Friday, 04 July 2008

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The following document is generated from the feedback received at Exploit, and is updated on a regular basis.

For help on Submission Wizard Version 7 related issues please refer to the dedicated Submission Wizard Version 7 Help Pages.
For help on Submission Wizard Version 5 related issues please refer to the dedicated Submission Wizard Version 5 Help Pages.
For help on Submission Wizard Version 6 related issues please refer to the dedicated Submission Wizard Version 6 Help Pages.

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Index

Are Search Engines Blocking Automated Submissions?

I have read that some engines are blocking automated submissions - does this affect the Wizard?

• No,  the Wizard is not affected.  The Submission Wizard uses browser stealth technology and submissions made with the Wizard are identical to those made directly at the submission site using Netscape or MSIE.
  Normally only on-line services are affected by these types of measures as they are detectable through their static IP and referring pages,  however we understand some other software packages offering similar services to our own are altering clients pages in attempt to gain higher placement in certain engines.   
  The Wizard does not automatically alter your pages for you in any way as automatic software alteration can be easily detected and targeted against by any respectable spider,   therefore we believe it to be a flawed policy,  infringing the Netiquette policies of many search engines.

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The Addition of New Engines

How do Exploit go about choosing which engines to add to the Wizard

• Exploit have a listing of over 16,000 sites which currently accept submissions on a wide variety of topics, from general interested sites accepting general entries to specialist sites only interested in links to sites that are related to their own.

  Given the vast number of possible candidates, Exploit therefore adds sites on an recommendation basis.
  If there is a site you would like to see added to the Wizard, let us know using our feedback form. All sites are usually added to the manual submission data engine within 48 hours of receipt.

When do you add sites to the Auto-Submission Database

• On a regular basis we visit each of the sites submitted for addition to the Wizard to see which are capable of being processed by our automatic submission engine.

  As soon as we have written and tested scripts for these engines, the scripts are uploaded to our data server, and the next time you run the Wizard it will ask you to perform an update which should take approximately 5 minutes to install the new engines, expanding the automatic submissions base.

Why are some sites not added to the Auto-Submission routine

• The auto-submission routine is capable of submitting around 98% of all web sites, however some sites simply cannot be automated as they require specialist input, or charge for entries.
  Rather than ask you to fill out 500 boxes prior to submission, Exploit have created a 'manual' engine to assist submission to this type of site and make it as painless and fast as possible through the use of autofill buttons for repetitive fields like the URL or site description.

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Why do some submission sites disappear when I perform an update?

Where has 'XYZ' site gone?

• The Wizard is a powerful submission tool and can quickly overload sites that are not set up to handle any more than a basic level of traffic.

  Whilst some sites have taken action by using the Wizard's input to form a comprehensive database, others have asked Exploit to remove their site from the Wizard entirely.

  We appreciate the problems encountered by specialist sites wanting to maintain a specialist directory, and our policy is to leave these sites in the 'manual' submission section to force Wizard users to look before they submit, however some sites still request removal from the database entirely.

I asked for my site to be removed, but I’m still getting submissions.  Why?

• Whilst we can delete the data file on our data server, we cannot force users to update or delete their own data files. Many users choose to backup their data files prior to performing an update, subsequently copying some deleted sites back to their data directory.  This is not recommended because submission sites are only removed from the database for good reasons; adding them back will only result in failed or inappropriate submissions.

  The Submission Wizard is simply a submission tool and Exploit have no control on how it is used.

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Versions of the Wizard for other platforms

Are you going to release a version of the Wizard for the Mac or UNIX platforms

• We have no immediate plans for a Apple Macintosh or UNIX version of the Submission Wizard software.

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Technical Problems with the Wizard

• If you are having technical problems running the Wizard software, please refer to our technical problems page.

  If you think you may have found a new problem, and cannot find an answer in the problems page please let us know using our feedback form.

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Problems Using the Wizard with America On Line and CompuServe

We would recommend all CompuServe users upgrade to the very latest Compuserve access software  as the improvements in their software will allow you to run any 32 bit net application, including the Wizard.

Users of AOL and CompuServe V2.1 (or before) who are having problems getting the latest version of the Wizard to connect need to download the 16 bit (Windows 3.1) version.

Since the latest version of the Submission Wizard is a 32 bit application, in order to obtain a connection to the Internet it uses a 32 bit Winsock connection, similar to the connection required by Netscape Navigator for Windows.

Unfortunately the Winsock provided by AOL V2.5 and CompuServe V2.1 only offers a 16 bit connection, however this problem can be overcome with our Windows 3.1 release, which uses a 16 bit connection, and will therefore work with AOL and CompuServe.

We apologise for any inconvenience, but why not download the Windows 3.1 version now and give it a go?

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