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[5.01] Browser
[5.02] Browser Add-on
[5.03] Browser Bookmark Manager
[5.04] Browser Tool
[5.05] Browser: Suite
[5.06] Chat Client
[5.07] Content Filter: Hosts
[5.08] Download Manager
[5.09] DUN
[5.10] Email Checker
[5.11] Email Client
[5.12] Email Tool: Spam
[5.13] FTP Client
[5.14] Mail & News Server
[5.15] Newsreader
[5.16] Phone On-Line
[5.17] RSS Client
[5.18] Telnet & SSH
[5.19] Virtual Network Computing
[5.20] Website Copier


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[5.01] Browser
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PROGRAM_NAME: Mozilla Firefox
VERSION: 3.0.1
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-16
HOMEPAGE: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
DOWNLOAD: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
WINDOWS_OS: Win2k, XP, Vista, Server 2003
OTHER_OS: POSIX (GNU-Linux, BSD, Mac OSX)
DESCRIPTION: The award-winning Web browser is better than ever. Browse the
Web with
confidence. Firefox protects you from viruses, spyware and pop-ups.
Enjoy improvements to performance, ease of use and privacy. It's easy
to import your favorites and settings and get started.

The latest version delivers easier navigation for everyone, including
those who are visually or motor-impaired. Firefox is the first browser
to support DHTML accessibility, which, when enabled by Web authors,
allows rich Web applications to be read aloud. Users may navigate with
keystrokes rather than mouse clicks, reducing the tabbing required to
navigate documents such as spreadsheets. Firefox is also the first
browser to meet US federal government requirements that software be
easily accessible to users with physical impairments.
REMARKS: Craig: The little engine that could.  Or, the mouse that roars.
Or, Chrome's predecessor.

COMPANY: Mozilla.org
AUTHOR: ---


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[5.02] Browser Add-on
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PROGRAM_NAME: Adblock Plus
VERSION: 0.7.5.5
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-6-17
HOMEPAGE: http://adblockplus.org/en
DOWNLOAD: Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1865
SeaMonkey: https://addons.mozilla.org/seamonkey/addon/1865
WINDOWS_OS: As per browser system requirements
OTHER_OS: As per browser system requirements
DESCRIPTION: Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the
internet that often take longer to download than everything else on
the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Wladimir Palant


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[5.03] Browser Bookmark Manager
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PROGRAM_NAME: AM-Deadlink
VERSION: 3.3
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-14
HOMEPAGE: http://www.aignes.com/deadlink.htm
DOWNLOAD: http://www.aignes.com/download/dlsetup.exe
WINDOWS_OS: Win9x/ME/NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: Detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and
text files. If a bookmark has become unavailable you can verify and
delete it permanently. Additionally you can download FavIcons for all
your Favorites and Bookmarks.
REMARKS: AM-Deadlink does not directly support Firefox 3.x (because the
sqlite-format). AM-Deadlink is still
usable for Firefox, if the bookmarks are exported as HTML and
then (after AM-Deadlink makes the necesarry changes) back imported.
COMPANY: Aignesberger Software GmbH
AUTHOR: ---


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[5.04] Browser Tool
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PROGRAM_NAME: MozBackup
VERSION: 1.4.8
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-5-17
HOMEPAGE: http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
DOWNLOAD: http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/download.php
WINDOWS_OS: 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Mozilla
Firefox,
Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Sunbird, Flock, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite,
Spicebird and Netscape profiles. It allows you to backup and restore
bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache etc. MozBackup
is compatible with:
* Firefox 1.0 - 3.0
* Thunderbird 1.0 - 3.0 Alpha 1
* Sunbird 0.3 - 0.8
* Flock 1.0 - 1.1
* SeaMonkey 1.0a - 1.1
* Mozilla Suite 1.7 - 1.7.x
* Spicebird 0.4
* Netscape 7.x, 9.x
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Pavel Cvrcek


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[5.05] Browser: Suite
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PROGRAM_NAME: Opera
VERSION: 9.52
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-14
HOMEPAGE: http://www.opera.com
DOWNLOAD: http://www.opera.com/download/
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
OTHER_OS: Solaris, QNX, OS/2, MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD, BeOS
DESCRIPTION: Browser suite
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Opera Software
AUTHOR: ---


PROGRAM_NAME: SeaMonkey
VERSION: 1.1.11
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-11
HOMEPAGE: http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
DOWNLOAD: http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/
WINDOWS_OS: Win98, Win ME, WinNT, Win2k, XP, Vista
OTHER_OS: POSIX (eg GNU-Linux, Mac OSX)
DESCRIPTION: All-in-one Internet application suite.  Successor to Netscape.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: SeaMonkey project team


