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| Mutt is a text-based email client with Win32 versions |
Pegasus Mail | |
Pine is another text-based email client with Win32 versions | |
File Downloading | Reget is an excellent download program capable of resuming broken downloads. |
The people from Streaming Download Project have a download program which allows capture of streaming protocols including mms, mmst and mmsu [f2.org copy of SDP Downloader 2.0.0 (2.8 Mbyte)] | |
File Transfer | WinSCP is a good SCP client [f2.org copy of WinSCP 3.5.6 (1.3 Mbyte)] |
FileZilla
is
an
excellent
FTP
program
which
supports
secure-FTP
(SFTP). [f2.org copy of FileZilla 2.2.5 (4.0 Mbyte)] | |
WS_FTP
LE
is
a
very
usable
but
hard-to-find
freeware
FTP
program;
will
transfer
files
&
directories
in
bulk.
NB
-
licenced
for
non-business
use
only. [f2.org copy of WS_FTP LE 5.08 (691 Kbyte)] search for other locations | |
SmartFTP is a nice FTP program with an explorer-like drag-and-drop interface; handy for uploading or downloading directories in bulk. | |
Synchronise PC Clock | Dimension 4 from ThinkMan will synchronise your PC's clock from an accurate source over the net. Approx 300 Kbyte download. |
Web
Browser
/ |
Firefox
is
a
successor
to
Mozilla,
but
doesn't
have
such
built-in
features
as
Mozilla's
HTML
editor Some handy firefox plugins:
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Mozilla
is
a
an
open-source
web
browser,
designed
for
standards-compliance,
performance
and
portability. Update 2006-01-30: The Mozilla browser/editor is continuing development under the project name SeaMonkey | |
AOL
Press
is
the
best
free
WYSIWYG
HTML
editor
I've
seen,
despite
the fact
that
it
is
HTML
3-based.
The
AOL
Press
web
site
no
longer
exists,
but
the
files
are
still
around
on
various
FTP
sites. [f2.org copy of the install file (3.4 mbyte) and PDF documentation (5.3 mbyte)]. | |
Amaya is a free WYSIWYG HTML browsing editor - includes source code! Produced by WC3, Amaya supports the proposed MathML markup language. | |
Old versions of Netscape can be found at http://www.cantech.net.au/ftp/windows/browsers/netscape/ and the Netscape Software Archive. | |
Old
versions
of
Microsoft's
Internet
Explorer
may
be
found
at
www.oldversion.com
--
currently
(2003-01-20)
versions
1.0,
2.0,
3.02
(Win95
&
WinNT
versions). Another site has a stand-alone (installs without a net connection) version of IE5.5 | |
Lynx
is
a
text-based
WWW
browser
(why
you
might
want
to
use
Lynx)
For
win32
ports,
check
out
www.fdisk.com/doslynx/lynxport.htm [f2.org copy of Lynx2.8.1 for win32 (626 Kbyte)] | |
Firewall Tunnel | SocksCap is a win16 / win32 utility allowing applications to tunnel through a SOCKS firewall. |
Network Monitoring |
MyNetMon
from
Turkish
Security
Network
is
a
network
monitoring
tool
for
Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP [f2.org copy of mynetmon.zip version 2.0.0.17 (1.4 Mbyte)] Note:
MyNetMon
requires
the
WinPcap
library |
Firewall |
Recent
versions
of
Tiny
Personal
Firewall
Tiny
Software
are
no
longer
free. The latest freeware version I can locate is Tiny Personal Firewall version 2.0.15 (1.4 Mbyte). The interface is a bit unfriendly unless you know a bit about packets and ports. |
ZoneAlarm 2.6 is free for personal and non-profit use (excluding governmental entities and educational institutions) | |
Sygate Personal Firewall is free for personal use. Win98/ME/2000/XP | |
See www.spychecker.com for other windows firewall solutions (some free, some not). | |
HTML Compiler | EBook HTML compiler from Software Design compiles HTML files, images etc into a stand-alone .EXE file. Free for non-commercial use. NB! [Dec 2000] EBook is now shareware; while fully functional the unregistered compiled books bear a "Not For Distribution" caption and are subject to a time limit. |
X-Windows Emulation | Mi/x from MicroImages is an X11R5 server. NB! [Jan 2000] - Mi/x is no longer freeware for Windows - 15 day free trial and then US$25 to buy. Still free for the Macintosh. The Mi/x FAQ |
Remote control | VNC from AT&T Labs (UK) lets you view desktops across networks, like a free version of PcAnyhwere. VNC is platform independent (Solaris, Linux, OSF/1, Win32, Mac). |
Telnet / SSH |
PuTTY
is
a
free
Win32
Telnet/SSH
client. [f2.org copy of putty-0.53b-installer.exe (1.1 Mbyte)] [f2.org copy of putty-0.53b.exe (348 Kbyte)] |
TeraTerm
Pro
is
a
terminal
emulator
which
has
an
SSH
(Secure
SHell)
plugin [f2.org copy of ttermp23.zip (922 Kbyte)] [f2.org copy of ttssh154.zip (266 Kbyte)] | |
Kinsole
is
a
pleasant
replacement
for
the
piece
of
poo
called
'telnet'
that
comes
with
Windows [f2.org copy of kinsole.exe (97 Kbyte)] | |
WWW Link Verifyer | Xenu's Link Sleuth by Tilman Hausherr verifies internal/external links from a web site; can check files on a local machine; handy to keep your links up-to-date; does not check validity of page anchors. [f2.org copy (200 Kbyte)] |
WWW Server | Apache WWW Server - Apache bug database. The Win32 versions of Apache require a recent of the Microsoft Windows Installer |
Web Ad Removal | JunkBusters & Guidescope have HTTP proxys which filter out ads from WWW pages |
Bookmarklets for Zapping Annoyances - add a button to your browser's task bar to remove images, plugins, blinking text etc from web pages. Works with Firefox, and to a limited extent with Internet Explorer, Opera and Netscape. | |
Sypware Removal | Ad-Aware is a free program that removes spyware installed by unscrupulous net applications and browser plugins. |
SpyBot
is
another
free
program
that
removes
spyware.
Win98/ME/2000/XP. [SpyBot version 1.2 (3.6 Mbyte)] | |
CWShredder is a free program that removes the CoolWebSearch spyware. | |
See www.spychecker.com for more spyware solutions for windows (some free, some not) |
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