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  1. Misc. Winsock Tools
  2.  
  3. twsk30d.exe
  4. 12/26/96
  5. A really cool dial-up program for Windows
  6.                                | 95. It is compatable with web browsers, mail
  7.                                | clients, ftp clients etc. For more info,
  8.                                | check out the Trumpet Windock Home Page.
  9.  
  10. tpwins32.zip
  11. 11/26/96
  12. TracePlus32/Winsock version 3 shows you the
  13.                                | interaction between your Win32 application
  14.                                | and the Internet WITH NO MODIFICATIONS to the
  15.                                | application.  Compatible with Windows 95 and
  16.                                | NT 3.51/4.0. New features include powerful
  17.                                | Winsock data packet analyzer, socket state
  18.                                | trace, and new multiple windowed user
  19.                                | interface, along with the full-featured API
  20.                                | trace capabilities. For more info, check out
  21.                                | the TracePlus32/Winsock Home Page.
  22.  
  23. SetupWhoSock.exe
  24. 11/18/96
  25. A WinSock application that fetches
  26.                                | information about Internet hosts specified
  27.                                | either by name or by IP address. WhoSock
  28.                                | operates asynchronously, so you can submit a
  29.                                | query before the current one ends. For more
  30.                                | info, check out the WhoSock Home Page.
  31.  
  32. socks5-beta-nt-961204-exportable.exe
  33. 11/17/96
  34. NEC's own Socks4 or Soskc5 firewall Shim to
  35.                                | setup 32-bit winsock applications to redirect
  36.                                | to SOCKS firewall. For more info, check out
  37.                                | the SocksCap Home Page.
  38.  
  39. wetsock.zip
  40. 10/31/96
  41. Give you up-to-date information about weather
  42.                                | in your area. Sits in your tray bar. US
  43.                                | Locations Only. For more info, check out the
  44.                                | Locutus Codeware Page.
  45.  
  46. weath32.exe
  47. 9/12/96
  48. An excellent program that shows hourly
  49.                                | weather reports and forecasts. For more info,
  50.                                | check out the WinWeather Home Page.
  51.  
  52. pdxwx.zip
  53. 9/5/96
  54. Handy little window that regularly updates
  55.                                | and displays current weather conditions and
  56.                                | complete forecast information for the
  57.                                | Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. For more
  58.                                | info, check the Portland Weather Ticker Home
  59.                                | Page.
  60.  
  61. UScan12.zip
  62. 9/3/96
  63. UltraScan is a high-performance port scanner
  64.                                | which allows system administrators to seek
  65.                                | out open ports on their servers. Scan an
  66.                                | entire class-C domain for services which may
  67.                                | not be authorized. This is a great tool for
  68.                                | system administrators to "sweep"
  69.                                | their networks for potential security
  70.                                | gaps. For more info, check the UltraScan Port
  71.                                | Scanner Home Page.
  72.  
  73. nflash.zip
  74. 8/30/96
  75. A new Win95 Internet information agent. It's
  76.                                | a free (advertiser supported) program that
  77.                                | lets you see personalized, up-to-the-minute
  78.                                | scrolling stock quotes, news headlines,
  79.                                | incoming email headers, and weather updates
  80.                                | in a separate window while surfing the
  81.                                | Web.For more info, check out the NewsFlash
  82.                                | Home Page.
  83.  
  84. wswap16.zip
  85. 8/25/96
  86. The purpose of this program is to automate
  87.                                | the process of swapping various WINSOCK.DLL
  88.                                | files for those of you who use more than one
  89.                                | Internet service provider with your default
  90.                                | Web Browser. With one quick double-click, you
  91.                                | can swap up to three DLL's, and optionally
  92.                                | launch your browser. Requires
  93.                                | VB40032.ZIP. For more info, check out the CT
  94.                                | Software Home Page.
  95.  
  96. netbrt13.zip
  97. 8/20/96
  98. NetBert is a program that sits on your
  99.                                | taskbar, and reloads a web page daily. It was
  100.                                | originally designed to reload the
  101.                                | "Dilbert Zone" through Netscape
  102.                                | every day and display it on the screen at 8
  103.                                | am, but it is now configurable and you can
  104.                                | tell it what page you want reloaded and
  105.                                | when. Requires Netscape. For more info, check
  106.                                | out the NetBert Home Page.
  107.  
  108. setup32.exe
  109. 7/19/96
  110. A new news service from IBM that scrolls
  111.                                | headlines across your desktop. Select a
  112.                                | headline, and your Web browser displays the
  113.                                | story! For more info, check out the
  114.                                | NewsTicker Home Page.
  115.  
  116. maxtv.exe
  117. 7/17/96
  118. The innovative WEB.MAX TV keeps you
  119.                                | up-to-date on the very best of the World Wide
  120.                                | Web. View up to the minute headline news and
  121.                                | information on business, entertainment,
  122.                                | sports and more. For more info, check out the
  123.                                | WEB.MAX Home Page.
