About protocol handlers (Office SharePoint Server 2007)

Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14

The crawler uses protocol handlers to access content. When creating a content source, shared services administrators specify the protocol handler that the crawler will use when crawling the URLs specified in that content source. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides protocol handlers for all common Internet protocols. The following table shows the protocol handlers that are installed by default.

If you want to crawl content that does not have a protocol handler installed, you must install a third-party or custom protocol handler before you can crawl that content. Several third-party protocol handlers, with accompanying installation instructions, are available for Office SharePoint Server 2007. Check with the third-party manufacturer for instructions when you install third-party protocol handlers.

Crawling content from enterprise content management systems

Office SharePoint Server 2007 has protocol handlers that enable it to connect to and index content from other enterprise content management systems. Because the content is indexed into an Office SharePoint Server 2007 content index, users can search and get results from these content sources by using the SharePoint search user interface.

Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum

The Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum includes a protocol handler that enables Office SharePoint Server 2007 to index content from EMC Documentum content sources. This connector also allows metadata to be indexed for advanced searches. Users can perform searches and review search results from the SharePoint search user interface.

For information about installing and administering this protocol handler, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector for EMC Documentum Installation and Administration Guide. For information about system requirements and additional configuration considerations, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum Release Notes. For information about known issues, see Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for EMC Documentum Known Issues.

Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet

The Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet enables Microsoft enterprise search systems to index the contents of an IBM FileNet repository. Once indexed, this connector also allows IBM FileNet search results to be displayed for users from within the Microsoft enterprise search system. These capabilities are based on the connector’s ability to natively access the appropriate file formats, data structures and security implementation of the IBM FileNet document management system. This protocol handler also integrates metadata for advanced searches.

For information about installing and administering this protocol handler, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector for IBM FileNet Installation and Administration Guide. For information about system requirements and additional configuration options, see the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet Release Notes. For information about known issues, see Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet Known Issues.

See Also

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