retaine for each site/path. The expiry date is *not* checked,
but an offline util can cleanup and expire the cookies file
(~/spool/cookie.jar).

Cookies = 0 - Ignore all cookies
	  1 - Log cookies
	  2 - Log and return cookies which match webpage path

>> Example:  httpopt cookies 1

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httpopt proxy [on|off]                               Default: off
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Proxy controls the use of a proxy server.
'proxy' displays the toggle setting, while 'proxy on|off' sets
the toggle.

Note: The command is disabled until a server has been defined.

On  = uses the proxy server.
Off = does not use the proxy server.

>> Example:  httpopt proxy on

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httpopt proxyserver [server_name:port]              Default: none
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Proxyserver defines/displays the proxy server.

'proxyserver'  displays the server name and port setting, while
'proxyserver proxy_server:port' defines the proxy server name and
port number.

The parameter format is:
         proxy_server_name:port_number.

There is no default port number so it MUST be defined.
The server won't change often so its probably best put into the
autoexec.net.

>> Example:  httpopt proxyserver www-cache.demon.co.uk:8080

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httpopt refresh [on|off]			     Default: off
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Refresh controls the refreshing of proxy caches.
'refresh' displays the setting, while 'refresh on|off' sets the
toggle. Only effective if a proxy server is defined and enabled.
In theory, this should be used with discretion.

On  = The proxy server is requested to refresh its cached
      version of the requested document and then send it. 
Off = Take whatever comes.

>> Example:  httpopt refresh on

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httpopt spoof [on|off]                               Default: off
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Spoof controls the User-Agent string sent by the http client.
'spoof' displays the setting, while 'spoof on|off' sets the
toggle.
This should have been made redundant by the plethora of browsers
and set-top boxes now available and by server's desperate
eagerness to talk to anything which will talk to them. However,
contrary to expectations, a slight increase in the need to spoof
has been noticed, probably by Frame-fixated websites.
Sad world :(

On  = YAN pretending to be Netscape 4.
Off = boasting, er, honesty.

When it runs, the http client will display the string its using.

>> Example:  httpopt spoof on

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httpopt usecache [on|off]			      Default: on
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Usecache controls where files collected by Browse will be saved.
'usecache' displays the setting, while 'usecache on|off' sets the
toggle.
"Files" are everything other than webpages. This includes image
and sound files.

On  = Files are placed in the ~\cache directory.
Off = Files are placed in the current working directory.

>> Example:  httpopt usecache off

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httpopt verbose [on|off]			     Default: off
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Verbose controls the display of webpage header lines when a page
is being collected.
'verbose' displays the setting, while 'verbose on|off' sets the
toggle.

On  = All header lines are displayed.
Off = No header lines are displayed.

>> Example:  httpopt verbose on

