Internet Adventurer Features and Information

By Adventure Software

Main Features

 * General
 * Faster than all the competition!
 * Consistent user-interface - all sections of Internet Adventurer share the same toolbars, and the same look and fell. You can even drag toolbar items between toolbars.
 * Fully multithreaded 32-bit code - no 16-bit code at all!
 * No class libraries - uses PM functions directly, for maximum speed
 * REXX Script support - allows you to handle certain URL's in REXX-scripts. You can even route all ftp:// URL's to your own favorite ftp client.
 * User configureable toolbars - be sure to right-click the toolbar and see the options for yourself.
 * DLL PlugIns - support for extending Internet Adventurer with costomized tools.
 * Fully configureable quicklist with support for drag'n drop, multilevel groups, where you can put your URL's. One group for eg. "Internet Search Engines", one group for "OS/2", one for "Fun stuff" etc....
 * Intelligent URL handling and interfacing. From a www document, select a link called 'irc:/server irc.epix.net' and InetAdv will open up an IRC window, and connect to the specified server.
 * Smart URL resolving, by 'nickname', enter eg. 'Yahoo' - and that will take you to http://www.yahoo.com, or enter 'inetadv' which will take you to http://www.belle.dk/~kr/
 * Quicklist database access from rexx scripts.
 * Multiple configuration (.INI) files supported - this is especially usefull in multiuser setups.
 * Automatic recovery of any eventual damaged databases
 * WAV file support
 * Online help


 * IRC
 * RFC 1459 Compliant
 * CTCP (Client to Client Protocol) commands supported
 * DCC CHAT fully supported (private chat - from client to client)
 * DCC Multiple concurrent filetransfers are fully supported, both ways
 * One thread per IRC channel makes the system very responsive
 * Multiple windows - one window per channel, one window per private chat
 * Nickname list in channel-windows
 * Up to 50 open windows supported (limited to 10 by most servers)
 * Multiple colors for various messages, nicknames etc.
 * Fonts and colors are configureable
 * REXX Script support - runs with eg. the IceBerg, or Hotwired scripts - a new standard for IRC REXX scripts is on it's way - more about that later.
 * IDENTD support for those servers that require it ?
 * Channel-list window - show a list of all visible channels on the server, and join any channel.


 * WWW
 * Uses the WebExplorer API, or interfaces with Netscape/2
 * Even though InetAdv uses the WebEx API, it's faster than WebEx
 * Proxy and socks support
 * You never need to cancel loading of an URL, to begin loading another, you just click on the link you want, even if the page you are currently loading has not finished loading yet !
 * Importing of WebExplorers Quicklist
 * Support for using Netscape for OS/2, instead of the WebEx API !


 * Gopher
 * Proxy and socks support
 * Uses the browser for gopher support


 * FTP
 * Proxy and socks support
 * Uses the WebEx API, or Netscape for FTP Downloading
 * This will be replaced by a 'standalone' FTP client that will be capable of doing both up and download, and it will also provide multiple simultaneous up/downloads.
 * Can interface to any FTP client via REXX URL Scripts [Go to top] >


 * NewsReader
 * Both online and offline newsreading supported.
 * Offline posting - articles are saved, and sent when possible.
 * Support of up to 10 simultaneous connections to the newsserver is implemented. This means that eg. while you are retrieving the list of new articles, you can still download a single article, and look at that.
 * Double-click on an URL inside an article to retrieve that URL in the WWW window.
 * Search newsgroup for relevant article.
 * Multiple simultaneous newsservers added - specify newsservers per group.
 * Options for autogetting article bodies, and automarking old articles read - per group.
 * UU-Decoding of singlepart messages supported
 * Threaded view supported - threading both by references, and by subject, for maximum ease !
 * Support for both new and old newsservers (new servers allow the faster XOVER command to retrieve headers)
 * Database compaction to save your precious harddisk space
 * MIME support !
 * Filters, support for advanced filters, of messages - create spam-filters, and delete crossposted articles.
 * Killfile support
 * Syntax hiliting, URLs, quoted text and email addresses shown in different colors.


 * E-Mail
 * Mail is tightly integrated with news - everything is available from the same interface, everything news can do, mail can too !
 * Automatic timed retrieval of new mail.
 * Multiple accounts (requires registration)
 * Receive via POP, send via SMTP
 * Options for deleting or leaving mail on server.
 * Support for signature files, based on email account.
 * Threaded view of mail !! All articles with the same subject are threaded
 * Plays WAV file when mail is received - very useful if it runs in the background, scanning frequently for new mail.
 * MIME Support
 * RFC 1522 support - never again will you see =?iso-8859-1?q?abc=DEfgh?= in a header
 * Forwarding of emails, as well as cc: and bcc: is supported.


 * Java
 * Integrated support for running native Java applets
 * Applets can be run either from local harddisk, or from the WWW


 * Telnet
 * Native Telnet is not ready yet, but IA interfaces to OS/2's builtin telnet
 * X, Y and Z-Modem will be supported
 * Expect someting like ZOC - only better, and more integrated :)
 * DBCS support should also be in there...


 * WebWatcher
 * Define an unlimited number of www-pages to keep a watch at.
 * Email any address when a page has changed
 * Configure the number of hours between checking a www-site
 * Beep, or play WAV file whenever a page has changed.
 * Proxy support for those sitting behind a firewall

Whats New

 * 5th May 1998:Version 1.50 is released!
 * This version is nothing short of screaming fast! Performance have been improved significantly in the news/email part, and all known bugs have been fixed.
 * Also, multipart attachments are now supported, and viewing attachments is now easier than ever.


 * 12th January 1998:Version 1.21 is released !
 * This release fixes many bugs, and has enhanced PGP support as well as improved keyboard support.


 * 12th January 1998
 * Adventure Software announces that work on a Java version of Internet Adventurer is now in progress!
 * This will finally make IA fully cross-platform, a feature that many of our customers have been asking for. Currently the Java version is under investigation, and performance tests are being carried out. As soon as a betaversion is ready, it will be announced here.


 * 12th January 1998:Adventure Software launches it's new and improved WWW-Site! Navigation is now much easier, and download is a breeze according to people on the net.
 * 3rd October 1997:See EDM/2's review of Internet Adventurer
 * A quote from the review: In short, this program can fulfill the needs of all but the most demanding of Internet users.


 * 23th June 1997:Software Showcase reviews Internet Adventurer
 * View the review here


 * 19th May, 1997:TUCOWS says: IA is the BEST!
 * TUCOWS Internet Adventurer gets 5 cows - the highest possible score, making IA the best Internet Suite ever!