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FastTrack FTP 1.00
This FTP client can handle file groups and allows you to change attributes of files stored on an FTP-server. The special editor allows you to edit files directly on the server. You can set up additional custom commands and add them to the main menu. Custom commands can be grouped by various criteria. It is also possible to connect an external HTML editor to edit web pages and other files. Fast-Track FTP supports Shell Access, FTPS (File Transfer Protocol using SSL), SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) and many others. The good news is that you do not need to install and connect any additional external libraries in order to use these protocols. Thus, all traffic will be encrypted and it will be impossible to intercept your login and password. Among other useful features, we would like to draw your attention to the following: download resume, log files, directories compare and synchronization with a few clicks (considering local time zones), clipboard monitoring, transferal of large (over 1 GB) files, proxy servers and firewalls support, SOCKS 4, 4.5 and 5, download speed display, and assigning the starting directory (on a local hard drive as well as on a server) for each server. There is also a `keep alive` feature which keeps the connection to a server alive by sending special commands. The built-in scheduler can do all the night work while you are sleeping.
FastTrackNews 2.0
FastTrackNews is a free portable usenet client and RSS feed reader, Blog client and news aggregator. The program reduces the time and effort needed to regularly check mass media websites for updates and can be used as news and blog browser. Once subscribed to a feed, the software is able to check for new content at user-determined intervals and retrieve the update. You can easily organize rss and nntp news channels in a fully customizable tree structure and browse actual news articles using built-in or external webbrowser. FastTrack News uses a web feed to retrieve syndicated news given in XML-based formats (Atom, RSS, etc.), rapidly downloads news articles from various web sources in background and displays them in comfortable customizable views. The program supports password protected feeds, has the ability to expire news items so they get deleted after a certain amount of days. The RSS content is sometimes described as being "pulled" to the subscriber, as opposed to "pushed" with mailing list or Internet Messaging. Unlike recipients of some "pushed" information, the RSS Reader user can easily unsubscribe from a feed. FastTrack News is simple and easy to use, offers a no-nonsense Outlook Express-like user interface. With FastTrackNews you will be keep informed about the most recent news. The program is free, does not require installation, occupies far less space on HD/RAM than other similar paid programs, does not contain any annoying ad banners.