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[5.06] Chat Client
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PROGRAM_NAME: Miranda IM
VERSION: 0.7.10
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-9-3
HOMEPAGE: http://www.miranda-im.org
DOWNLOAD: http://www.miranda-im.org/download/
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=94142&package_id=100076
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista
OTHER_OS: N/A
DESCRIPTION: Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messaging client
for Windows. Very light on system resources and extremely fast, Miranda
IM requires no installation and can be made to fit on a single floppy
disk or USB drive. Featuring a powerful plugin-based framework and
boasting over 350 plugins, Miranda IM is one of the most flexible and
customisable messaging clients on the planet.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Miranda IM team


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[5.07] Content Filter: Hosts
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PROGRAM_NAME: HostsMan
VERSION: 3.1.57
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-23
HOMEPAGE: http://www.abelhadigital.com
DOWNLOAD: http://www.abelhadigital.com/2008/07/hostsman-3157-released.html
WINDOWS_OS: 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista
OTHER_OS: N/A
DESCRIPTION: Free for non-commercial use only.  Hosts file manager
and editor.  Toggle hosts on/off with one button.  Download and merge
hosts files from several sources.  Scan hosts for errors, duplicates
and possible hijacks.  Very simple GUI but can also be run with
command line parameters.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: abelhadigital.com team


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[5.08] Download Manager
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PROGRAM_NAME: µTorrent
VERSION: 1.8 Stable
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-13
HOMEPAGE: http://www.utorrent.com
DOWNLOAD: http://www.utorrent.com/download.php
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95 (Winsock2)/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
OTHER_OS: works with Wine
DESCRIPTION: µTorrent is a lightweight, feature rich and high
performing BitTorrent client. µTorrent is a resource-friendly
client with features including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling,
RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet.
Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are
available, and creating your own is possible. µTorrent also has
support for localization, and with a language file present it will
automatically switch to your system language. 43 languages currently
supported, and you can easily add your own, or edit other existing
language files to improve them.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: BitTorrent Inc.
AUTHOR: Ludvig Strigeus (original author)


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[5.09] DUN
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PROGRAM_NAME: TCP Optimizer (TCP/IP Optimizer)
VERSION: 2.0.3
RELEASE_DATE: 2006-6-1
HOMEPAGE: http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
DOWNLOAD: http://www.speedguide.net/files/TCPOptimizer.exe
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that
provides an
intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet
connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.

The program can aid both the novice and the advanced user in tweaking
related TCP/IP parameters in the Windows Registry, making it easy to
tune your system to the type of Internet connection used. The tool
uses advanced algorithms, and the bandwidth*delay product to find the
best TCP Window for your specific connection speed. It provides for
easy tuning of all related TCP/IP parameters, such as MTU, RWIN, and
even advanced ones like QoS and ToS/Diffserv prioritization. The
program works with all current versions of Windows, and includes
additional tools, such as testing average latency over multiple hosts,
and finding the largest possible packet size (MTU).

The TCP Optimizer is targeted towards broadband internet connections,
however it can be helpful with tuning any internet connection type,
from dialup to Gigabit+ :)
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Speed Guide, Inc.
AUTHOR: ---


PROGRAM_NAME: Winsock XP Fix
VERSION: 1.2
RELEASE_DATE: 2005-5-11
HOMEPAGE:
DOWNLOAD: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4372.html
WINDOWS_OS: Windows XP
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: Fixes the winsock settings on your Windows XP machine. This
tool is
recommended for IT professionals only. Please read license. It can
often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of Adware
components or improper uninstall of firewall applications or other
tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings.

If you encounter connection problems after removing network related
software, Adware or after registry clean-up; and all other ways fail,
then give WinSock XP Fix a try. It can create a registry backup of
your current settings, so it is fairly safe to use.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Fabio Pinto


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[5.10] Email Checker
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PROGRAM_NAME: Mailwasher
VERSION: 6.1.1.18
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-4-14
HOMEPAGE: http://www.mailwasher.net/home
DOWNLOAD: http://www.mailwasher.net/download/?q=download
WINDOWS_OS: Win95 / 98 / Me / NT4 / 2000 / XP Home / XP Pro / Vista (all
versions)
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: Introducing MailWasher, the leader in spam filter software,
and the
easiest way to check and manage your e-mails before you download them.
MailWasher is free to use and won't ever expire. It works with
Outlook, Outlook Express and every other email program. Use this
powerful spam blocker software to effectively stop email spam.
Discover the safe way to stop unwanted e-mails before they get to your
computer.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Nick Bolton


