Index Server Companion 3.2

The Index Server Companion is a web crawler utility that allows Microsoft Index Server/Indexing Services to index content from remote websites (including those running Apache on Linux/Unix) and ODBC databases. Version 3.2 offers the following update:

• It is now possible to crawl SSL (https) websites with the Index Server Companion.

SSL support should work immediately if you are using the compiled version (i.e. IndexServerCompanion.exe). If, however, you are using the IndexServerCompanion.pl Perl script, then you will need to ensure that the Net_SSLeay.pm and IO-Socket-SSL modules are installed.

To do this for ActiveState's ActivePerl, do the following:

Open a command prompt and type the following:

• ppm3
  
• rep add kobes http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/
  
• install Net_SSLeay.pm
  
• rep up 3
  
• rep up 2 [make sure kobes is listed first when you type "rep"]
  
• install IO-Socket-SSL

Note that if you are using ActiveState's ActivePerl 5.8.x the URL in the instructions above should be set to http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms instead. Type perl- v at the command prompt to find the version you are using.

If both Net_SSLeay.pm and IO-Socket-SSL modules install properly then you should be able to access SSL sites using the IndexServerCompanion.pl Perl script.