- Anonymous FTP server index database
- Provides searching (querying), of a database of available, (freeware, shareware, demo), software and info files on (Archie) Internet hosts.
- The Archie database store information on files available from anonymous FTP Internet sites.
- The Archie database is distributed on multiple Archie servers, each of which contain identical file information, (i.e. searching one Archie server is equivalent to serving any Archie server).
- The Archie database contains both the directory path and the file names for files for different computer platforms.
- Use local clients/servers to decrease net traffic
- Search from specific -> general NOT general -> specific
- Access archie servers during off-hours
- Search types: Choose search method to minimize matche,s e.g. Exact, sub (substring)
- Restrict search domains (decrease transatlantic load --client dependent)
- Set country and type of sites to be searched to decrease transatlantic load (e.g. usa, edu, com, gov, mil)
- Requires searching only a subset of the Archie Database
- Windows
WS Archie - a MS Windows client
ArchieWin - a MS Windows client
- Macintosh
Anarchie - a Macintosh client
- UNIX
XArchie - an X-Windows client for UNIX
- Remote WWW Archie clients should only be used when a local Archie client is unavailable.
- List of WWW sites offering Archie services
- Rutgers WWW Archie Access Rutgers' Archie Search Form shown below
