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- Winsock Client Software Reviews
-
- * Introduction
- * Chat and Personal Communications
- * File Search and Transfer
- * Gopher Search Tools
- * Identification Tools
- * Mail Clients
- * Mail/News clients
- * Misc Tools
- * Telnet
- * WAIS
- * WWW browsers
- * Addendum
-
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-
- WINSOCK CLIENT SOFTWARE -- August 1994
- -----------------------------------------------
-
- This is a detailed listing of the best available winsock
- client based shareware/freeware used in communicating
- through a modem to the Internet. I have indicated if there
- is a prime location where the latest version is usually
- available. With the file names and associated data which I
- have supplied all of these packages can also be readily
- found on the Internet through search tools like Archie and
- Gopher, often in multiple locations.
-
- Using these packages with a modem requires:
-
- 1. Windows 3.1 or better.
- 2. A "slip" account with an Internet provider.
- 3. A special communications package capable of
- accessing the slip account through a modem, such as
- Peter Tattam's shareware package Trumpet Winsock
- version 1.0a (twsk10a.zip available by ftp from:
- ftp.utas.edu.au: /pc/trumpet/winsock)
-
- Standard disclaimer applies - as with everything you use
- these out at your own risk. Many of these packages are still
- being developed by their authors. Being freeware or low
- cost shareware the rewards for their creativity and long
- hours of work are minimal at best. Appreciate their efforts.
-
- INDEX to Categories / Number of items:
-
- CHAT/PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS - 6
- FILE SEARCH AND TRANSFER PROTOCOLS - 5
- GOPHER SEARCH TOOLS - 5
- IDENTIFICATION TOOLS - 3
- MAIL - 5
- MAIL & NEWS - 5
- MISCELLANEOUS - 6
- NON-WINSOCK MISCELLANEOUS - 4
- TELNET- 8
- WAIS - 3
- WORLD WIDE WEB BROWSERS - 3
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- [][][][][][][] CHAT / PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS [][][][][][]
-
- NAME: CU-SeeMe
- PRIME PURPOSE: One way/two way/multiple video(!)
- conferencing.
- FILE NAME: cuseeme.zip
- FILE SIZE: 90,601
- LATEST VERSION: W.34a1 July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: gated.cornell.edu: /pub/video
- COST: free.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
- COMMENTS: Not a stable product, but under
- considerable development effort. Even if
- you don't have the capability to send,
- there are several reflector sites
- available where you can use this package to
- sneak a peek. The low data transfer speeds
-
- on modem connections are a big problem, but
- this is nevertheless interesting. Try it!
- Further info on reflector sites from:
- http://www.ludvigsen.dhhalden.no/webdoc/vid
- eo.html
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Internet Voice Chat
- PRIME PURPOSE: 2 way Internet voice(!) communications
- FILE NAME: ivc10.zip
- FILE SIZE: 331,720
- LATEST VERSION: 1.0 May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST: Shareware $US 20
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
-
- COMMENTS: Requires microphone, sound card etc.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: IRCIIWIN
- PRIME PURPOSE: Internet Relay Chat II (IRC II)
- FILE NAME: irciiwin.zip
- FILE SIZE: 90,221
- LATEST VERSION: 1.00 July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST: Shareware $50 single user, $450 site license
- DOCUMENTATION: Negligible, no on-line help in unregistered
- version.
- COMMENTS: Brand new, just released.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Winsock IRC
- PRIME PURPOSE: Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
- FILE NAME: winirc.exe
- FILE SIZE: 96,000
- LATEST VERSION: .1 Beta
- AVAILABLE FROM:
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: Negligible/inadequate. Only documentation
- is in a separate file winirc.doc, 313
- bytes, usually found in the same directory
- as the program file which should be
- downloaded at the same time, and in which
- the suggestion is made that if
- documentation is needed for this windows
- version it should be obtained from one of
- the corresponding DOS versions (such as
-
- irc101.zip, 65,737 bytes, Nov. 1993) which
- is supposedly applicable.
- COMMENTS:
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WS IRC
- PRIME PURPOSE: Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
- FILE NAME: wsirc14.zip
- FILE SIZE: 486,383
- LATEST VERSION: 1.14-S July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: USA: cs.bu.edu /irc/clients/pc/windows
- USA: winftp.cica.indiana.edu
- EUROPE: ftp.demon.co.uk
- COST: Shareware version $US 39.95 (1 disk, 1
- manual), students 24.95. Site license: $US
- 449.95 (20 disks, 20 manuals)
-
- DOCUMENTATION: Good. A comprehensive list of IRC servers
- is included in a separate file.
- COMMENTS: Also available in a simpler freeware
- version (WSIRC 1.14-G).
