A program that helps Internet users find files. Participating Internet host computers download a listing of their files to Archie servers, which index these files. Users can then search this index and transfer these files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Archie functions as an Archive search utility.
A searching program used to find files on the Internet. Other similar tools include Jughead and Veronica.
A system used on the Internet to locate files available by anonymous ftyp. Archie was written by students and volunteers at McGill University's School of Computer Science in Montreal, Canada, and is available worldwide. Once a week, special programs connect to all the known anonymous ftp sites on the Internet and collect a complete lisint of all th epublicly available files. This listing is kept in an Internet Archive Database, and when you ask Archie to look for a file, only this database is searched rather than the whole Internet; you can then use anonymous ftp to retrieve the file.
A tool (software) for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. You need to know the exact file name or a sub-string of it. A method of searching for files on anonymous FTP servers
A method used to search databases on the Internet. Archie finds FTP sites related to the title, keyword, or subject you indicate.
Archie is an old Internet system of retrieving indexes of FTP servers. Archie servers are accessible from World Wide Web browsers.
An Internet search tool for finding files and programs located on FTP servers.
A method of automatically collecting, indexing, and retrieving files from the Internet.
A program that locates files that are freely available on anonymous ftp sites across the Internet. To use Archie, telnet to one of these sites and login as archie. Type help to obtain full instructions. archie.internic.net archie.ans.net archie.rutgers.edu archie.sura.net archie.unl.edu
A program that catalogs files on over a thousand "anonymous ftp" servers worldwide and lets users search against this database using interactive queries, e-mail, or through other programs like gopher or a Web browser.
A huge database of files available for FTP. You search for a file, then a list of sites that have that particular file is generated. To download the files, just ftp at one of the sites.
A seqarch system that enables you to locate files you can then download via anonymous FTP.
A search tool that helps locate publicly-accessible file archives, as well as the files contained within them, by means of Anonymous FTP.
A Program, which enables you to find, Files on the Internet, which you can transfer to your own PC. Archie searches the Internet & provides you with a list of all the locations of the type or name of file that you are looking for. You can then transfer the file that you require using FTP.
A Canadian-developed tool that can help you to locate files on the Internet.
The name is derived from archive. Archie is a searchable database used for locating files with a given name that are available via anonymous FTP.
An internet service that enables users to search the file databases of many anonymous FTP sites. Can be accessed via telnet, a local Archie client, or e-mail.
An Internet search tool used to look for file names; derived from Archive.
A software utility for finding files stored on FTP servers, Archie is a system for locating files on the Internet. Using Archie you can search through millions of files available on the Internet and find a specific one you are looking for. The Archie database is made up of only the names (and sometimes short descriptions) of the files, so it is best to know the actual name of the file you are looking for. The more specific your request, the more likely you will find the file you want. Because Archie can be very slow, you might want to first try a more general search using a search engine such as Yahoo or AltaVista
An index system that helps you find files in over 1,000 FTP sites.
Archie is a program used for finding files stored on FTP (File Transfer P...
A very useful Internet service that lets you search a large database of materials stored on anonymous FTP sites.
Not widely used anymore. Has been replaced by your web browser. This was primarily a tool for locating files on the Internet's anonymous FTP sites.
Utility that maintains a searchable database of the contents of archive sites.
A tool used for searching FTP sites for various program files.
A search tool that helps you find FTP files located anywhere on the Internet. Archie is both a program and a system of servers (computers that contain indexes of files).ARPANET. Advance Research Project Administration Network. Department of Defense designed for use during a nuclear war.
A system for locating information in files and directories which are publically available through anonymous FTP. A program which automatically polls Internet FTP sites to determine what directories exist and their actual contents. A searchable index results.
A program available via the Internet that allows users to easily search remote systems for files or programs that match specified keywords.
a system for finding publicly available files for FTP over the Internet
A search tool for use with ftp that searches an Archie site (a database of filenames) for a specific filename. (Derived from archive.) See Veronica, Jughead.
In UNIX-based systems linked to Internet, a program that allows the user to search an index of files available by anonymous FTP. Archie currently indexes approximately 2.1 million files on some 1,200 publicly accessible servers (FTP sites) so they can be searched when you log on.
a database server that provides keyword search to locate relevant FTP files
A search engine designed specifically to find files and information on FTP sites.
A search tool for finding files and programs located on FTP servers. The Archie system is comprised of a number of Archie servers located across the United States and the world. Each Archie server indexes the files available on FTP servers in its area. The Archie servers share their indexes with each other; thus, the complete index is accessible from any of the servers. Archie servers can be accessed via Telnet, e-mail or an Archie program.
