When people think of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol, interactive terminal sessions and secure file transfers are typically what to come to mind. In addition to these common functions, SSH also supports securely executing a command on a remote host and returning the output of that command back to the local system. The SSH component [...]
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The SocketTools 6.0 .NET Edition introduced the new InternetServer class that was designed to simplify the implementation of a TCP/IP server application. With only a few lines of code, you can create the framework for a multi-threaded server that is completely event driven. You only need to create event handlers and then write your server [...]
SocketTools 6.0 introduced some new functionality as part of the existing file transfer API and components that enables applications to verify that the contents of a file on the local system are the same as a file on the server. This can be used to either ensure that a file was uploaded correctly, or to [...]
One of the new features in SocketTools 6.0 is the Message Store API which is designed to make it simple to store and manage email messages on the local system. For developers who use the POP3, IMAP4 and NNTP components to retrieve messages, the storage API enables those messages to be easily stored in a [...]
One typical requirement for many applications today is the ability to transfer files between the local system and a remote server, and the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Hyptertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) are the two most commonly used Internet protocols for this purpose. SocketTools has components that support both of these protocols, making it a [...]
PowerShell is Microsoft’s new command line shell and scripting development environment for the Windows platforms. It primarily serves as both a replacement for the classic command line (cmd.exe) and as an administrative tool that integrates much of the functionality that was previously found in other tools like Windows Scripting Host (WSH) and the Network Shell [...]
A number of years ago, we published a newsletter called SocketTips which provided general programming tips, how-to’s and code snippets to help developers make the most of SocketTools in their applications. We’re going to pick up where we left off, and start with covering some of the new features and functionality that was introduced in [...]