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Wintalk
- PRIME PURPOSE: Two way on-line communications
- FILE NAME: wtalk11.zip
- FILE SIZE: 142,801
- LATEST VERSION: 1.1 March 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.elf.com /pub/wintalk
- COST: Freeware
- DOCUMENTATION: Good, but no on-line help
- COMMENTS: May not work properly with current Trumpet
- winsock 1.0a, (winsock bugs). S/B OK with
-
- newer trumpet release.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- [][][][][][] FILE SEARCH AND TRANSFER PROTOCOLS [][][][][][]
-
- NAME: WINFSP
- PRIME PURPOSE: File Service Protocol (FSP)
- FILE NAME: winfsp12.zip
- FILE SIZE: 57,956
- LATEST VERSION: 1.2 August 1993
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST: Freeware
- DOCUMENTATION: Limited, no on-line help
- COMMENTS: Sometimes nicknamed "file slurping
-
- protocol" this is only usable on certain
- servers. Once tooted as a potential
- replacement for FTP, it just doesnÆt seem
- to be going anywhere.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Wftpd
- PRIME PURPOSE: File retrieval server ("daemon" FTP)
- FILE NAME: wftbd19c.zip
- FILE SIZE: 131,178
- LATEST VERSION: 1.9c May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.wst.com: /pub/winsock/wftpd
- COST: Shareware $US 15
- DOCUMENTATION: Negligible with unregistered version.
- COMMENTS: Enables you to turn your PC into an
- Internet FTP server so that others can
-
- log on and retrieve files from your
- machine. Registration is recommended! Note:
- beginning with version 1.9b a security bug
- found in all previous versions is fixed.
- Doesn't really belong in this client
- listing, but here it is anyway for the last
- time.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WinFTP
- PRIME PURPOSE: File retrieval (FTP)
- FILE NAME: winftp.zip
- FILE SIZE: 177,738
- LATEST VERSION: Jan 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
-
- COST: Released to Public Domain.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: Based on an earlier version of WSFTP with
- some added features . Program contains both
- 16 and 32 bit execution versions,
- (winftp.exe and win32ftp.exe), your choice
- if you have 32 bit capability, although IÆm
- not sure if thereÆs any real difference in
- performance between the two.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WSARCHIE
- PRIME PURPOSE: File search tool (Archie)
- FILE NAME: wsarch06.zip
- FILE SIZE: 170,904
- LATEST VERSION: alpha .6 July 1994
-
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.demon.co.uk:
- /pub/ibmpc/winsock/apps/wsarchie
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: Works well with WSFTP to retrieve files.
- Visually well laid out and functioning
- mainscreen. Latest version now has the
- capability to save search results to a text
- file and later retrieve.
- Recommended.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WSFTP
- PRIME PURPOSE: File retrieval (FTP)
- FILE NAME: ws_ftp.zip
- FILE SIZE: 94,883
-
- LATEST VERSION: 2.01 July 1994. Note: unfortunately the
- various versions to date are
- indistinguishable by file name, but latest
- version is always in the site listed below,
- or if looking elsewhere, match by file size
- to double check .
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.usma.edu: /pub/msdos/winsock.files
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use..
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
- COMMENTS: Major new version 2.00 (93,463 bytes) just
- released, a very good upgrade with many new
- features. Version 2.01 (94,883 bytes) was
- released a few days later (July 23) to fix
- a couple of minor glitches. See also the
- matching file search package WSARCHIE
- above.
-
- Recommended
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]][][][][]
- [][][][][][][][] GOPHER SEARCH TOOLS [][][][][][][][][][]
-
- NAME: BCGopher (Boston College Gopher)
- PRIME PURPOSE: Gopher search tool
- FILE NAME: bcgopher.zip
- FILE SIZE: 151,533
- LATEST VERSION: .7 beta April 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: bcinfo.bc.edu:/ftp/pub/bcgopher
- ftp.ucdavis.edu:/win-public/Winsock
- boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pub/gopher/Windows
- COST: Freeware.
- DOCUMENTATION: Start up information and on-line help file
-
- with a brief explanation of the term
- "gopher"
- COMMENTS: Deserves an award for best gopher icon I've
- seen.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Gopher Book
- PRIME PURPOSE: Gopher search tool
- FILE NAME: gophbook.zip or gophbk11.zip
- FILE SIZE: 888,666
- LATEST VERSION: 1.1 May 1993
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST: Freeware. Winjpeg, included as a default
- image viewer, shareware $US20.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
-
- COMMENTS: Menus are displayed as pages in a book. A
- rather large package for a gopher.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: HGopher (Hampsons Gopher)
- PRIME PURPOSE: Gopher search tool
- FILE NAME: hgopher2.4.zip, hgopher24.zip,
- hgopher2.zip, and goph24.zip. Take your
- pick, and I'm not sure if I got all of them
- from the many locations carrying this
- program. Only a nuclear accident could
- explain this many mutations.
- FILE SIZE: 199,833
- LATEST VERSION: 2.4 Jan 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pub/gopher/Windows
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use.
