On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:31:33 +0200, Or Botton wrote:
> I really dont know. I managed to download it using Arachne, by
> following the link that I posted in the message.
I managed to download it via e-mail with <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
Please forgive my ignorance, but these *.ANS files... what viewer
should be used to view them ?
BTW, have you read Michael's column at http://home.arachne.cz/ ?
He planned to add SSL, IRC, and ICQ features to Arachne. If he
suceeded, Arachne will be the closest thing exist to "the perfect
DOS internet suite" we've talking about -- minus multitasking
and text mode user interface.
If anyone here interested to start the project, perhaps KA9Q and
Bobcat (either 286 or 386 version) will be the right source code
suite to start. KA9Q already have multitasking capability, while
Bobcat have the best WWW to text converter around (IMHO). About
KA9Q, which flavor should be used for start? Any suggestion?
ICQ and IRC modules could easily added later. For ICQ, you could
choose between a "well behaved" clone like David's LSICQ, or a
"sneaky" clone like DOS mICQ -- wich allows user addition without
confirmation. Any suggestion for good IRC client source code?
SSL open source code also available. This layer could be added
after you get a stable TCP/IP socket/multiplier. Also support
for socks server. For IRC fans, perhaps a client-side firewall
layer should be added too; this will protect you from IRC-related
nasties like nukes and trojans.
But firstly, before anyone started to invest some (precious) work
time for this project; there's an ultimate question arise: _Will it
worth ?_
The only people I could think of that might really benefit from this
project are those who still using "weak PC's" like 386's and below.
For more powerful PC's, you could easily loaded them with Linux or
Win3.x internet suites to get the same functionality. All you need
is larger HDD and some extra RAM to speed things up.
The other reason is off course DOS fanatism (i.e. some Arachne fans,
who using powerful NT server class machine to run DOS apps ;-), and
also curiousity/uniqueness. The later could be achieved with proper
mass advertising efforts.
Not necessarily paid advs; if the final product cute enough, you
could get free advs from newspaper, computing magazine, and even TV
"feature news" ;-) An existing example for this is Arachne. I first
knew it from Mikrodata, an Indonesian computing magazine -- and that
*before* any ISP was opened in my town. Go figures... <g>
--Eko
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