Mon, Dec 01, 2008

Chapter 5 The Internet The Internet is the ultimate cross-platform environment. With a Mac, a network connection, and a few pieces of free or inexpensive software, you can set up your own Internet service, including Web, FTP, and e-mail. At the very least, you can communicate with systems that are running Internet services. Table 5-1. Internet Information Description A short definition of the Internet from whatis.com The Internet Society, the Internet governing body The Internet Engineering Task Force Mac OS 8 Web Server Cookbook Internet Relay Chat information Introduction to USENET newsgroups Table 5-2. Domain Name Services for Dynamic IP Addresses Description Dynamic DNS Network Services free aliasing services DynIP Internet Name Service, starting at $36 per year DynDNS.com dynamic DNS service, starting at $25 per year TZO Internet Naming Service, starting at $25 per year Table 5-3. General Web Information Description Definitions of World Wide Web and HTTP from Whatis.com The World Wide Web Consortium Mac OS 8 Web Server Cookbook Table 5-4. Macintosh Web Browsers Description iCab, a graphical Web browser from Germany, notable for being small and having Web ad filters MacLynx, a Mac port of the Lynx text-only browser Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape Communicator WannaBe Web Browser, a text-only browser by David Pierson Table 5-5. Macintosh Web Servers AppleShare IP from Apple EasyServe, freeware by Jason Linhart First Class Intranet Server, commercial software by SoftArc httpd4Mac, freeware by Bill Melotti MacCommon LISP Server, freeware by John C. Mallery MacHTTP, the original Mac Web server (shareware) NetPresenz, Web, FTP, and gopher server shareware from Stairways Software Personal Web Sharing, commercial software from Apple, part of Mac OS Quid Pro Quo, freeware and commercial software from possibly defunct Social Engineering TeleFinder, commercial software from Spider Island Software Web Server 4D, commercial Web and database server from MDG Computer Services Webink and Webink Pro, commercial Web and database servers from Webink WebSTAR, commercial software from StarNine WebTen, commercial software from Tenon Intersystems Table 5-6. Macintosh FTP Clients Description Anarchie Pro, shareware from Stairways Software Download Deputy, shareware from ilesa Software Fetch, shareware from Dartmouth College NetFinder, shareware by Peter Li and Vincent Tan Networkz, batch file transfer freeware by James Andrews Transmit Pro, shareware from Panic Software Vicomsoft FTP client, shareware and commercial software from Vicomsoft Table 5-7. Macintosh FTP Servers Description AppleShare IP, file server software from Apple Core FTP Server, commercial software from Core Technologies NetPresenz, FTP (and Web and Gopher) server shareware by Stairways Software Rumpus, commercial software by Maxum Development Table 5-8. Macintosh E-mail Clients Description Macintosh E-mail Resource Page CommuniGator from Stalker Software eMail inChorus, multimedia e-mail from Softlink Eudora Pro and Eudora Light from Qualcomm MailSmith from Bare Bones Software MailStrom from Tree Star, Inc. (available, but no longer supported) Messenger, part of Netscape Communicator Mulberry (IMAP-only e-mail) from Cyrusoft International Musashi from Sono Software (Japanese and English versions) Outlook Express from Microsoft PowerMail from CTM Development Table 5-9 Macintosh E-mail Servers Description Protocols AppleShare IP from Apple SMTP, POP3, IMAP CommuniGate from Stalker Software with list server SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP Eudora Internet Mail Server (EIMS) from Qualcomm SMTP, POP3 First Class Intranet Server from SoftArc with list server SMTP, POP3, IMAP, HTTP RingTwice4Mail from Building4Media with list server SMTP, POP Stalker Internet Mail Server (SIMS) from Stalker Software SMTP, POP3 TeleFinder Server from Spider Island Software SMTP, POP3 Table 5-10. Macintosh List Servers AutoShare, freeware SMTP list server by Mikael Hansen. Requires Eudora or Stalker Internet Mail Server. (Auto-reply text and files) CommuniGate list server software by Stalker Software. Requires CommuniGate Server. FireShare, shareware by Jerry Stratton. Created for auto-reply file exchange via e-mail. Requires EIMS or SIMS. First Class Intranet Server from SoftArc. LetterRip, POP and SMTP list server by Fog City Software. (Auto-reply text) ListSTAR, POP and SMTP list server by StarNine Corporation. (Auto-reply text and files) Macjordomo, freeware POP list server by Michele Fuortes. (Auto-reply text) RingTwice4Mail from Building4Media, includes e-mail server and list server.