NiftyTelnet 1.1 SSH r3I wrote this page because when I got my @burngreave.net address, I had to go and look for some of the tools required to take full advantage of some of the facilities. As elsewhere in the computing world, Microsoft rules the roost; though I suspect there are a high proportion of Linux people out there too. I hope this information is useful for those who choose Macintosh.
One of the advantages of a burngreave.net address is that you also get an allocation of webspace. This page is one of those pages. I have put together a list of software options for you to securely manage your pages. In ascending order of Macintosh Operating System [OS] the following options are available:
Out of luck I’m afraid. OS 7.x required for Secure Shell [SSH] support.
Only one option that I can find.
NiftyTelnet 1.1 SSH r3A very rough and ready (though as far as I can work out stable and competent) telnet application. Available as a 560kb download. Uses Secure Copy Protocol [SCP]. Does the job and has the advantage of being freeware.
NiftyTelnet SSH also works under these versions of the Mac OS.
MacSFTP 1.0.6My choice for personal use. Available as a download. Uses Secure File Transfer Protocol [SFTP]. I like this piece of software very much, it is very simple yet deceptively powerful. Not free (£15), but there is a fully-functional 15 day demo version.
MacSSH 2.1fc3Also worth a mention and from the same stable as MacSFTP. Available as a download. An SHH shell application. Runs on OS 7.5.1–9.2.2. Free.
MacSFTP also works under Mac OS X.
Interarchy 6.2The best-known FTP client for the Mac. Also runs under OS 8.5–9.2.2, but only supports SFTP under OS X. Highly developed, well thought out and rock solid. A joy to use. Commercial software ($45) and again there is a fully-functional demo version.
Transmit 2.5.1A very similar situation to Interarchy—also runs under OS 8.6–9.2.2 [v1.7], but only supports SFTP under OS X. Commercial software ($24.95) and again there is a fully-functional demo version.
Mac OS X is Unix based, so the vast range of Unix SHH tools are available. I now have acess to a Mac that will run OS X, so I hope to expand the comments on OS X options.
Fetch 4.0.3The other best-known FTP client for the Mac, and a very fine piece of software in many ways. Does not, however as far as I can work out support SFTP or SCP under either OS 7.x–9.2.2 or X. It is therefore not suitable for managing your burngreave.net webspace.
The burngreave.net site is constructed on a collaborative basis, using Open Source content management system software called Drupal. As part of the functionality of Drupal the site syndicates an RSS feed which can be accessed using RSS reader software. As above here are some options.
AmphetaDesk 0.93.1Free. Separate app which feeds to your web browser of choice. Worked OK under OS 9.2.2, but a bit buggy [especially when trying to quit].
BottomFeeder 2.9Free. Applet for Visual Virtual Machine [a bit like Java]. Had quite a discussion with the developer who wasn’t at all Mac savvy. Worked OK some of the time and then would inexplicable stop, very basic, very slow.
Free. See comments above. Seems much more stable under OS X.
Free. See comments above. Haven’t tried it under OS X.
NetNewsWire Lite 1.0.3Free, min: Mac OS X 10.1.x. Used quite heavily. Very nice, but a few of its shortcomings did get quite irritating. I missed time and date info for incoming headlines. The checking options also seemed quite limited to me. Did the job and in my opinion the best of the free options.
NetNewsWire 1.0.3$19.95, 30 day demo, min: Mac OS X 10.2. Same as Lite version above plus date and author info, weblog editor, outliner.
Haven’t used this but the date and author info were something I wanted. I think if I were to get seriously into blogging, I’d be using Nisus Writer for writing, just I use it for everything else. Not worth the extra money.
Shrook 1.0.2$19.95 [shareware I think]. The software doesn’t seem to be crippled in anyway, so it might be a time expiry deal. I’ll update if I found out. Min: Mac OS X 10.2. I really like this piece of software. It does everything NetNewsWire Lite does, plus provides date and author info, has more flexible scheduling options, and has a cool drawer visual widget that shows the rss feeds in reverse chronological order. This is really useful [and fits in with the way I read email for example]. Also imports NetNewsWire lists, which was very useful when I running both at the same time to compare.
If I had some money I’d buy it!
Just a couple of examples to get you started.
Use the following url in your reader software to receive notifications of new items on the home page.
http://www.burngreave.net/module.php?mod=node&op=feed
Use the following url in your reader software to receive notifications of new items on my blog page.
http://www.burngreave.net/module.php?mod=blog&op=feed&id=7
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me and I will try to incorporate them.
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