-
- DOCUMENTATION: Good. This version now has on-line help.
- Good/bad news: huge detailed help file
- (739K)
- COMMENTS:
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WGopher
- PRIME PURPOSE: Gopher search tool
- FILE NAME: wgoph23.zip
- FILE SIZE: 120,469
- LATEST VERSION: 2.3 May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cuhk.hk:/pub/gopher/PC
- COST: No charge for non-commercial purposes.
- DOCUMENTATION: Minimal, no on-line documentation yet.
- COMMENTS: Under development.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WSGopher
- PRIME PURPOSE: Gopher search tool
- FILE NAME: wsg-101.exe
- FILE SIZE: 326,494
- LATEST VERSION: 1.01 May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pub/gopher/Windows
- sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-
- windows
- /winsock/apps
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good. Now has an on-line help file.
- COMMENTS: May not work with Windows NT
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
-
- [][][][][][][][][] IDENTIFICATION TOOLS [][][][][][][][][]
-
- NAME: WS Finger
- PRIME PURPOSE: Finger query
- FILE NAME: wsfngr11.zip
- FILE SIZE: 91,785
- LATEST VERSION: 1.1 Feb. 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM:
- COST: Freeware
- DOCUMENTATION: Minimal, but little required.
- COMMENTS:
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Mfinger
- PRIME PURPOSE: Finger query
- FILE NAME: finger31.zip
-
- FILE SIZE: 68,108
- LATEST VERSION: 3.1 March 1993
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: Minimal, but little required.
- COMMENTS: Contains two executables, one for Berkeley
- style synchronous blocking (finger.exe),
- the other for asynchronous winsockets
- (mfinger.exe).
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Winwhois
- PRIME PURPOSE: Whois identification
- FILE NAME: winwhois.zip
- FILE SIZE: 24,954
-
- LATEST VERSION: 1.01 May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM:
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: Minimal, but little required.
- COMMENTS: Uses the Whois protocol for looking up
- people at servers at various sites.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]][][]
- [][][][][][][][][][][][] MAIL [][][][][][][][][][][][][]
-
- NAME: Eudora
- PRIME PURPOSE: Electronic mail
- FILE NAME: eu142b16.exe
- FILE SIZE: 298,354
- LATEST VERSION: 1.4.2b16 June 1994
-
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.qualcomm.com:
- /quest/windows/eudora/1.4/beta
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use.
- DOCUMENTATION: Minimal documentation including lack of on-
- line help (in unregistered version) can be
- a problem. Note that a third party manual
- for the PC and Mac versions is available
- through the WWW from:
- http://soc.staffs.ac.uk
- COMMENTS: Very popular. Latest version also now runs
- under Windows NT and OS2. Commercial
- version 2.0 available with additional
- features and documentation starting at $US
- 65.00 for a single user. Some features in
- the free version are limited. The
- registered version apparently has logon
-
- capability without slip. Recommended (icky
- bitty toolbar notwithstanding).
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- For IMAIL see WS_GMail.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Pegasus Mail
- PRIME PURPOSE: Electronic mail
- FILE NAME: winpm111.zip
- FILE SIZE: 757,998
- LATEST VERSION: 1.11 April 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: risc.ua.edu: /pub/network/pegasus
- COST: Free!
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: Unlike Eudora, this current version of
-
- Pegasus does not yet have the capability of
- running in the background, checking on mail
- at regular intervals, (more of an issue for
- network users). Nonetheless, it does have
- many other features and the price is
- certainly just about right! This is
- another popular mail package. Recommended,
- (in spite of another icky bitty toolbar).
- See also the add-on utility WinBiff in the
- Miscellaneous section.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: RFD Mail
- PRIME PURPOSE: Electronic mail
- FILE NAME: Available as either rfdml122.zip or
- rfdmail.zip Note: If downloading
-
- rfdmail.zip check to make sure that it is
- this latest version by matching file size.
- Do NOT use older versions such as 1.21.
- FILE SIZE: 753,793
- LATEST VERSION: 1.22 July 1994 (Do not use earlier
- versions)
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.std.com /customers/software/rfdmail
- garbo.uwasa.fi /windows/comm
- Various forums in Compuserve and Genie.
- COST: Shareware $US 29.95
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: Automated installation. Has direct dial
- mail access capabilities but creating and
- modifying script files for this can be
- very cumbersome unless you are fortunately
- using one of the on line services for which
-
- script files are provided. SMTP/POP
- capability has just been added with this
- latest version, which does require more
- disk space (installed) than most other mail
- packages. Nonetheless, a potential
- competitor for Eudora and Pegasus.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Winelm
- PRIME PURPOSE: Electronic mail
- FILE NAME: winelm.zip
- FILE SIZE: 259,553
- LATEST VERSION: March 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST:
-
- DOCUMENTATION: Inadequate, almost none.
