[fpc-pascal] Is LNET dead?

[Marcos Douglas]

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Ben <ben.smith.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Based on the LNET website
> [http://lnet.wordpress.com/usage/dependencies-system-requirements/] it
> seems that LNet is pretty much abandoned software. It still references
> Lazarus 0.9.24 and FPC 2.2.0 which are both rather old - or maybe the
> website is just very outdated?
>
> ------------------------------------
> LNet 0.6+
>
>    Lazarus 0.9.24+ and FPC 2.2.0+
>
>    Status: Beta
>
>    Issues: Completely tested on Windows (WinXP), Linux (Ubuntu 7.10).
>            FastCGI considered broken for now.
> ------------------------------------
>
> I need to do some TCP/IP communications using SMTP (client), FTP (server
> and client), HTTP (client) and later NNTP (client, but maybe server in
> the future). No Lazarus LCL dependencies please.
>
> It seems my best choice for usage with Free Pascal is LNET or Synapse.
> LNET seems easier to use (nice event style coding), but Synapse seems a
> lot more active project. The last thing I want to do is invest in
> another dead product [Kylix comes to mind].
>
> Anybody got info on LNet and Synapse projects, and your opinion on what
> would be a good/safe choice?
>
> PS:
> Yes I know LNET 0.6 doesn't include NNTP support (looking at their
> website), but I am willing to invest time in implementing it, if LNET is
> a viable option.
>
> My immediate needs are the SMTP and HTTP client support.

I think Synapse is the safe choice because is a more active project e,
sure, have implements all features you want.

Marcos Douglas