PROGRAM_NAME: POP Peeper
VERSION: 3.3.1.0
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-22
HOMEPAGE: http://www.poppeeper.com/
DOWNLOAD: http://www.poppeeper.com/download.php
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista
OTHER_OS: none
DESCRIPTION: POP Peeper is an email notifier that runs in your Windows task
bar and
alerts you when you have new email on your POP3, IMAP (with IDLE
support), Hotmail\MSN\LiveMail, Yahoo, GMail, Mail.com, MyWay, Excite,
Lycos.com, RediffMail, Juno and NetZero accounts. IMAP supports allows
you to access AOL, AIM, Netscape and other services. Send mail
directly from POP Peeper and use the address book to email your
frequently used contacts. POP Peeper allows you to view messages using
HTML or you can choose to safely view all messages in rich or plain
text. Several options are available that will decrease or eliminate
the risks of reading your email (viruses, javascript, webbugs, etc).
POP Peeper can be run from a portable device and can be password
protected. Many notification options are availble to indicate when new
mail has arrived, such as sound alerts (configurable for each
account), flashing scroll lock, skinnable popup notifier, customized
screensaver and more.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Mortal Universe Software Entertainment
AUTHOR: Jeff Meier


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[5.11] Email Client
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PROGRAM_NAME: Mozilla Thunderbird
VERSION: 2.0.x
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-8
HOMEPAGE: http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird
DOWNLOAD:
WINDOWS_OS: Win98, ME, NT, Win2k, XP, Vista, Server 2003
OTHER_OS: POSIX (GNU-Linux, BSD, Mac OSX, etc)
DESCRIPTION: Free, Open Source & cross-platform email client
REMARKS:
COMPANY: Mozilla.org
AUTHOR: ---


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[5.12] Email Tool: Spam
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PROGRAM_NAME: K9
VERSION: 1.28
RELEASE_DATE: 2004-4-18
HOMEPAGE: http://keir.net/k9.html
DOWNLOAD: http://keir.net/k9.html
WINDOWS_OS: Win32
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: K9 is an email filtering application that works in
conjunction with your regular POP3 email program and automatically
classifies incoming emails as spam (junk email) or non-spam without
the need for maintaining dozens of rules or constant updates to be
downloaded. It uses intelligent statistical analysis that can result
in extremely high accuracy over time. K9 learns from its mistakes and
becomes better and better at being able to identify spam. More
importantly it learns to recognize what you consider to be spam. K9 is
for standard POP3 email accounts only. It does not directly support
Hotmail, AOL or any other kind of webmail type systems, nor does it
support SSL or secure authentication as used by MSN.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Robin Keir


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[5.13] FTP Client
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PROGRAM_NAME: FileZilla
VERSION: 3.1.2
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-30
HOMEPAGE: http://filezilla-project.org/
DOWNLOAD: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
WINDOWS_OS: 2000/XP/Vista
OTHER_OS: Linux; *BSD; Mac OS X
DESCRIPTION: FileZilla is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP client
that supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS), and SSH File Transfer Protocol
(SFTP).  It features a powerful Site Manager and transfer queue; IPv6
support; filename filters; configurable speed limits; a network
configuration wizard; remote file editing; keep-alive; HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and
FTP-Proxy support; drag & drop support; and it supports resume, and
transfer of large files >4GB.  FileZilla is open source software
distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Tim Kosse


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[5.14] Mail & News Server
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PROGRAM_NAME: Hamster
VERSION: 2.1.0.11
RELEASE_DATE: 2006-3-28
HOMEPAGE: http://www.arcorhome.de/newshamster/tgl
DOWNLOAD: http://www.arcorhome.de/newshamster/tgl/misc/hamster_en.html
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: Hamster is a local mail and news server, which allows to
administer mail and news comfortably with a single program. Hamster can
collect mail and news from several servers and gathers them together
locally from where they can fetched by a client (Mailreader/Newsreader). It
is therefore ideal for networks, as multiple users with access to Hamster
can be set up. This means that News need only be pulled once for the
network, rather than once for each user.
REMARKS: Other development branches are available. Look here for details:
http://www.elbiah.de/hamster/flavours.htm
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Jürgen Haible, Thomas G. Liesner & many other