- COMMENTS:
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WS_Gmail
- PRIME PURPOSE: Electronic mail
- FILE NAME: ws_gmail.zip
- FILE SIZE: 192,176
- LATEST VERSION: April 03/94
- AVAILABLE FROM: No longer available, see below.
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION:
- COMMENTS: This software was being developed by John
- Junod (noted for his popular WSFTP package)
- and had both client and server
- capabilities. Package has gone commercial
-
- under the name IMAIL @ $US 55 for a single
- user.
- Details from: support@ipswitch.com
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]][][][][][][][]
- [][][][][][][][][][][] MAIL & NEWS [][][][][][][][][][][][]
-
- NAME: dMail for Windows
- PRIME PURPOSE: Usenet news, mail
- FILE NAME: dmailwin.zip
- FILE SIZE: 338,994
- LATEST VERSION: 1.0b (final)
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
-
- COST: Freely distributed for testing purposes.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good, although terminology frequently very
- confusing and very frustrating, especially
- with initial setup.
- COMMENTS: Apparently produced somewhere in the former
- Soviet Union. Either this program suffers
- somewhat in translation or the programmers
- have a wicked sense of humor (or both). My
- favorite example: "Error 502 - You have no
- permission to talk. Goodbye." How can you
- argue with that? They also have a nice
- replacement for the traditional hourglass
- cursor, a man digging with a shovel. The
- automated installation can be a nuisance
- since a version of Trumpet winsock is
- included and its files may have to be
-
- deleted to avoid conflict if you already
- have Trumpet loaded elsewhere. The news
- reader has the usual features including
- uudecoding, and ability to sort articles by
- size, date, or subject and drag and drop
- capability, etc. This is an interesting
- package which requires some extra start up
- and familiarization effort.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Trumpet News Reader
- PRIME PURPOSE: Usenet news, mail
- FILE NAME: wtwsk10a.zip
- FILE SIZE: 167,601
- LATEST VERSION: 1.0 rev A
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.utas.edu.au: /pc/trumpet/wintrump
-
- COST: Shareware $US 40. Site licences also
- available.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
- COMMENTS: There are also some rev B beta versions
- floating around, but no final release yet.
- If you REALLY want to try the latest out,
- then:
- petros.psychol.utas.edu.au
- /pub/trumpet/wintrump/pre-release with a
- filename wt_wsk.zip at 94,164 bytes at
- last check.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WinNET Mail and News
- PRIME PURPOSE: Electronic mail and Usenet News
- FILE NAME: wnmai211.zip
-
- FILE SIZE: 687,008
- LATEST VERSION: 2.11 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: oak.oakland.edu: pub/msdos/windows3
- COST: Free if used to connect to WinNET service
- @$8.00/hour, otherwise shareware @ $US
- 99.00
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
- COMMENTS: Registered users get additional features.
- Built in winsock. This crippled
- unregistered version limited to 2400 bps
- Appears to be a very nice package, but the
- high registration and usage costs are a
- real turn-off.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WinQVT
-
- PRIME PURPOSE: Mail, News reader, Telnet, FTP file
- transfers etc.
- FILE NAME: qvtws397.zip
- FILE SIZE: 288,373
- LATEST VERSION: 3.97 March 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: biochemistry.cwru.edu:/pub/qvtnet
- ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/uploads
- COST: Shareware $US 40, only $20 for students.
- DOCUMENTATION: Considerable documentation, but often
- confusing with instructions for their other
- related packages for networks, for Windows
- NT, etc. liberally mixed in.
- COMMENTS: Capability to operate as either a server
- (for FTP) or a client. Required minimum of
- a 386 processor. A good newsreader IMHO
- with a handy toolbar button/split screen
-
- system. I have seen its telnet capability
- mentioned very favorably by others, but the
- FTP is inferior to other specialized
- shareware packages which are available.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WinVN
- PRIME PURPOSE: USENET NEWS reader
- FILE NAME: winvn_91_6.zip
- FILE SIZE: 120,390
- LATEST VERSION: .91.6 July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.ksc.nasa.gov (128.159.4.20):
- /pub/win3/winvn
- COST: Public Domain
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
- COMMENTS: A fairly popular newsreader which has a big
-
- advantage over others with its built in UU
- decoding which is especially useful and
- convenient in downloading and viewing
- pictures. It can also send but not receive
- mail.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]][][][][][][][]
- [][][][][][][][][][][] MISCELLANEOUS [][][][][][][][][][][]
-
- NAME: COMt: the Telnet Modem
- PRIME PURPOSE: Modem conversion utility.
- FILE NAME: comt.zip
- FILE SIZE: 110,350
- LATEST VERSION: 1.0 June 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.std.com /customers/software/rfdmail
-
- Compuserve (WUGNET Forum).