A method of searching for files on the Internet which has been largely superseded in popular use by the major search engines.
A program for searching for files and directories on the Internet and the Web.
A program that helps you find publicly accessible Internet files that you can transfer to your PC. An Archie program searches other systems on the Internet for files matching the criteria you specify (for example, file name or file type), and provides you a list of the locations of those files, so that you can transfer those files using FTP. Archie programs are usually found on publicly accessible Archie sites that you access using Telnet.
A software tool for finding files located anywhere on the Internet. After Archie locates the file, you can use FTP to get it. Archie is both a program and a system of server computers that contain index of files.
An ancient Internet search tool, not used much since way back in the good old days of 1994. It's an archive of filenames maintained at Internet FTP sites. Don't pine its passing, you didn't miss anything - the Web is much more fun.
An Internet service that searches directories of FTP sites by keyword.
An Internet service used to locate specific files that are available via anonymous FTP servers.
An Internet file-search tool. Archie expects you know something fairly basic about the file, like its name. Archie tells you where to find that file.
A search tool for finding files stored on the Internet. Mostly obsolete since the advent of the World Wide Web.
A system to automatically gather, index and serve information on the Internet. The initial implementation provides an indexed directory of filenames from more than 800 anonymous FTP archives on the Internet -- some 100 gigabytes worth of information. This information is accessible through Archie client programs, through servers reachable using the telnet command, through email servers and through forms on the World Wide Web. Later versions provide indexing services for many different resources.
An internet tool used to find files. Can be downloaded by using FTP.
A network service that allows users to find which anonymous FTP sites contain specific files of interest.
a system to find files available for retrieval by FTP.
An automated Internet search service. Search for wide range of information on a topic through File Transfer Protocol (FTP). See also Veronica.
A UNIX service for searching FTP sites.
An internet tool that allows you to search the Internet for publicly available computer files to copy to your own computer through FTP. It has the disadvantage that the user needs to know the name of the file or program, rather than being able to search using keywords or descriptions. It can also take a long time to respond and have a rather unfriendly interface.
an automatically accumulated index of the names of the files at FTP sites around the world
This is an application that can find files stored on anonymous FTP sites. Search using `key` words and archie will scurry off and return later with a list of files that match your exact file name, sub-string, word or description on all the ftp sites in the world
Archie is a system for searching through FTP archives for particular files. It tends not to be used too much anymore as more general modern search engines are significantly more capable.
A service that helps you find files on the Internet. Each night Archie servers connect with all the anonymous ftp sites they know about and make a list of all the files available to any Internet user. You can use this database to search for files by subject, title, or keywords, and Archie will provide you with the Internet address and the path for the files. You can then grab a copy of the files for yourself using anonymous ftp.
Derived from the word 'archive'. A system used to find files located anywhere on the Internet. Archie is both a program and a system of servers (computers that contain indexes of files). After Archie helps you find a file, you use FTP to download it.
A keyword search program that provides searches for information via FTP.
This is a protocol for searching the internet for applications. With Archie, you first define a server to talk to. You then ask this server for an application. The server then asks other servers it knows for this application. When done, you receive a list of everywhere the server found the application you're looking for. (Anarchie is the excellent for this).
Piece of software for finding files on anonymous FTP sites. It searches only for file names and has been replaced by more powerful web-based search engines. See also anonymous FTP.
Derived from the word archive, Archie is a Net-based service that allows you to locate files that can be downloaded via FTP.
A tool (software) for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. You need to know the exact file name or a substring of it. By 1999 Archie had been almost completely replaced by web-based search engines. Back when FTP was the main way people moved files over the Internet archie was quite popular.
A system that helps you locate files located anywhere on the Internet. After Archie locates the file, you can use FTP to get it. Archie is both a program and a system of server computers that contain indexes of files.
Software written to access an index of ftp archive sites; tracks over 1,000 sites, storing over a million files.
You'll usually hear this term referred to in the phrase "archie search." Archie is a way of automatically gathering, indexing and sometimes even retrieving files on the Internet. Most good archie clients are able to FTP files once you've found the information you're looking for.
A network service that searches FTP sites for files
An Internet utility used to search for file names. There are some 30 odd computer systems throughout the Internet, called "Archie servers," that maintain catalogs of files available for downloading from various FTP sites. Periodically, Archie servers search FTP sites throughout the Internet and record information about the files they find. If you do not have Archie, some Internet hosts let you log on via Telnet as user "archie." See FTP.
