Both are supported by Computing Services. The KWeb plugin allows your web browser to use KClient to access websites requiring kerberos authentication. NiftyTelnet NiftyTelnet is a telnet client that supports kerberos authentication and encryption. Telnet applications allow you to connect over the network to another computer using a terminal interface. Although this technically isn t network software, it is a necessity if you will be downloading ZIP files from the Web or ftp sites.
ZIP is a compression and archiving format that makes downloading files faster and easier.
WinZIP allows you to extract files from a ZIP archive. In addition to the network software listed on the previous page, patches, freeware and shareware programs and locally written software can all be downloaded from our server at no cost. Site licensed commercial software and software that is free for educational use such as Netscape can also be found there. For more information on where to get software, visit the WebDist web site . Depending on the type and speed of your network connection, downloading software may take some time.