  124.  
  125. psinst.exe
  126. 6/10/96
  127. ProStream is a powerful Internet Broadcasting
  128.                                | Service which delivers free stock quotes and
  129.                                | free sports scores directly to the user's
  130.                                | workstation.  For more info, check out the
  131.                                | ProStream Home Page.
  132.  
  133. graburl.zip
  134. 5/29/96
  135. GrabURL is a handy console-based utility to
  136.                                | "grab" the literal HTML text of any
  137.                                | web page via its URL, and print it to
  138.                                | standard output.  For more info, check out
  139.                                | the GrabURL Home Page.
  140.  
  141. here11.zip
  142. 5/19/96
  143. Here allows you to post your ever-changing
  144.                                | dynamic PPP address to a finger or web page
  145.                                | for others to view. Includes built-in finger
  146.                                | and web clients for checking the address
  147.                                | postings of others. For more info, check out
  148.                                | the Here Home Page.
  149.  
  150. pt.exe
  151. 5/13/96
  152. PackTrak is a 32-bit, multi-threaded
  153.                                | application that will track upto 50 packages,
  154.                                | via the Internet, regardless of the package
  155.                                | carrier. Detailed information about each
  156.                                | package is retrieved from the carrier, and
  157.                                | displayed your desktop. v1.1 adds the benefit
  158.                                | of an interactive install, and a new Internet
  159.                                | connectivity handler. For more info, check
  160.                                | the Starfire Software Home Page.
  161.  
  162. netpro.exe
  163. 5/2/96
  164. NetProphet is an application written in JAVA
  165.                                | that monitors and predicts stock and mutual
  166.                                | fund performance. Fifteen minute stock prices
  167.                                | are continuously updated and are received
  168.                                | directly from a number of quote servers
  169.                                | available on the web. For more info, check
  170.                                | out the NetProphet Home Page.
  171.  
  172. ballscor.zip
  173. 4/27/96
  174. A simple program for those who want updated
  175.                                | baseball scores! Once every few minutes it
  176.                                | downloads the scores from USA Today's web
  177.                                | site, pulling out all the game updates. It
  178.                                | can be hidden into the tray, or kept on top
  179.                                | (like the old 3.1 clock) positioned where you
  180.                                | want. For more info, check out the Baseball
  181.                                | Scores Home Page.
  182.  
  183. wseek95.zip
  184. 4/19/96
  185. WebSeek is an internet tool that allows web
  186.                                | searches from the desktop using Netscape
  187.                                | Navigator. No search forms are required, and
  188.                                | search options can be accessed from within
  189.                                | the program. Requires the Visual Basic 4.0
  190.                                | 32-bit runtime files. For more info, check
  191.                                | the WebSeek Home Page.
  192.  
  193. wsockspy.zip
  194. 4/19/96
  195. Winsock SPY is a DLL that "slides"
  196.                                | in between your application and the normal
  197.                                | WSOCK32.DLL. Enables programmers to
  198.                                | monitor/log Winsock (TCP/IP) activity
  199.                                | including function calls and data. DLL is
  200.                                | free, source code is available for $49.00
  201.  
  202. spy321a0.zip
  203. 3/10/96
  204. This program can monitor and display all
  205.                                | socket calls in real-time.  Arguments passed
  206.                                | to the dll, values returned from the dll, and
  207.                                | read/write data passed through each socket is
  208.                                | available for capture, display, and
  209.                                | browsing. It also provides filtering
  210.                                | capabilities to selectively monitor certian
  211.                                | socket operations, and a dedicated trap
  212.                                | buffer used to isolate problems by taking a
  213.                                | "snapshot" of the trace buffer at
  214.                                | the time of a user-defined logic trigger. For
  215.                                | more info, check out the WinTECH Software
  216.                                | Home Page.
  217.  
  218. wsock32.zip
  219. 3/4/96
  220. WSOCK32.DLL acts as a 32 bit client to any 16
  221.                                | bit WINSOCK.DLL as the server process. The 16
  222.                                | bit WINSOCK.DLL comes from your
  223.                                | internet-provider.  Providers such as AOL and
  224.                                | GNN currently only allow you to connect with
  225.                                | a 16 bit winsock. This wsock32.dll allows you
  226.                                | to run the 32bit winsock apps that are at
  227.                                | www.windows95.com with the older 16 bit
  228.                                | winsocks. For more info, check the WSOCK32
  229.                                | Home Page.
  230.  
  231. moonphas.zip
  232. 8/5/95
  233. Cool little app that keeps the current phase
  234.                                | of the moon on your system tray! For more
  235.                                | info, check out the Locutus Codeware Home
  236.                                | Page.
  237.