- COST: Shareware $US 15.95
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: ". .. ..solution to underpowered Windows
- Telnet client programs. COMt allows you to
- use your favorite Windows communications
- program (i.e., Procomm Plus for Windows,
- Crosstalk for Windows, etc.) to communicate
- over TCP/IP. COMt does this by installing
- itself ahead of the standard Windows COMM
- driver (comm.drv), and intercepts accesses
- to the COM ports of your choosing, routing
- them to TCP/IP. Requests to access other
- ports are passed on to the original COMM
- driver, allowing you to continue to use
- those devices."
-
- Compatable with Trumpet winsock. This
- comes from the same company which produces
- RFD Mail.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Panda
- PRIME PURPOSE: Multifunction
- FILE NAME: winpanda.zip
- FILE SIZE: 244,842
- LATEST VERSION: May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: chop.isca.uiowa.edu: /pub/Panda
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: Almost nothing with the package, but
- logging on as "public" with the default
- configuration allows you to retrieve some
- basic information from an Iowa server
-
- COMMENTS: Panda is a multipurpose customized program
- being developed at the University of Iowa
- for campus network use. It will include a
- gopher, usenet, mail, ftp, etc. Current
- version does not retain configuration
- setting changes between sessions and is
- somewhat rough and unstable at this point.
- A good example of some of the development
- work taking place in one of the
- universities. Of passing interest only.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WinBiff
- PRIME PURPOSE: Mail notification add-on for Pegasus Mail
- (and some others)
- FILE NAME: wnbff20b.zip
-
- FILE SIZE: 66,781
- LATEST VERSION: 2.0b April 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/util
- (or mirrors)
- COST: Shareware $US10, students: $5
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: Usable with Waffle, Pegasus (PMail),
- FirstMail, Novell MHS, Mini-Host, FSUUCP,
- or sendmail (with PC-NFS). This add-on
- utility corrects one of the few notable
- deficiencies of Pegasus mail. (The next
- expected upgrade of Pegasus may make this
- redundant.)
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WS Host (Windows Socket Host)
-
- PRIME PURPOSE: DNS query utility
- FILE NAME: wshost.zip
- FILE SIZE: 4,758 (Imagine how large this package
- would be if a commercial company had
- written it!)
- LATEST VERSION: 1.0
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: Minimal, an intuitively simple program.
- COMMENTS: This nifty compact utility can convert an
- IP number into a host name, or vice versa.
- Like a Swiss army knife everyone should
- have one of these in their tool box.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WSNWDEMO
- PRIME PURPOSE: Finger/Ping/Echo clients, Echo server.
- FILE NAME: wsnwdemo.zip
- FILE SIZE: 100,865
- LATEST VERSION: 1.0 May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST: Freeware (limited)
- DOCUMENTATION: Good, but no on-line help.
- COMMENTS:
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WS Ping (Window Sockets Ping Client)
- PRIME PURPOSE: Ping
- FILE NAME: ws_ping.zip
- FILE SIZE: 59,373
-
- LATEST VERSION: Release 01 Jan 1994 (Note that older
- versions may be floating around other
- locations with the same file name, so match
- by file size to distinguish.)
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.usma.edu: /pub/msdos/winsock.files
- COST: Public Domain
- DOCUMENTATION: Almost none
- COMMENTS: From John Junod. Source code included.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]][][][][][][]
- [][][][][][][][][] NON-WINSOCK MISCELLANEOUS [][][][][][][]
- Viewers, decoders, dialers, etc., these general purpose
- items are often used in conjunction with winsock
- applications and are listed here for convenience.
-
- NAME: Go Slip!
- PRIME PURPOSE: Windows telephone dialer
- FILE NAME: goslip11.zip
- FILE SIZE: 500,790
- LATEST VERSION: 1.1 April 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST: No charge.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good, but no on-line help
- COMMENTS: Automated setup. A very impressive windows
- dialer with an easy to use scripting
- capability. This should be an excellent
- replacement for the dialer/script portion
- of Trumpet Winsock. Although this program
- appears to be extremely large for a
- dialer, much of the bulk is taken up by
-
- vbrun300.dll and associated Microsoft files
- which can be deleted if you already have
- equivalent versions elsewhere in your
- system in a path directory like DOS or
- Windows. Unfortunately this program cannot
- currently handle dynamic (randomly assigned
- when you log on each time) IP addresses.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: LView & LView Pro
- PRIME PURPOSE: Graphics image viewers
- ( bmp/dib/gif/jpg/tga formats )
- FILE NAME: lview31.zip & lviewp16.zip (both 16 bit
- software)
- FILE SIZE: 224,210 and 250,069
- LATEST VERSION: LView: 3.1 Sept 1993 LView Pro: 1.6
-
- July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: oak.oakland.edu /pub/msdos/windows3
- COST: LView: Freeware
- LView Pro: Shareware, registration $US 30.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
- COMMENTS LView is a very popular graphics viewer
- used primarily to view .gif and .jpg
- picture formats commonly found on the
- Internet. For most casual users there is
- not really a lot of difference between the
- two versions. The most significant
- advantage of the Pro version is that if you
- choose to register it you can receive a 32
- bit version which can be run under either
- Windows 3.1 (if you have win32s installed)
- or Windows NT systems which should be
-
- faster than the 16 bit versions.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: UU
- PRIME PURPOSE: UUDecoder (DOS)
- FILE NAME: uu32.zip
- FILE SIZE: 30,695 (and unzipped the actual program
- is only 8,624 bytes - the rest is all
- documentation).
- LATEST VERSION: 3.2 June 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.portal.com /pub/bryanw/pc/misc
- illuminati.io.com /pub/usr/zboray/coding
- COST: Freeware
- DOCUMENTATION: Very extensive.
- COMMENTS: A very compact and very fast DOS program
- capable of decoding picture files uuencoded
-
- by a wide variety of other packages and
- downloaded from newsgroups. It is capable
- of dealing with some of the variations and
- glitches sometimes found. This program can
- be used on as little as an 8086/8088 and
- down to DOS 2.0. As much as I hate DOS, the
- ability to go into a directory where I have
- downloaded a large number of encoded files
- and just type uu *.* and watch it finish
- spitting out the viewable files in seconds
- makes this indispensable.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WIN32S
- PRIME PURPOSE: 32 bit enhancement to Windows 3.1
- FILE NAME: win32s115a.zip
-
- FILE SIZE: 1,131,707
- LATEST VERSION: June 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.microsoft.com
- /developer/DEVTOOLS/WIN32SDK
- COST: Distributed free to licensed users of
- Windows 3.1 or Windows For Workgroups 3.11
- DOCUMENTATION: I didnÆt see anything in this version,
- although I believe that there was at least
- an installation note in the previous
- version win32s115.zip (April 1994).
- COMMENTS: This Microsoft program adds some 32 bit
- capability to a normal Windows 3.1 system
- without affecting backwards compatability.
- In order to run sone of the 32 bit programs
- which are beginning to appear (such as all
- recent releases of Mosaic) you must either
-
- upgrade your system with this or,
- buy/install the latest Windows For
- Workgroups 3.11 which does the same thing
- (and other things as well). If using
- pkunzip with this file, remember to use the
- "-d" option. i.e.
- "pkunzip -d win32s115a.zip" which will
- create two subdirectories, disk1 and disk2.
- Shut all your other Windows apps down and
- then run setup.exe in disk1. As a bonus,
- there is a free 32 bit game "Freecell".
- Being able to play the game confirms that
- this upgrade has been successfully
- installed.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- [][][][][][][][][][][][] TELNET [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
-
- NAME: EWAN
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet (terminal emulator)
- FILE NAME: ewan101.zip
- FILE SIZE: 175,056
- LATEST VERSION: 1.01 July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.lysator.liu.se: /pub/msdos/windows
- COST: Freeware
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: VT100 emulation. Automated installation.
- First released just a few months ago it has
- developed a strong following.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: NCSA WinTel
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet
- FILE NAME: wintelb3.zip
- FILE SIZE: 55,834
- LATEST VERSION: Unsupported beta 3 1993
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: Minimal, no on-line help.
- COMMENTS: Not currently under development
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: QWS3270 EXTRA
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet
- FILE NAME: qws3270.zip
- FILE SIZE: Freeware version: 70,526
-
- Shareware version: 81,629
- LATEST VERSION: Freeware: 3.1e June 1994
- Shareware: 1.3 July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: Shareware version: ftp.cica.indiana.edu
- /pub/pc/win3/winsock (or mirrors)
- COST: Shareware $US 35.00
- DOCUMENTATION: Good.
- COMMENTS: Support for IBM 3270 and Tektronix 4010
- terminals. Has 64 character type ahead
- buffer and support for about a dozen
- foreign language character translation
- sets, German, Danish, Dutch, French,
- Swedish etc. Note: Both the freeware and
- enhanced ("extra") shareware versions have
- been circulated with the same filename,
- distinguishable only by file size (without
-
- unzipping). The freeware version is no
- longer being developed and the final
- version was 3.1e. The shareware version
- started at 1.0 and is now up to 1.3.
- Confused?
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Tektel
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet
- FILE NAME: tektel1b.zip
- FILE SIZE: 56,826
- LATEST VERSION: 1b June 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST: Public Domain
- DOCUMENTATION: Limited, no on-line help
-
- COMMENTS: Tektronix T4010 terminal emulation. Written
- in Visual Basic (requires VBRUN300.DLL, not
- included). This is the author's first
- winsock program..
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: Trumpet Telnet
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet
- FILE NAME: trmptel.exe
- FILE SIZE: 68,608
- LATEST VERSION: .06
- AVAILABLE FROM: Try: epoch.cs.berkeley.edu /pub/upload
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: None.
