https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/ 2026-04-18T19:20:33+00:00 https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/ https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2023-04-19T08:56:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:corpus_creation_mode&rev=1681894614&do=diff Corpus creation mode You can choose between the following creation “modes”: * Simple mode * Custom tuples * Custom URLs * Local files * Local queries Simple mode (recommended) This is the standard method for creating a BootCaT corpus: you choose seeds, build random tuples, collect URLs and finally build the corpus. text/html 2022-05-17T11:31:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:determine_version&rev=1652787080&do=diff What version of BootCat am I running? To find out what version of BootCaT you're running * go to Help -> About * a dialog will appear containing general information about the program, including version number text/html 2026-01-12T10:12:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:download_mac_version&rev=1768212771&do=diff How to download BootCaT for Mac READ THIS CAREFULLY, DON'T JUST DOWNLOAD IT BECAUSE IT WON'T WORK! Download BootCaT from here and install it: <https://bootcat.dipintra.it/download/BootCaT-1.57_Intel.dmg> If you want the Apple Silicon version download this (if you're not sure what “Apple Silicon” means, then use the link above): text/html 2017-10-20T13:11:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:external_browser&rev=1508505106&do=diff Using an external browser Since version 1.0, BootCaT can compose queries that will be issued to a search engine via an external browser. Using this method, it's possible to circumvent search engine key limitations. Procedure When asked to choose a search engine, choose text/html 2016-02-12T12:02:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:faq&rev=1455278575&do=diff Frequently Asked Questions Q: BootCaT gets stuck while "retrieving URLs", what can I do? Please refer to the troubleshooting section. text/html 2016-10-20T13:38:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:how_to_get_a_windows_azure_marketplace_accountkey&rev=1476970710&do=diff Why do I need an AppId? NB: information presented here is outdated, in order to use newer versions of BootCaT (0.80 and above) you need the new Bing Web Search API version 5, more info here BootCaT uses the Bing search engine to find web pages relevant to your domain. Unfortunately, in order to perform this kind of automated search, you need to register for an account that limits the number of queries that can be submitted (this limitation is enforced by Bing to prevent abuses). text/html 2012-05-30T13:24:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:lists&rev=1338384292&do=diff Blacklists and whitelists Blacklists A blacklist is a list of “bad” words (e.g., pornographic terms). If a document contains more than a certain number of types or tokens from this list, it will be discarded. The “Types” and “Tokens” parameters let you specify the number of types and tokens from the text/html 2019-10-31T09:53:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:search_engine_key&rev=1572515612&do=diff Search Engine Key N.B. We no longer provide support for API keys, below you'll find information about old versions of BootCaT that are no longer maintained. Bing API version 7 In mid 2017 Bing updated the search engine API to version 7 which is supported since BootCaT version 1.0 (get the latest version of BootCaT text/html 2021-02-10T11:14:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.sslmit.unibo.it/doku.php?id=bootcat:help:use_external_downloader&rev=1612955662&do=diff Using an external downloader When you download a very long list of URLs, sometimes BootCaT will crash. We're trying to fix the problem, but for now here's a handy workaround. Even if BootCaT crashed while downloading files, you can find a file called