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MUI This software requires Magic User Interface (MUI). Class Act This software requires ClassAct.

Internet Connectivity

Following, you will find many links to pages where you can obtain software, with which you will be able to connect your Amiga to the Internet, as well as other Internet-capable servers, clients, and utilities. The software listed is either freely distributable, public domain, shareware, freeware, alpha, beta, or commercial.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Stacks

Miami MIAMI is a completely GUI oriented TCP/IP stack. Setup takes about 5 mins. MUI

Some of the features include:
  • Completely GUI-driven configuration.
  • Integrated Dialer and PPP/SLIP--No SANA-II drivers required.
  • Separate configuration program, MiamiInit, will dial your provider and set Miami up for you.
  • API is compatible to AmiTCP, and with the socket.library, compatible to AS-225. Most programs already written for these clients will work without modifications. TermiteTCP clients will not.
  • Multiple phone number list, phone bill display, dialscript generator, dynamic DNS host name cache...and many others.

Many reviews of all three of these TCP/IP stacks seem to indicate that MIAMI is the best value, both in function and in price.


AmiTCP/IP AmiTCP is the most similar to a "UNIX" type of environment. For a while, it was the de-facto standard for the Internet Amiga. Due to US export restrictions, AmiTCP is only distributed from non-US sites. AmiTCP is also more "complete" than the other stacks, as it includes, FTP, Telnet, ping, traceroute, netstat, finger, and a variety of daemons (and more). Most of these clients will work with MIAMI and (if you have the Amitcp patch.library from Oregon Research) TermiteTCP.

TermiteTCP

Another TCP/IP stack from Oregon Research. No demo available. GUI oriented. TermiteTCP requires an included patch library which allows the use of programs written for the AmiTCP/MIAMI API. Utilities included with TermiteTCP do not work with other TCP/IP stacks.
orres@teleport.com


WWW Browsers

IBrowse The most advanced WWW browser for the Amiga. Supports HTML 1, 2, and most 3.0-3.2 commands (including IEHTML and NHTML). MUI

Voyager A completely free WWW browser, supporting HTML 1-2. A new version with enhanced features is in the works called Voyager-NG. MUI

Email Programs

Below are several types of E-mail and News programs. Generally, programs will fall under one or more of the following types:
  • POP3 client - A program which sends and/or retrieves email via the Post Office Protocol, with no facilities for reading the mailfile.
  • SMTP client/daemon - A program which sends and/or retrieves email via the Simple Mail Transport Protocol, with no facilities to read the mailfile.
  • E-Mail client - A program which allows you to read mail grabbed by a POP3 or SMTP client.
  • News reader - A program which allows you to read news (usually with built-in facilities to retrieve and send news.
  • Online - The program must be online to function.
  • Offline - The program can retrieve information and send it, while online, but all reading and writing of information can be done without being connected to the net.




Thor (E-Mail/News/POP3/SMTP) A client for reading/writing news and mail. You can read newsgroups offline, or browse online. Email can also be read online or offline. Supports MIME and UUENCODING, and is highly configurable. Thor also works with a variety of BBS offline readers like QWK and Hippo, and can even grab filelists and files automatically. Has built-in POP3/SMTP ability, so a POP3 Client is not required. Class Act

FTP Clients

AmFTP AmFTP--A graphical FTP client. This probably is the one of the most popular FTP clients available for the Amiga. AmFTP is highly configurable and can do many things most other FTP clients cannot. MUI

Features include:
  • Full Aminet Download Tool (ADT) support.
  • Integrated Archie support to query the World Wide Database for available FTP files.
  • High speed asynchronous transfers.
  • Directory Caching
  • Built-in uncompress facility (.Z and .gz)
  • Batch download facility
  • Resume transfer of partially received files.
  • Host list database...and more.


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