- COMMENTS: A very basic VT100. This version adds cut &
- paste, font control etc to the menu.
-
- Curiously enough, older versions of this
- are quite widespread, but this newer one
- was very hard to find.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: UW Term
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet
- FILE NAME: See comments below.
- FILE SIZE: Approximately 19 files, total 673,915
- bytes.
- LATEST VERSION: .97 Jan. 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftphost.cac.washington.edu
- /pub/winsock/uwterm_0.97
- COST: Freeware.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good, but no on-line help.
- COMMENTS VT52/VT100/VT200 emulation. Automated
-
- installation. Available only as a cluster
- of files in a directory, all of which
- should be downloaded. Some of the files
- such as vbrun300.dl_ may create duplicates
- on your system and can be deleted after
- installation if you already have an
- existing equivalent version in a path
- directory. Slightly customized for intended
- use at the University of Washington. Note:
- does NOT work with Trumpet winsock 1.0a -
- you will need a newer version of Trumpet to
- run this.
-
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: VT-220 for Workgroups
-
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet
- FILE NAME: vt220.exe
- FILE SIZE: 552,388
- LATEST VERSION: 1.5 (evaluation copy) May 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors)
- COST:
- DOCUMENTATION: Negligible, no on-line help
- COMMENTS: Automated setup. VT52/VT100/VT220 terminal
- emulation. For latest pricing etc, e-mail:
- sales@dart.com (Dart Communications). Maybe
- you'll get a response - I haven't.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: YAWTEL
- PRIME PURPOSE: Telnet
-
- FILE NAME: yawtel02.zip
- FILE SIZE: 12,024
- LATEST VERSION: .2 beta July 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- (or mirrors). Note: IÆve jumped the gun
- listing this since at the moment itÆs in
- "pending.uploads" at CICA and unaccessable
- but should be available in a few days, and
- I presume in the winsock directory.
- COST: No charge for now while being developed.
- DOCUMENTATION:
- COMMENTS: A VT100 emulator being released for testing
- purposes. This package was designed with
- Mosaic in mind. Use caution since this
- program is apparently at a very early stage
- in development and can be expected to be
-
- buggy, but the author will appreciate
- feedback.
-
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
- For Telnet see also WinQVT in the Mail and News section.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
- For Telnet see also COMt in the Miscellaneous section.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- [][][][][] WAIS - Wide Area Information Server [][][][]
-
- NAME: EINet winWAIS
- PRIME PURPOSE: WAIS search client
- FILE NAME: ewais204.zip
-
- FILE SIZE: 1,451,068
- LATEST VERSION: 2.04 June 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.einet.net: /einet/pc
- COST: $US 35.00 after 30 day evaluation period.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good, but little information on the WAIS
- system itself (history or how to
- effectively use).
- COMMENTS: Automated installation procedure. Two
- graphics viewers (gfxVIEW and winECJ)
- included, or can be configured to use your
- own. NOTE: WAIS is a different type of
- information search system which has never
- become as popular as Gopher.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: USGS WinWAIS (US Geological Survey WAIS for
-
- Windows)
- PRIME PURPOSE: WAIS search client
- FILE NAME: wwais24.exe
- FILE SIZE: 591,071
- LATEST VERSION: 2.4 March 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: wais.com: /pub/freeware/dos
- COST: free
- DOCUMENTATION: Good. On-line help is somewhat more detailed
- and useful than that in EINet winWAIS.
- COMMENTS: Automated installation procedure. Includes
- a separate optional slip dialer, and a
- VT100 telnet application. No graphics
- viewers included.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: WAIS Manager
-
- PRIME PURPOSE: WAIS search client
- FILE NAME: waisman3.zip
- FILE SIZE: 851,085
- LATEST VERSION: 3.1 June 1993
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.cnidr.org:
- /pub/NIDR.tools/wais/pc/windows
- COST: Free for non-commercial purposes
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: According to information in a recent
- newsgroup posting this program is no longer
- supported by its author.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]][][][][]
- [][][][][][][][] WORLD WIDE WEB BROWSERS [][][][][][][][][]
-
- NAME: Cello
- PRIME PURPOSE: World Wide Web (WWW) Browser
- FILE NAME: cello.zip (Watch out for older versions
- with the same file name - match file size
- if downloading from other locations)
- FILE SIZE: 328,429
- LATEST VERSION: 1.01a March 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.law.cornell.edu: /pub/LII/Cello
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: A good WWW viewer, far easier to run than
- Mosaic, although it doesn't have all the
- features. What it does have is fewer bugs,
- and it is far less demanding on your
- systems resources.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: NCSA Mosaic (16 bit)
- PRIME PURPOSE: World Wide Web (WWW) Browser
- FILE NAME: wmos20a2.zip
- FILE SIZE: 243,749
- LATEST VERSION: 2.0 alpha 2 March 1994
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu: /PC/Mosaic
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: Regular 16 bit version only. This is the
- final release for Windows 3.1 No further
- development planned for this version. Not
- compatible with WFW 3.11. See 32 bit
- version below.
