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                Readme for WebLog Expert 4.0
       Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Alentum Software, Inc.
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WebLog Expert is a feature rich web server log analyzer. It
will give you information about your site's visitors:
activity statistics, file access statistics, paths through
the site, information about referring pages, search engines,
browsers, operating systems, errors, and more. Flexible
filters will help you perform comprehensive research. The
program generates HTML-based reports with tables and charts.
WebLog Expert supports log files of Apache and IIS servers
and can read GZ and ZIP compressed logs. It can also download
logs via FTP and HTTP, upload reports via FTP or send them
via e-mail. Other features include the multithreaded DNS
lookup, built-in scheduler, IP to country mapping, tracked
files reports, creating PDF and CSV reports, and more.

REQUIREMENTS
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The program works under Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
or higher.

INSTALLATION
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Run the setup.exe file and follow the instructions.

PURCHASE
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You are invited to try out this trial version for 30 days. If
you wish to use WebLog Expert after the trial period you must
purchase the program and get your registration key.
The price of the program is $74.95.

Visit http://www.weblogexpert.com/ to order the program.

CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
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If you have any problems, questions, suggestions please email
to support@weblogexpert.com

THE LATEST VERSION
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You may download the latest version of WebLog Expert at
http://www.weblogexpert.com/

WHAT'S NEW
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Version 4.0
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* Significantly improved performance
* Significantly reduced memory usage
* Support for log analysis using multiple processors
* Support for Windows Vista
* Time range cache
* Customizable log cache location
* Customizable report table columns and sorting
* Support for processing log files in recursive subfolders
* Support for BZip2 compressed logs
* Recognition of new search engines, browsers, spiders and 
  top-level domains
* Minor improvements

Version 3.6
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* New time range options
* SMTP port option
* Recognition of new operating systems, browsers and spiders
* Minor improvements

Version 3.5
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* Creating PDF and CSV reports
* Check boxes in the lists of filters, tracked files, log
  sources and report destinations
* Host and referrer ignore lists
* Support for SMTP authentication
* "Show full log file path in progress window" option
* Minor improvements

Version 3.1
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* Support for report translation
* Single page report layout
* Report title and file name settings
* Customizable browser to show reports
* Recognition of new search engines, browsers, spiders and
  top-level domains
* Minor improvements

Version 3.0
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* The program works about 50% faster
* Built-in scheduler
* New reports: cities, states, organizations
* Totals in report tables
* Customizable number of items in individual report tables
  and charts
* New command line parameter: time range
* Minor improvements

Version 2.0
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* Downloading log files via FTP and HTTP with support for
  internal log cache 
* Uploading reports via FTP 
* Sending reports via e-mail (SMTP or MAPI) 
* Profiles can have multiple log sources and/or report
  destinations at a time 
* Recognition of visitor countries using IP to country
  mapping database 
* New filters: query and country 
* Date macros 
* New design of the Options dialog 
* Minor improvements 

Version 1.61
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* New appearance of monthly activity statistics 
* Enhanced command line mode 
* Recognition of new operating systems, browsers and
  top-level domains 
* Minor improvements 

Version 1.6
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* New filters: spider and authenticated user
* "Case sensitive" option in several filters
* Bandwidth statistics for countries and top-level domains
* Improved support for ZIP files containing multiple logs
* Improved support for non-IIS logs in W3C Extended format
* The program can work in 256 color mode

Version 1.51
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* Customizable date format
* Silent command line mode
* Context menus in profile list
* Improved interface responsivity during analyzing

Version 1.5
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* 19 new charts (mostly daily charts)
* File type statistics
* Customizable report contents
* Empty charts and tables aren't shown in report
* Maximum number of items in charts can be specified
* New time range options (today, yesterday, last week, etc)
* New filters: method and virtual domain
* Supports command line mode
* New program options
* Cached requests statistics
* Unique IPs statistics
* Improved spiders recognition
* Reduced size of chart image files
* Several bugs fixed

Version 1.0
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* First release