SocketTools 6.0 will introduce a new component and API framework that is designed to simplify the process of creating TCP/IP server applications. In the Library Edition, this will be included as extension of the existing SocketWrench API, with additional functions designed to create an instance of the server and manage the client session. In the [...]
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One of the significant new features in SocketTools 6.0 will be support for the Secure Shell protocol, also known as SSH. As the name implies, this protocol provides a secure, encrypted connection between the local host and a remote computer, ensuring that third-parties cannot decipher any intercepted network traffic. Originally SSH was used primarily on [...]
We’ve released an updated version of the SocketWrench Tutorial we originally made for the ActiveX control and Visual Basic. This new version uses the SocketWrench .NET component with Visual Studio 2005, and we believe that it is easier to read and understand, focusing on the developer who is new to Internet programming. The tutorial is [...]
Over the past several years, greylisting has become increasing popular among mail server administrators in an effort to combat spam. It works by having the server temporarily reject any email message from a sender that it does not recognize. This will cause the sender’s mail server to wait for a while and then attempt to [...]