© Copyright Robert Vasvari, 1993.

 

RBrowser Features

 

WORKSPACE


+ Remote File System Browser using UNIX

+ Remote File System Browser using FTP

+ Drag and drop file transfers between Local and Remote hosts

+ Direct file transfer between Remote hosts with FTP (where permitted)

+ Local File System Browser

+ Open, edit, and automatic saveback of documents

+ Support for Firewalls (SOCKS v4)

+ Full MacBinary support

+ Local printing of documents while editing

+ Character set transation in the browser

+ Automatic display of available file system space

+ Computes sizes of directories and file systems.

+ Inspector window displays file attributes

+ Change file group and permissions

+ Customizable appearance

+ Will follow/not follow symbolic links

+ Automatic connection configuration

+ Supports all document types known to local system

+ Automatic save back for applications supporting object linking

+ Copy, move, remove, and rename files on remote system

+ Compress/uncompress;

+ Create/delete folders and symbolic links

+ Duplicate files and folders

 

BENEFITS


+ GUI access to files on remote systems eliminating the need to know shell commands

+ No need to know all the varieties of UNIX

+ No root/superuser/administrator privileges needed for installation or use

+ No special software required on remote systems

+ Automatic analysis and configuration to handle remote systems

+ Remote files can be on systems in different Netinfo or NIS domains

+ User and group ids can be different on each system

+ Multiple simultaneous connections

+ Easy interface to FTP servers

 

FILE TRANSFERS


+ Drag and drop user interface to transfer files between machines

+ Multiple simultaneous transfer operations

 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT


+ Character set translation in the browser

+ Filename translation between systems using different character sets

 

TESTED REMOTE SYSTEMS


+ MacOS (FTP only)

+ A/UX

+ AIX

+ DomainOS

+ Irix

+ HP/UX

+ Linux

+ NEXTSTEP

+ NetBSD

+ OSF/1

+ SunOS

+ Solaris

+ Ultrix


LOCAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Network access to remote systems

Supported platforms:

+ MacOSX Server (PPC and Intel)

+ OPENSTEP 4.2 MACH (i386, m68k, sparc)

+ OPENSTEP 4.2 Windows NT/95 - beta available now

+ YELLOW BOX on WINDOWS - beta available now

 


REMOTE REQUIREMENTS

+ Users must be authorized users on remote system.

+ rexecd or ftpd must be enabled on remote system.

+ Remote systems must have these UNIX utilities: sh cp mv rm tar compress uncompress zcat uuencode uudecode

 

+ International support requires an 8-bit clean Bourne-compatible shell such as ksh.


License Agreement:

1. All licenses are non transferable and may be used ONLY by the licensee.
2. Once a permanent license has been delivered, there will be refund. It is the responsibility of the licensee to try the free evaluation license to make sure RBrowser will work the way licensee expects.
3. This not a license for resale. To resell RBrowser you must obtain a specific resale license from Different Drummer Software.
4. Disclaimer: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY DIFFERENT DRUMMER SOFTWARE "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL DIFFERENT DRUMMER SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS; BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSE AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


 

Apple, the Apple logo, MacOSX, Openstep, and YellowBox are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratory. 

RBrowser is a trademark of Robert Vasvari.


Please send requests, suggestions and bug reports to: rbrowser@ddrummer.com

 

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