HTML Link Validator Version 2.11
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All copyrights to HTML Link Validator are exclusively owned by Lithops Software

CONTENT: 
  1. The purpose of the program.
  2. How to install the program.
  3. The status of the program and limitations of unregistered version.
  4. The distribution status of the program.
  5. Contact information.
  6. Where to get new versions. Version history.

------- 1. The purpose of the program.------------------------------

1. Checks remote and local links case sensitively, validates many documents at once and checks many Internet resources simultaneously.
2. Checks links in SSI directives.
3. Very easy to use - color coded dots allow you quickly fix files with broken links among thousands documents. 

HTML Link Validator checks local links in your HTML files, helping make sure that your documents contain no links to missing files (images, HTMLs, etc.). 

While validating remote links (ftp:, gopher:, http:, https: )  HTML Link Validator sends requests to and receives responses from many servers simultaneously and checks many Internet resources simultaneously. This significantly increases performance and excludes any "blocking" while waiting responses from slow servers.

Most important, unlike some other validators, HTML Link Validator checks filenames CASE SENSITIVELY. This is important because most servers use UNIX-related (case sensitive) systems. (This means, that your site may work properly on your computer under the Windows, and will not work in the WEB.)

It can validate thousands HTML documents at once. Just double-click on a folder with your HTML files and Validator will find all HTMLs in this folder and all subfolders, creates the file list, marks files with errors, displays links in convenient format, allow you to edit them. It even can find and validate at once all HTMLs on your hard drive.

------- 2. How to install the program.------------------------------

Just double click hlvsetup.exe file and follow instructions.

------- 3. The status of the program and limitations of unregistered version--

This program is shareware. 
Unregistered version has ONLY the following limitations:
1. trial period 30 days;
2. printing, saving and copying are disabled.
To remove limitations of unregistered version you must register it. To register,
please select "Help/About" menu, then click "Register Online" button. 

------- 4. The distribution status of the program.------------------------------

Unregistered shareware version may be freely distributed, included on any CD-ROMs, etc. Anyone may use this software during evaluation period - 30 days. After this period user MUST register or uninstall the HTML Link Validator. 

------- 5. Contact information.-------------------------------------

Please, send any questions, suggestions to:

Lithops Software 
support@lithopssoft.com 

--------6. Where to get new versions. Version history --------------

Check http://lithopssoft.com/hlv for new versions and updates. 
Registered user receives all new future versions free.

v.1.0  - first public release

v.1.1  - now works under Win2000 (the previous version generates error under Win2000)

v.1.2  - checks SSI directives ("include", "fsize", "flastmod")

v.1.21 - minor bug fixed

v.1.3  - printable report option added. You can select which files to print (only files with errors, or any files you want) and what to print - either whole file, or only report on links found in this file with the short comments (is link valid or invalid, etc.)

v.1.31 - fixed bug when validator failed to find some tags, especially in Asian languages (Japanese, for instance)

v.1.4  - major changes in program "behaviour". New lowercase tools.  

v.2.0  - first beta with that validates remote links 

v.2.01 - validation of remote (ftp:, gopher:, http:, https: ) links added. Performance significantly increased by checking many Internet resources simultaneously. 

v.2.10 - many small changes in interface (button "Save All" added, Validator now remembers position and sizes of many windows and fields, etc.) 


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This Software is deliverd AS IS. Lithops Software takes no responsibility
of any kind. You use and install HTML Link Validator at your own risk.
