Chapter 4: Choosing Your Appliances

Server Software


Table 4-1 Mac OS ftp servers

Product Description
BetterTelnet by Sassy Software The BetterTelnet telnet client also has a simple FTP server built in.
FTP servers often part of Web Servers Web server software often includes FTP server capability. AppleShare IP, WebSTAR, and WebTen, all include FTP servers.
NetPresenz by Stairways Software Inexpensive, shareware FTP server. Also works as an HTTP and Gopher server.
Rumpus by Maxum Development Highly-regarded commercial FTP server software.

Table 4-2 Mac OS List Servers

Product Description
AutoShare by Mikael Hansen Freeware list server software. Requires Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) or Stalker Internet Mail Server (SIMS).
CommuniGate Server by Stalker Software Commercial software includes list server, as well as POP, SMTP, and IMAP mail servers.
FireShare by Negative Space A mail server extension that allows you to serve files automatically via e-mail.
LetterRip by Fog City Software Commercial list server software.
ListSTAR by StarNine Commercial list server software from the developers of WebSTAR.
Macjordomo by Michele Fuortes Freeware POP-based list server software.

Table 4-3 Mac OS Mail Services

Product Description
AppleShare IP by Apple Apple's file server software includes POP and SMTP mail services.
CommuniGate by Stalker Software CommuniGate supports LAN, Internet E-mail, network Fax, Paging, IMAP, Lists, anti-spam measures, and more.
EIMS 1.3.1 by Qualcomm The free version of Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) from Qualcomm.
EIMS 2.x by Qualcomm The commercial version of EIMS software.
FirstClass by SoftArc The FirstClass Intranet Server includes IMAP, SMTP, POP, Web-based mail access, and other communication options.
Mail services within Web server software AppleShare IP, WebSTAR Server Suite 4, and FirstClass Web server software also include e-mail server functions.
MailDoor by OpenDoor Networks Works with EIMS to handle e-mail addresses for more than one domain on the same server.
MailProxy by RockFord Systems A mail server that does not require a permanent connection to the Internet.
SIMS by Stalker Software Free Stalker Internet Mail Server (SIMS), supports SMTP and POP mail services.
StarNine Mail by StarNine Commercial mail server software, formerly Quarterdeck Mail.

Table 4-5 Mac OS http servers

Product Description
AppleShare IP by Apple Apple's file server software includes a Web, ftp, and mail server.
Common Lisp Hypermedia Server by John C. Mallery A server written in Common Lisp, which permits experimentation and non-traditional capabilities.
EasyServe by Jason C. Linhart A bare-bones, free HTTP server.
FirstClass Intranet Server by SoftArc Commercial Web, FTP, and e-mail software for businesses and schools.
httpd4Mac by Bill Melotti A free Mac Web server, now showing its age.
MacHTTP by StarNine The original Mac OS Web server. Now available as shareware.
NetPresenz by Stairways Software This inexpensive FTP server can also be a Web server and gopher server.
Personal Web Sharing by Apple PWS is included with Mac OS 8.x and Mac OS 9.
Quid Pro Quo by Social Engineering Freeware and commercial Web server software. No longer being developed or supported.
vq Server by vq Soft A personal web server with support for password protection, file uploading, Java servlets and CGI scripts. Runs on Mac and any system that supports Java.
WebCatalog by Pacific Coast Software A Web server with integrated database and storefront features.
WebServer 4D by MDG Computer Services A commercial Web server with integrated database serving capabilities.
WebSTAR by StarNine WebSTAR is the leading Mac Web server. Server Suite 4 includes an FTP server, an IMAP, POP and SMTP mail server, search engine, database connectivity and other features.
WebTen by Tenon Intersystems Commercial software. The Mac OS version of the Apache Web server.

Table 4-5.5 Mac OS Web Server Add-ons

Product Description
BIAP Relay by BIAP Systems A WebSTAR server plug-in that routes Web traffic based on file or service type, offering dynamic load balancing.
ClearWay Simple Cache Manager by ClearWay Technologies A simple WebSTAR plug-in that automatically manages RAM caches.
ExtendSSI by Brad Lowe A plug-in that shows how to add functionality to the WebSTAR SSI plug-in.
FireSite by ClearWay Technologies FireSite is a Web server accelerator that uses replication and caching to make the most of your network bandwidth.
FireSite SSI_PIXO Adapter 1.0 by ClearWay Technologies A plug-in that makes WebSTAR SSI 3.0 run faster with FireSite through PIXO.
Thread Tweaker by ClearWay Technologies A free plug-in that improves WebSTAR 3.0 performance when the server is running threaded plug-ins.
Webink Lite by Webink A server add-on that provides the ability to implement customised pages in a controlled environment.
WebMerchant by Pacific Coast Software Adds e-commerce functions to WebCatalog including credit card verification and order processing.

Table 4-6 Mac OS Search Tools

Product Description
Boolean Search by Limit Point Software An industrial-strength search solution that offers access to information on Web and file servers. Available as a plug-in or stand-alone server.
intraSearch by whatUseek "Free" Web search service for your own site.
Phantom by Maxum Development Commercial search engine and Web crawler, allowing you to search across several sites.
Search Server by Social Engineering Shareware search engine, free to Quid Pro Quo users. No longer being developed or supported.
simpleSearch by dada typographics Freeware search script. Requires WebSTAR and Frontier. Web page still there but fading fast.
WarpSearch by Glen Stewart Shareware search CGI that works with any CGI-compatible Web server. Last updated 1997.
Web Server 4D by MDG Computer Services WS4D includes a built-in search engine for its sites, and MDG provides Sherlock plug-ins for WS4D sites.

Table 4-7 DNS Servers

Product Description
DNS Expert by Men & Mice Software A DNS analysis and problem-solving tool for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and enterprises.
Dynamic DNS Network Services by DynDNS.org A free service for mapping your dynamic IP address to a static domain name.
DynamicDNS.com by Electronic Information Systems A commercial service to map your dynamic IP address to a static domain name.
DynIP by CanWeb Internet Services A commercial service to map dynamic IP addresses to a static domain name.
Internet Explorer by Microsoft Free commercial software from Microsoft. Now in version 4.5, with some Mac-only features.
MacDNS by Apple Free DNS software from Apple.
MacLynx by The Lynx Group Free text-only Web browser. Last updated in 1997.
NCSA Mosaic for the Macintosh by NCSA The original Web browser and still available. No longer being updated; last update in 1997.
Netscape Communicator/Navigator by Netscape Communications Free software. Still one of the standards.
NonSequitur by Stephan Gross Freeware DNS server for the Mac.
Quick DNS Pro by Men & Mice Software Commercial, highly rated DNS software for the Mac.
TZO Internet Naming Utility by TZO.com A commercial service for mapping your dynamic IP address to a static domain name.
Wanna-Be Web Browser by David T. Pierson A limited text-only Web browser, in alpha release.