Figure 1 - Server options panel selected in Seamonkey
Annozilla works by sending and receiving annotations from specified servers. There are two types of server, Remote Servers and Local Servers.
Figure 1 - Server options panel selected in Seamonkey
A Remote Server is contacted using http. It can be located on the internet, or on a local computer. It will allow the user to save and load annotations stored at a specified location (URL).
In order to use a Remote Server, you will need to know this URL, and to have set up an account with a username and password.
Note: The W3C maintain a test server at http://annotest.w3.org/annotations.
A Local Server saves its annotations onto the local hard disk. Annotations saved to a Local Server cannot be shared with other users.
A Local Server is provided with Annozilla.
Before you load any annotations, you must set up the servers which you will use to load and save annotations. These are accessed under the Server Options section of the annozilla preferences.
Users of Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and above will also have to select the "Edit Server Options" button before the server list can be edited.
The screen will display a list of servers with "New", "Edit", and "Remove" buttons. This can be used to set up one or more Remote Servers to use.
Figure 2 - Configuring a new Remote Server
Please note that the passwords used in Annozilla are not saved or transmitted securely.
If you have not configured a Local Server, then a button "Add Local Server" will also be available. This will add a server to the list with the special name "urn:localserver". Once you have added a Local Server, the button will change to "Remove Local Server".
The "Default Post Server" is the server to which annotations are saved, by default. You can either type in the URL of a server, or right-click on one of the servers in the list and select "Set as Default Post Server".