SNARK FAQ

Table of Contents

• Frequently asked questions
• What's new
• To-do list

Why can't I see the SNARK forms?

Because you're not running a JavaScript-enabled version of Netscape. A Snark is completely invisible to non-JavaScript browsers.

Why's it called SNARK?

Because it's meant to help you hunt things down. I guess it should really be called Snark-Hunter. Lewis Carroll poem

Can SNARK interface to search engines that accept input via the POST method?

No. However, many search engines will accept both GET and POST based queries. To find out, save a local copy of the html page with the engine's search form on it, and edit the <FORM ...> tag to use method="GET" instead of method="POST". See if a search with this newly-modified form works. If so, you can add this engine to SNARK.

How can I make the SNARK results appear in a different frame from the query?

John Campbell has modified SNARK to do this. He calls it the Boojum; give it a try!

Are there other SNARK'ish utilities out there?

Yes. See WebXSPUR (uses JavaScript + frames) and CUSI (uses CGI to same effect).

18 May 1996

Version 1.0 announced. Fixes a small bug which caused incompatibility with Netscape 3.0beta4--namely, I added the token "new" to the line:
   var engs = new MakeArray(MAX_ENGINES);

26 January 1996

Version 0.2 announced.

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