Quick Facts

• Native Delphi VCLs, in both 16 bit and 32 bit versions are included in the package. You can write your code once and then deploy your application in both 16 bit and 32 bit platforms.
• Compatible with Delphi 1, Delphi 2, and Delphi 3.
• Through the set of the components, you can access almost all of the Winsock features, from well-known aspects such as stream sockets, to exiting new features like Multicast.
• At the same time, the components are very easy to use, with a uniform and intuitive design.
• Fast, robust, and reliable, the components consume very little resources.
• We charge no runtime fees, and no royalties of any kind.  Only one license for the developer.
• The components are fully documented, with easy to use, fully indexed help files, and printed manuals.
• All the components use asynchronous sockets.  This makes for very eficient Winsock applications.
• The components offer easy to use implementation of almost all the popular Internet protocols, and the range of features they cover, means that you can build professional Internet/Intranet applications with little or no effort.

The Components In IP*Works!

• IPPort.  This is our basic client programming control.  It provides full access to winsock stream sockets for client programming.  Flexible EOL (end of line) managements is provided in order to facilite line socket programming.  All operation of the control is done asynchronously, conserving system resources.
• IPDaemon.  This control can be used to create TCP/IP servers running on PC's connected to a TCP/IP network.  It can handle close to 1000 simultaneous connections on the same TCP/IP port (service port).  It is designed to balance the load between connections for a fast, powerful server. 
• SMTP.  Used to send Internet mail.  The interface provides various degrees of control to the programmer yet remains simple and very easy to use.  Attached files and user defined headers are supported in order to allow sending of MIME messages.
• POP.  Internet Post Office control. Used to access POP3 and POP2 servers.  Easy retrieval of mail stored in Internet POP server accounts and other POP account management. 
• UDPPort.  Easy interface to UDP packet communications. Can be used to build both clients and servers. UDP is the protocol of choice where speed is very important (such as video or interactive games).
• MCast.  Internet Multicast control.  This control allows you to exploit the powerful multicasting features of today's routers.  Channel products, from newscast services, to conferencing programs can be built with little or no effort.
• FTP.  FTP client control. Used to transfer files using the FTP protocol.  Very easy to use with a 'plug and play' interface. Allows developers to incorporate FTP file transfer capability in their applications.
• HTTP.  HTTP client control. Can be used to retrieve and post documents on the World Wide Web. Includes Authentication and Proxy support, as well as custom headers for extending the protocol.
• IPInfo.  A collection of DNS and other database functions. Used to resolve direct and reverse DNS queries through a fast and Windows-friendly asynchronous interface.
• NNTP.  USENET news control. Can be used to read and post news articles and files through an easy to use interface.
• Netcode.  UUencode, Base64, and Quoted Printable encoding and decoding used to transfer binary data over networks. Operates on strings, files, and collections of files.
• Telnet.  A programmer's interface to building a Telnet client. Facilitates handling of Telnet commands and Telnet negotiation.
• Rshell.  Allows execution of commands remotely on a UNIX machine using the remote shell mechanism. Full support for the protocol, including error streams.
• Rexec.  Allows execution of commands remotely on a UNIX machine using the rexec protocol (more secure than remote shell). Full support for the protocol, including error streams. 
• ICMPPort.  Access to the IP control layer. Can be used to build network control applications such as the popular "ping".