On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Ben <ben.smith.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Based on the LNET website > [http://lnet.wordpress.com/usage/dependencies-system-requirements/] it > seems that LNet is pretty much abandoned software. It still references > Lazarus 0.9.24 and FPC 2.2.0 which are both rather old - or maybe the > website is just very outdated? > > ------------------------------------ > LNet 0.6+ > > Lazarus 0.9.24+ and FPC 2.2.0+ > > Status: Beta > > Issues: Completely tested on Windows (WinXP), Linux (Ubuntu 7.10). > FastCGI considered broken for now. > ------------------------------------ > > I need to do some TCP/IP communications using SMTP (client), FTP (server > and client), HTTP (client) and later NNTP (client, but maybe server in > the future). No Lazarus LCL dependencies please. > > It seems my best choice for usage with Free Pascal is LNET or Synapse. > LNET seems easier to use (nice event style coding), but Synapse seems a > lot more active project. The last thing I want to do is invest in > another dead product [Kylix comes to mind]. > > Anybody got info on LNet and Synapse projects, and your opinion on what > would be a good/safe choice? > > PS: > Yes I know LNET 0.6 doesn't include NNTP support (looking at their > website), but I am willing to invest time in implementing it, if LNET is > a viable option. > > My immediate needs are the SMTP and HTTP client support.
I think Synapse is the safe choice because is a more active project e, sure, have implements all features you want. Marcos Douglas _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
