Question #1:
- Why did you name one of your programs, "SimpleServer"? AnalogX.com
(aka Mark Thompson) has a program, or programs, by the same name (SimpleServer:WWW
and SimpleServer:Shout).
Answer:
- First of all I was unaware that AnalogX had a program by that name, and
unaware of any confusion that might arise from naming a program with a generic
name like, "SimpleServer".
- Second, neither of us should have named a program, "SimpleServer".
That's like naming a tool you invented, "SimpleTool". Both programs
are simple servers that do two entirely different things. A server is a
program that listens on one of the 65535 ports on your computer, waiting
for a "client" to make a connection; a web server, a mail server,
an FTP server, a game server, etc. Just like what the Apache web server
that served up this web page is doing. Apache is sitting, listening on port
80, waiting for a connection from a client, your browser in this case, to
request a web page.
- Third, do a search on Google. You'll find many "SimpleServers"
out there.
Question #2:
- Why did you name one of your programs, "Spam Exam"? AnalogX.com
has a program by the same name.
Answer:
- This is a case where I was working on a web based spam "whois/information
gathering program" long before AnalogX finally decided to name a spam
"filtering" program by the same name. Mark Thompson was unaware
of my program by that name.
Bottom line...
The fact that the filenames are the same or similar, is purely coincidental.
I don't have a problem with this. We both write programs for ourselves, and
are kind enough to share them, with the hope that others that might find them
useful.
Back to the download page.