A utility for finding files stored on the Internet that you can download using FTP.
A software tool for finding files on the Internet. Some Archie clients can FTP files once they are located.
A method of searching for programs on the Internet before the widespread availability of the web.
Archie refers to a collection of software tools used to search for information stored on anonymous FTP sites. [See Also: FTP
A play on archive, Archie is a distributed database of archive files.
A system for locating files that are made publicly available through anonymous ftp.
An information system offering an electronic directory service for locating information in the Internet that is automatically updated. The best known use of archie is for scanning a database of the contents of more than 1000 Anonymous FTP sites around the world with more than 2,100,000 file names.
An Internet tool for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. See Also: FTP
A tool for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. It is used by entering the exact file name as the search criteria. See Also: Anonymous FTP
(Prehistoric!) database service for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites.
A database service that automatically gathers, indexes, and catalogues files on Internet servers. The initial implementation of Archie provided an indexed directory of filenames from all anonymous FTP archives on the Internet. Later versions provide other collections of information. Archie was developed by McGill School of Computer Science.
A program that searches for information stored in an Anonymous FTP server.
A method for locating specific files on FTP servers. The name is derived from "archives," a reference to FTP files. Largely obsolete.
A software tool for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. Archie cannot search by program name (such as Microsoft Word 97,) only by file name (such as mword97.exe or whatever the Microsoft Word 97 file might be.) You will need to know the exact filename or a sub-string within it in order to obtain accurate results with an Archie client.
A program that enables you to search for files anywhere on the Internet by filename.
One of the searching tools available, Archie searches for files available for FTP.
is a searchable database of the location of files that are available for the public to download.
A search system that tracks the holdings at FTP sites.
This is the software you need to find files stored on Anonymous FTP (Archie clients) sites. To use this software effectively you really should know the exact name of the file you are looking to download. This software predates the world wide web. It does not offer real-time and anything goes queries that you find at your Altavista, HotBot or Yahoo search engine. You're not likely to use this software unless you are a "real" researcher or have many years of experience with the Internet
a search tool that helps you locate information stored at hundreds of anonymous FTP sites around the Internet.
A system to automatically gather, index and serve information onthe Internet. The initial implementation of archie provided anindexed directory of filenames from all anonymous FTP archives onthe Internet. Later versions provide other collections ofinformation. See also: archive site, Gopher, Prospero, Wide AreaInformation Servers. archive site
A kind of search engine to automatically gather, index and provide information about files contained in all anonymous FTP archives on the Internet. See also: FTP.
A service that indexes files found on FTP servers. It is not used much anymore, due to the popularity of the Web and large download sites that are already...
A system to automatically gather, index and serve information on the Internet. The initial implementation of archie by McGill University School of Computer Science provided an indexed directory of filenames from all anonymous FTP archives on the Internet. Later versions provide other collections of information. Source: Dictionary.com
An information service which helps to locate a file which can then retrieved by anonymous FTP.
A computer program to locate files on public FTP servers.
A software tool for locating files on anonymous FTP sites . Archie is actually an indexing spider that visits each anonymous FTP site, reads all the directory and file names , and then indexes them in one large index. A user can then query Archie which checks the query against the index. To use Archie , you can Telnet to a server that you know has Archie on it and then enter Archie search commands. See Also: FTP, Telnet To top
A database of anonymous FTP sites and files. Useful for finding files of a specified type which are available via FTP.
search device for documents on anonymous FTP server machines; the search matches filenames
A special facility that helps users locate a file on the Internet. See Chapter 7.
A program that enables you to search for a particular file on Internet FTP servers by filename.
A software indexing tool for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. In order to search an Archie system, the name of the desired file (or at least a substring) must be known. See also FTP.
A program that locates files that are freely available on anonymous ftp sites across the Internet. To use Archie, telnet to one of these sites and login as archie. telnet://archie.unl.edu telnet://archie.internic.net telnet://archie.rutgers.edu telnet://archie.ans.net
n. An Internet utility for finding files in public archives obtainable by anonymous FTP. The master Archie server at McGill University in Montreal downloads FTP indexes from participating FTP servers and merges them into a master list and sends updated copies of the master list to other Archie servers each day. Archie is a shortened form of archive. See also anonymous FTP, FTP1 (definition 1). Compare Jughead, Veronica.
A computer software program that lets you type in a key word to search for things. You can use Archie to search thousands of FTP databases all over the world for the file or files that contain the information you are looking for.
