The Catalyst Internet Mail Control shares functionality with another Catalyst product called SocketTools. In addition to the email functionality that the Internet Mail control provides, SocketTools includes .NET assemblies, ActiveX controls, scripting components and standard libraries for many other popular Internet application protocols. There are several different editions of SocketTools available, and all editions provide royalty-free redistribution licensing and a thirty day money-back guarantee. Free evaluation copies can be downloaded from the Catalyst Development website at www.catalyst.com.

SocketTools .NET Edition

The SocketTools .NET Edition consists of managed code assemblies for use with .NET programming languages such as Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# and Delphi .NET. The product includes eighteen classes which provide interfaces for various Internet protocols such as the File Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Internet Message Access Protocol and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Using the .NET Edition you can easily transfer files, send and retrieve email messages, execute commands on remote servers and perform many other common tasks over the Internet. The SocketTools .NET classes are designed to be extremely simple to use without compromising performance, and are flexible enough to perform very complex tasks. If you require security features for your application, such as the ability to connect to a web server using the SSL/TLS protocols, then the SocketTools Secure .NET Edition provides the same collection of classes with additional security features and capabilities.

SocketTools Library Edition

The SocketTools Library Edition consists of standard dynamic link libraries, and can be used by virtually any Windows programming language that can call functions exported from a Windows DLL. A total of eighteen libraries provide client interfaces for application protocols such as the File Transfer Protocol, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and Telnet protocol. The API for the Library Edition is implemented with a simple elegance that makes it easy to use with any language, and is not just for C or C++ programmers. All of the libraries are thread-safe and can be used in multithreaded applications. The SocketTools Secure Library Edition consists of the same libraries in the standard Library Edition and includes support for secure connections using the standard SSL/TLS protocols.

SocketTools Scripting Edition

The SocketTools Scripting Edition includes COM libraries which can be used in a wide variety of scripting languages such as VBScript, JScript and PHP. In addition, the Scripting Edition components can also be used with Visual C++, Visual Basic, Microsoft Office and any other language or development tool which supports the use of COM objects. The Scripting Edition is ideal for the developer who requires the flexibility, ease of use and rapid development features of a component designed specifically for client and server-side scripting. The SocketTools Scripting Edition consists of fourteen core networking components which can be used to develop applications that meet a wide range of needs. The SocketTools Secure Scripting Edition also provides support for secure connections using the standard SSL/TLS protocols.

SocketTools Visual Edition

The SocketTools Visual Edition consists of ActiveX controls for use with visual development languages such as Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Delphi. A total of eighteen controls provide client interfaces for the major application protocols such as the File Transfer Protocol, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Domain Name Service and Telnet. Visual Basic 6.0 is fully supported and the components can be used with any development tool that supports COM and the ActiveX control specification. The network controls support both synchronous (blocking) and asynchronous modes of operation, as well as advanced trace debugging facilities. All of the controls are thread-safe and can be used in multithreaded containers, such as Internet Explorer. If your application requires secure data communications over the Internet or a corporate intranet, the SocketTools Secure Visual Edition includes the same ActiveX controls with added security functionality for the HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, NNTP and TELNET protocols.

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