Record Querying Protocols

CCSO directory query   *public hosts*

CCSO Phone (ver beta 2.3.2) - Abandoned Freeware

Daytime time query   *public hosts*

Network Time Client (ver 1.2) - Abandoned Freeware

DICT dictionary query   *public hosts*

Dict Client (ver 1.0) - Abandoned Freeware

Finger user information query   *public hosts*

Obese Finger (ver 1.0.0.3) - Abandoned Freeware

LDAP directory query   *public hosts*

LDAP Browser (ver 2.6) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

Ping system availability query  *info*

Visual Ping (ver 0.8) - Abandoned Freeware

SNTP time query   *public hosts*

Small SNTP Agent (ver 1.0.2) - Abandoned Freeware

Time time query   *public hosts*

Time Synchronizer (ver 1.0.0.6) - Abandoned Freeware

Transmission Protocols

DNS "Domain Names System"   *public hosts*

Interactive DNS Query (ver 1.2) - Abandoned Freeware

   | Nicname |   *public hosts*

     Free Whois (ver 1.0) - Abandoned Freeware

FSP "File Service Protocol"   *public hosts*

FSP (ver 2005.03) - Abandoned Freeware

FTP "File Transfer Protocol"   *public hosts*

FileZilla (ver 3.8.0) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

   | Archie |  *info*

     WSARCH32 (ver Alpha1996.09.29) - Abandoned Freeware

  $~ SFTP "Secure File Transfer Protocol" ~$
     {see: FileZilla or WinSCP}


  $~ SCP "Secure Copy Protocol" ~$

     WinSCP (ver 5.1.8) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

  $~ TFTP "Trivial File Transfer Protocol" ~$

     TFTP Client (ver 2.0b) - Abandoned Freeware

Gopher   *public hosts*

Gopher Client (ver 2.0) - Abandoned Freeware

H.323   *public hosts*

H323Phone (ver 6.0.118.0) - Abandoned Freeware

HTTP "Hypertext Transfer Protocol"

Note: The Internet Explorer browser included in Win2k is Trident based. Last Win2k version = (ver 6 sp1).

[Presto] Opera (ver 12.2) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

[Gecko] Firefox (ver 12.0) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

[WebKit] QupZilla (ver 1.6.6) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

IRC "Internet Relay Chat"   *public hosts*

HydraIRC (ver 0.3.165) - Abandoned Freeware

NNTP "Network News Transfer Protocol"   *public hosts*

Xnews (ver 2009.05.01) - Abandoned Freeware

RTSP "Real-Time Streaming Protocol"

VLC Media Player (ver 1.1.9) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)
(Note: Program also supports the RTMP protocol)

SIP "Session Initiation Protocol"   *public hosts*

PhonerLite (ver 1.98) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

SMTP "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol"   *public email hosts*

Pegasus Mail (ver 4.73) - Freeware
(Note: Program also supports the POP, IMAP, and Distribute protocols)

Thunderbird (ver 12.0.1) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)
(Note: Program also supports the POP, IMAP, and Distribute protocols, as well as the NNTP protocol)

SNPP "Simple Network Paging Protocol"   *public hosts*

SNPP Client (ver 2.08) - Abandoned Freeware

TelNet "Teletype over Network Protocol"   *public hosts*

[VT100 Terminal Emulation]

mTelnet (ver 1.0 beta 12) - Abandoned Freeware

UselessTelnet (ver 0.2beta) - Abandoned Freeware
(Note: Program is particularly useful with the QOTD protocol)

Pueblo/UE (ver 2.61) - Abandoned Freeware
(Note: Program supports "MU*" hosts using ANSI or HTML)

[TN3270 Terminal Emulation]

wc3270 (ver 3.3.15ga9) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

[TN5250 Terminal Emulation]

tn5250 (ver 0.17.3) - Abandoned Freeware

  $~ SSH "Secure SHell" ~$

     PuTTY (ver 0.67) - Freeware = (Last Win2k version)

XMPP "eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol"   *public hosts*

Miranda-IM (ver 0.10.80-unicode) - Abandoned Freeware
(Note: Program also supports several proprietary Instant Messaging protocols)

Z39.50   *public hosts*

Mercury Z39.50 Client (ver 1.3) - Abandoned Freeware

   | WAIS |   *public hosts*

     winWAIS (ver 2.04) - Abandonware

As the Internet has evolved, new Protocols have been developed which duplicate the function of older Protocols. However bear in mind that a Protocol is just a methodology, a way of doing something, and thus an older Protocol will continue to function just as capably as it did back in the day when the Protocol was "popular" (usage, or lack thereof, has zero effect). This fact can be especially handy when a deplorable entity is restricting/blocking a currently popular Protocol (such as HTTP), as using the older Protocol as an alternative can allow you to continue being productive with your endeavor (such as following/making news reports).

NOTES:
The Protocols CharGen, Discard, Echo, and QOTD can all be initiated using a VT100 terminal emulator.
The Email system uses SMTP for uploading, POP or IMAP for regular downloading, and Distribute for subscription downloading. Reading or writing are performed offline.
Gopher and HTTP/HTTPS do not require a separate Protocol (e.g., Archie / Nicname / WAIS) to query an online resource database (such as: Veronica / Google) for their Protocol.
The *public hosts* are being listed for testing purposes only. Because some listed hosts may no longer be active, you are encouraged to regularly seek more relevant hosts.

It is a sorry state of affairs that for profiteering reasons websites using the HTTP Protocol are returning to the bad-old-days of only working with certain brands and version numbers of Browsers. For Windows 2000 users, this effectively means that a replacement Browser will have to be acquired approximately every 9 months.