<article lang="&language;" id="webdav">
<title>webdav</title>
<articleinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author><firstname>Hamish</firstname><surname>Rodda</surname>
<affiliation><address><email>meddie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au</email></address></affiliation></author>
</authorgroup>

<date>2002-01-21</date>

</articleinfo>

<para><acronym>WebDAV</acronym> is a <emphasis>D</emphasis>istributed
<emphasis>A</emphasis>uthoring and <emphasis>V</emphasis>ersioning protocol for
the World Wide Web. It allows for easy management of documents and scripts on a
<ulink url="help:/kioslave/webdav.html">http</ulink> server, and has additional
features designed to simplify version management amongst multiple authors.</para>

<para>Usage of this protocol is simple. Type the location you want to view,
similar to a <acronym>http</acronym> URL except for the webdav:// protocol
name at the start. An example is
<userinput>webdav://<replaceable>www.hostname.com/path/</replaceable></userinput>.
If you specify a directory name, a list of files and directories will be displayed,
and you can manipulate these directories and files just as you would with any
other filesystem.</para>

<variablelist>
<title>WebDAV Features</title>
<varlistentry>
<term>Locking</term>
<listitem>
<para>File locking allows users to lock a file, informing others that they are
currently working on this file. This way, editing can be done without fear that
the changes may be overwritten by another person who is also editing the same
document.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Source file access</term>
<listitem>
<para><acronym>WebDAV</acronym> allows access to the script which is called to
produce a specific page, so changes can be made to the script itself.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Per-document property support</term>
<listitem>
<para>Arbitrary properties may be set to assist identification of a document,
such as the author.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>To take advantage of these additional capabilities, you will need an
application which supports them. No application currently supports them through
this kioslave.</para>

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