<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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