NetPresenz

NetPresenz
Developer(s)Stairways Software Pty Ltd
Stable release
4.1 / March 7, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-03-07)
TypeFTP, Gopher server
Licensefreeware
Websitewww.stairways.com/main/netpresenz

NetPresenz, written by Peter N. Lewis for Stairways Software Pty Ltd, is a World Wide Web and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server developed for use on the classic Mac OS.[1] The software was initially called FTPd but was rebranded NetPresenz.[2] In 1994 Network World stated that it was "by far the most common" FTP server application and server extension used on the Macintosh.[3] It is considered the most significant FTP daemon available for the Macintosh platform, with added Web and Gopher functionality.[4][5] The server functioned on Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8, and Mac OS 9.[6]

Originally a shareware package,[2] NetPresenz was rendered obsolete by increasing functionality in the Mac OS and has been made freeware.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Bell, Mark R. (1999). The Mac OS 8.6 Book. Coriolis Group Books. p. 546. ISBN 9781576104439.
  2. ^ a b Steadman, Carl; Snell, Jason (1996). Providing Internet Services Via the Mac OS. p. 199. ISBN 9780201489989.
  3. ^ Woodcock, Bill (August 22, 1994). "Macintosh LANS and the Internet: Using Available Tools to Make Connecting a Cinch". Network World. p. L18.
  4. ^ Anthony, Tobin (1996). Building and Maintaining an Intranet with the Macintosh. Hayden Books. pp. 286–289. ISBN 9781568302799.
  5. ^ Hart, David L. (2000). The Cross-Platform Mac Handbook: Keeping Your Mac in a Digital World. Prentice Hall PTR. pp. 79–81. ISBN 9780130850881.
  6. ^ Smith, Roderick W. (2002). Broadband Internet Connections: A User's Guide to DSL and Cable. Addison-Wesley. p. 259. ISBN 9780201738278.
  7. ^ "NetPresenz". www.macintoshrepository.org. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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