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- NAME: NCSA Mosaic (32 bit)
- PRIME PURPOSE: World Wide Web (WWW) Browser
- FILE NAME: wmosa6r1.zip
- FILE SIZE: 292,878
- LATEST VERSION: 2.0 alpha 6 July 1994 This new release
- is focused on speed and memory improvements
- (thank you!). The next expected version in
- late August will focus on bug fixes.
- AVAILABLE FROM: ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu: /PC/Mosaic
- COST: No charge for non-commercial use.
- DOCUMENTATION: Good
- COMMENTS: 32 bit version for WFW 3.11 or 32 bit
- upgraded Windows 3.1. (See WIN32S in the
- Non-Winsock Miscellaneous section above.
- You MUST upgrade Windows 3.1 to the latest
- version 1.15a of win32s before using this
-
- version of Mosaic.) This program has been
- under a major development effort. Minimum
- 486DX33 w/8meg recommended. The Mosaic
- program provides one of the best views
- into the potential future of the Internet.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- ADDENDUM #1[][][][][][][] TRUMPET WINSOCK [][][][][][][][]
-
- The current release of Trumpet Winsock is 1.0a and it is
- available from:
-
- ftp.utas.edu.au: /pc/trumpet/winsock
- twsk10a.zip 120,569 bytes Feb 1994
-
- Unfortunately, apparently due to some bugs in this version,
- the odd winsock client does not properly work with this
- version. In this case there are some interim beta versions
- of the next expected release currently available from:
-
- petros.psychol.utas.edu.au: /pub/trumpet/winsock/pre-
- release
-
- twsk10b-beta1.zip 120,108 bytes Feb 1994
- twsk10b-beta2.zip 135,634 Mar
- twsk10b-beta4.zip 79,852 Mar
- twsk10b-beta6.zip 79,853 Mar
- twsk10b-beta10.zip 83,908 July
-
- If you donÆt REALLY need to risk using one of these then
- donÆt bother, wait for the final release. As you can see,
-
- development of this product is in a considerable state of
- flux.If you have trouble getting on to petros, an
- alternative site for these is:
-
- ftp.demon.co.uk: /pub/ibmpc/winsock/stacks/trumpwsk
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- ADDENDUM#2[][][] ADDITIONAL WINSOCK INFORMATION [][][][][][]
-
- WINSOCK APPLICATION FAQ/LIST
- This is a regularly updated listing of winsock applications
- that are available for FTP. A more broadly based listing
- than mine, Craig Larsen covers client, demon and
- miscellaneous winsock software with file, source information
- and comments.
-
- Available by either :
-
- Email to: info@lcs.com
- Subject: FAQS (put nothing in the letter body)
-
- URL: http://www.ramp.com/~lcs
-
- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
-
- WINDOWS AND TCP/IP FOR INTERNET ACCESS
- Filename: wtcpip05.zip (next update will be called
- wtcpip06.zip) Available by FTP from: nebula.lib.vt.edu:
- /pub/windows/winsock Last issue: release 05 June 21 1994 A
- good explanation of the services available on the Internet,
- technical details of connecting a PC to the Internet
- including an explanation of winsock, and a review of a
-
- number of basic client applications with installation
- instructions.
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- ADDENDUM#3[][] POPULAR WINSOCK SOURCE LOCATIONS [][][][][][]
-
- There are a number of Internet sites which carry a fair
- amount of windows/winsock software including most of the
- packages listed above (but not always the latest version).
- These sites can be accessed and the software downloaded
- through FTP. Just a few of these sites are:
-
- HOST NAME: ftp.cica.indiana.edu (US)
- IP NUMBER: 129.79.26.27
-
- DIRECTORY: /pub/pc/win3/winsock
- GOPHER ACCESS: gopher.cica.indiana.edu port 70
- WWW URL: http://www.cica.indiana.edu
- COMMENT: A major source for Windows software in
- general, and often difficult to log into
- because of its popularity. Downloading the
- various README files is the best place to
- start to identify what's available and in
- which directories if interested in other
- areas.
-
- HOST NAME: dorm.rutgers.edu (US)
- IP NUMBER: 128.6.18.15
- DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/winsock/apps
-
- HOST NAME: nic.switch.ch (Switzerland)
-
- IP NUMBER: 130.59.1.40
- DIRECTORY: /mirror/win3/winsock
-
- HOST NAME: ftp.cc.monash.edu.au (Australia)
- IP NUMBER: 130.194.1.106
- DIRECTORY: /ftp3/pub/win3/winsock
-
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
- [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
-
- Filename: winter03.txt
- Release date: July 29, 1994
-