A database listing the names of files located on the Internet at certain public archive sites.
A system to automatically gather, index and serve information on the Internet. The initial implementation of archie provided an indexed directory of filenames from all anonymous FTP archives on the Internet. Later versions provide other collections of information. See also: archive site, Gopher, Prospero, Wide Area Information Servers.
A software search tool for finding specific files stored on anonymous FTP sites.
A service which provides lookups for packages in a database of the offerings of countless of anonymous FTP sites. See Chapter 3.3 [archie], for a full description.
A program and database which locates files on the Internet.
An online database of anonymous ftp sites and their contents. It allows to search the ftp repositories using file name queries.
Network service for searching ftp sites.
Search tool used to find resources stored on Internet-based FTP servers.
A tool for finding files at FTP sites.
One of the first search engines introduced to the nets, developed by Peter Deutsch and others at McGill U. Archie is software that indexes thousands of ftp sites and lets you search for the files and software that you want. It was short for "archiver", protested Deutsch, after the search tools VERONICA and JUGHEAD followed it. To try out Archie from the web, start from NASA's Archieplex site.
is software that allows you to search through files much like you would have used a card catalogue in a library. Given a keyword, filename, part of a filename, or a regular expression, it searches an index of registered Internet archives. It then provides pathway information to the computers that have the file(s) for which you have asked.
A software application enabling you to locate particular files on ...
A system that automatically gathers, indexes, and serves archived information on the Internet.The initial implementation of Archie provided an indexed directory of filenames from anonymous FTP archives on the Internet. Later versions provide other collections of information. See also archive site, Gopher Wide Area Information Servers. WWWebfx Home Page
A search utility used on the Internet to locate files in FTP sites, these files are generally public domain files that anyone can download.
A rather antiquated program which lets you search for files on the Internet. back to the top
A program that catalogs files on over 1,000 Internet servers.
A utility that allows one to search for files on publicly accessible "ftp" sites. Archie stores a database of ftp sites that allow "anonymous" public access as well as the available files.
also known as Anarchie for the Mac® . Archie is an Internet application that finds different files on other computers attached to the Internet.
A database of anonymous ftp sites and their contents, "Archie" keeps track of the entire contents of these sites, and allows users to search for files on those sites using various different kinds of filename searches.
An early Internet search tool not used much since the advent of the Web Browser in 1994. It is an archive of filenames maintained at Internet FTP sites. See Also: Browser, Veronica
A tool for locating files that are publicly available by anonymous FTP.
An application that enables you to easily search for information at anonymous FTP sites on the Internet.
A service which provides lookups for packages in a database of the offerings of countless of anonymous FTP sites. See section The archie Server for a full description.
A searching engine for locating a document or file of interest on an anonymous FTP site on the Internet.. Luis was interested in finding an FTP site which had a particular shareware file so he entered the file's name into the Archie search form. In the past, before the advent of web browsers, Archie was one of the only available searching tools of the Internet, but modern web searching engines have far greater ease of use and flexibility. Aaron was a Macintosh user and wanted to find an FTP site to obtain the StuffIt decompression program for his Mac, so he entered the keyword Stuffit in the Archie request form and located a site at the " Macintosh Watering Hole" site on the Web.
An online database of anonymous ftp sites. Archie is used to search for particular documents on a large range of FTP archive sites. Some clients can download the files found without additional software
An internet tool for finding specific fields that are available in publicly accessible File Transfer Protocol (FTP) archives. ኣáˆáŠª View
A system for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites.
A database search method which points the Internet user to specific files and FTP sites. Archie can be used to search by subject, title, or keyword.
Archie is a database containing information on what documents and programmes are located on FTP servers. It would not be used in a marketing context unless looking for a specific piece of software or document name.
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The system used in searching FTP sites for files. Also Veronica's boyfriend.
A system for locating files that are stored on FTP file servers. A search utility. A keyword search service that searches the directory and file titles of all FTP sites that are indexed.
An Internet service that searches a database of FTP sites for a file. Archie Request Form.
Abbreviation for archive; a protocol for searching at any site on the Internet that may be accessed through a file transfer protocol, or FTP. Archie can be used to know what’s available at an FTP site; it enables searches for files about certain subjects.
Archie is a program to locate files (including documents and programs) that are stored in anonymous FTP servers over the Internet.
Internet search engine specially for FTP files.
A system that automatically generates and maintains a database for anonymous FTP servers' contents. An archie server accesses information from FTP servers and archives the directory listings. An archie client can access these databases and search for programs or files matching a particular name.