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[5.15] Newsreader
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PROGRAM_NAME: 40tude Dialog
VERSION: 2.0.15.x
RELEASE_DATE: 2005-xx-xx
HOMEPAGE: http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
DOWNLOAD: http://www.40tude.com/dialog/download.htm
http://dialog.datalist.org/downloads/download.html
(2.0.15.41 and 2.0.15.84 updates)
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95 - Vista (32/64-bit)
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: 40tude Dialog is a feature loaded, multi-server,
multi-threaded Windows newsreader with Unicode character support.
It supports multiple servers and identities, has filtering/scoring
support, integrated email functionality and binary support including
support for multiparts. 40tude Dialog has a multilingual GUI.
Currently English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Croatian
and Greek translations are available.
REMARKS: Vista recommendation: Install to a non-Program Files location
COMPANY: Softwareentwicklung Marcus Mönnig
AUTHOR: Marcus Mönnig


PROGRAM_NAME: Xnews
VERSION: 2006.08.24
RELEASE_DATE: 2006-8-24
HOMEPAGE: http://xnews.newsguy.com/
DOWNLOAD: http://xnews.newsguy.com/release/xnews.zip
http://xnews.newsguy.com/test/TEST.ZIP
WINDOWS_OS: All
OTHER_OS:
DESCRIPTION: Xnews is a news reader that is 100%
GNKSA 2.0 (Good Net Keeping Seal of Approval) compliant.  NOTE: this
bugger is fast.
REMARKS: Development suspended.
The homepage lists 5.04.25 as the "latest version", but
2006.08.24 is the version most often recommended.
Xnews.zip contains all
program files and is a necessary download.  Test.zip contains only the
updated executable file.  To install/update Xnews, just unzip all files
into a directory of your choice.
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Luu Tran


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[5.16] Phone On-Line
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PROGRAM_NAME: Skype
VERSION: 3.8.0.144
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-8-1
HOMEPAGE: http://c.skype.com/newtoskype
DOWNLOAD: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
OTHER_OS: Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile
DESCRIPTION: Skype is software that enables you to make free calls
anywhere in the world. Skype uses innovative P2P (peer-to-peer)
technology to connect you with other users. It offers several
features, including SkypeOut calling from Skype to regular and mobile
phones worldwide, conference calling, and secure file transferring.
Skype calls have better sound quality than your regular phone and are
highly secure, with end-to-end encryption. Improves video quality for
video calls.
REMARKS: Version 3.8.0.144 has Firefox Skype plugin updated to version
2.2.0.94.
COMPANY: Skype Limited
AUTHOR: ---


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[5.17] RSS Client
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PROGRAM_NAME: FeedDemon
VERSION: 2.7
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-5-12
HOMEPAGE: http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/FeedDemon/Default.aspx
DOWNLOAD: http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/FeedDemon/Default.aspx
WINDOWS_OS: Win 98 or later
OTHER_OS: no
DESCRIPTION: The easy-to-use interface makes it a snap to stay informed
with the latest news and information. You can completely customize the
way feeds are organized and displayed. Set up custom news watches
based on keywords or use the powerful search to find articles. You can
even download podcasts and audio files and have them show up on your
portable audio device. In addition, FeedDemon synchronizes with
NewsGator Online and the rest of the NewsGator RSS Suite. The software
is pre-configured with dozens of feeds, so you can unleash the power
of RSS right away.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: NewsGator Technologies Inc.
AUTHOR: Nick Bradbury


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[5.18] Telnet & SSH
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PROGRAM_NAME: PuTTY
VERSION: 0.60 (beta)
RELEASE_DATE: 2007-4-9
HOMEPAGE: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
DOWNLOAD: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
WINDOWS_OS: Win32
OTHER_OS: POSIX (eg GNU-Linux, BSD, Mac OSX)
DESCRIPTION: PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32
and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Simon Tatham et al.


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[5.19] Virtual Network Computing
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PROGRAM_NAME: UltraVNC
VERSION: 1.05
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-9-1
HOMEPAGE: http://www.uvnc.com
DOWNLOAD: http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html
WINDOWS_OS: Win32
OTHER_OS: Java-enabled OSes
DESCRIPTION: UltraVNC can display the screen of another computer (via
internet or network) on your own screen. The program allows you to use
your mouse and keyboard to control the other PC remotely. It means that
you can work on a remote computer, as if you were sitting in front of
it, right from your current location.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: UltraVNC team


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[5.20] Website Copier
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PROGRAM_NAME: HTTrack Website Copier
VERSION: 3.42-3
RELEASE_DATE: 2008-7-28
HOMEPAGE: http://www.httrack.com
DOWNLOAD: http://www.httrack.com/page/2/en/index.html
WINDOWS_OS: Windows 95/98/NT/2K/XP
OTHER_OS: POSIX (eg GNU-Linux, BSD, OSX)
DESCRIPTION: HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and
easy-to-use offline browser utility.  It allows you to download a World
Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building
recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from
the server to your computer.
REMARKS:
COMPANY: ---
AUTHOR: Xavier Roche

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