On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 10:36:54AM +0200, Lukas Gebauer wrote: > > Why should we use your set of classes vs. another set of classes > > developer by person X ? :) > > > > Just a friendly question, I know there are a lot of TCP/IP suites > > around... > > Why? It is not simple question. ;-) > > Before a five years I need socket library for Delphi. In this time exists > only two good libraries.. ICS (but it is using asynchronous sockets) and > Winshoes (now it is called Indy). Yes, exists other libraries, but only > this will be freeware and opensource! > > For my purposes indy looks good. but it is components. You must do lot of > things for install them to your system, etc. Indy is very huge and slow > library. And on mostly places it is very badly written. ;-( > > Rather then using it I wrote my own library based only on units with non- > visual classes. It not need instalation, only add my unit to your 'uses' > and go! When my fiend from Delphree association see my work, then tell > me: "get your library for public, it is great!" Synapse was born! > > By some years I create simple and fast implementation for lot of commonly > used protocols. Synapse is not only one of TCP/IP libraries, this is > technology leader. ;-) Yes, for example, Indy using lot of code based on > my Synapse now! Synapse is first free and opensource library with > solutions for email with automatic translating of charsets, Synapse is > first free library with native SNMP implementation, Synapse is first free > library with 'instant' IPv6 support, Synapse is first free library with > native LDAP client, etc. > > Yes 'First free' in delphi world! But on FPC world I not see comparable > TCP/IP library. Really lot of people asking me: "Exists Synapse for FPC?" > > FPC world now can use five years experience with Synapse from delphi > world. ;-)
You've convinced me :) Thanks for creating this suite... cheers James > > -- > Lukas Gebauer. > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WEB: http://www.ararat.cz/synapse - Synapse Delphi and Kylix TCP/IP > Library > > _______________________________________________ > fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal -- - - James Mills Zero Defect Software Engineers Group - ZDSEG _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal