The IFX Group IPAD-OS File Collection
These tools were designed for use on or with an IPAD-OS firewall/server. The tools that run directly on the IPAD-OS hardware are written in pure DOS for maximum compatibility.
The external tools written to work with the IPAD-OS are designed as native Microsoft® Windows™ applications, so they are compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows versions, run fast and DO NOT require any bulky runtimes like MFC, .NET, VBRUN or external DLL files. This also means they work well with compatibility layers like WINE on other operating systems.
Please note that the IPAD Owners Association, Inc. (IOA) is now actively developing new features for the IPAD-OS based product line. Please visit their web site to find out about all of the new IPAD-OS features.
Sort by date  | Download: Size: Updated: | bcopy.zip 14,471 bytes December 02, 2005 |
There is a problem with some
versions of Microsoft Windows that allows programs to create and
use files larger then 2 Gigabytes, but the copy function built into
Windows Explorer and command prompts reports an error when
attempting to read those files. This program does not care how
large a file is, or where it is located. If Windows can see the
file, this program can copy it. This is a binary copy that retains
all file attributes and time/date stamp information - a true copy.
Fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is included. Do not use
this program to place files larger than 2 gigabytes on to an
IPAD-OS server that is not using the IPAD-OS boot loader or that
has an IPAD-OS boot loader with a build number lower than 4.20.1596.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | coldboot.zip 415 bytes January 03, 1988 |
This is the smallest program I
have ever written. It reboots a DOS machine from a command prompt
or batch file. On most Windows machines it just exits the command
prompt window without much fanfare. It is only 5 bytes, but since
most web browsers don't know how to deal with the file in binary
form, it had to be zipped to a file size over 5 times larger.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | dirinfo.zip 18,896 bytes October 05, 2008 |
This program scans and
reports information about a directory and optionally the
subdirectories too. This program is designed to be extremely light
weight and fast so it can be used repeatedly in batch files and
automation tasks with minimum performance impact. It was written
for ISP use to track and react to the file resource requirements of
users without imposing hard limits that normally prevent temporary
over-limit conditions such as uploading a new web site before
removing the old one. This program allows simple batch files to run
on a schedule to check and react to changing conditions.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | dirsize.zip 20,166 bytes June 30, 2004 |
This is a simple tool to
report the total file sizes of all files stored in a directory
including all subdirectories. This is very useful for service
providers that want to charge for storage space on a server without
actually imposing an artificial space limit. Fully commented
PowerBASIC source code is included. Featured download for February,
2005.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | dscan.zip 22,796 bytes January 03, 2010 |
A tool to help locate a specific kind
of file name corruption that only applies to IPAD-OS systems (4.0
through 8.0) with long file name support enabled. This program does
not attempt to change or fix anything on your disk. It is designed
only to report problems.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | dupefind.zip 42,416 bytes March 24, 2008 |
This tool helps
locate duplicate files on your hard drive. This is a true binary
file comparison able to detect duplicate files even if they have
very different file names or are located in different
subdirectories under the same parent directory. The complete
PowerBASIC/CC source code for this utility is included. The source
code is made available to help promote the awareness of the whole
line of compilers and other programming tools available from the
fine people at PowerBASIC. Tell them you saw their name on the IFX
Group web site. Featured download for August 2004.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | fdns.zip 25,637 bytes August 20, 2008 |
A diagnostic tool that scans a
text file for Internet domain names and resolves those DNS names
into IP addresses. This is a quick way to pre-load your local DNS
cache from a list of popular domain names or for stress testing
your DNS resolver. This program works well with the IPAD-OS DOMAIN
CACHE DUMP file. The fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is
included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | fixname.zip 45,242 bytes November 06, 2007 |
The FixName tool is designed to
change Windows file names that include characters not compatible
with common Internet services or other operating systems into more
correct names. This tool also has the ability to detect
binary-level file duplicates to help recover storage space when two
or more files end up with the same fixed name. This is a must-have
tool for everyone needing to post files on a web server or FTP
site. The complete, fully commented PowerBASIC source code is
included. Please check out the full line of high performance and
easy to use compilers at PowerBASIC.com and tell them you saw their
name mentioned on the IFX Group web site. Featured download for
August 2005.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | fld2smtp.zip 43,604 bytes September 03, 2009 |
The
FLD2SMTP utility is similar to Lynn Taylor's UNFLD program with the
addition of full command line (or batch file) function. This
program reads a single POP3 folder file from your IPAD-OS mail
server and exports all of the mail into the SMTP mail out
directory. Fully commented PowerBASIC/DOS source code is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | ftpcopy.zip 64,537 bytes April 15, 2011 |
A Windows command line tool to download
files or complete directories of files from one or more FTP servers
and optionally upload those files to other FTP server(s). It has
specific features to allow mirroring one IPAD-OS server to another
without causing the backup IPAD-OS machine to become the primary.
This is designed to be highly automatic so it can run as a nightly
event without user intervention.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | ftpd.zip 55,426 bytes March 13, 2008 |
A Windows command line tool to connect to
almost any FTP server on the Internet and download a single file, a
whole directory of files, or a whole directory tree of files from
the command line or on a scheduled basis. This tool is designed for
automated downloads and supports FTP resume (restart) and a number
of other techniques to make sure the files get through ok. One of
the stronger functions is the ability to move files from an FTP
server to the local drive (so the file is no longer on the server).
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | geo2ipad.zip 42,666 bytes December 01, 2010 |
This geographic IP address-country
code database to IPAD-OS format conversion tool converts publicly
available geographic IP country code databases to IPAD-OS 7.0 (or
newer) format for use in blocking mail sources by country codes.
This conversion tool does not contain any of the IP address or
country code information. The included documentation explains where
to get the current free or commercial databases. This command line
program runs on any Windows workstation to convert the database.
The fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is included to show
exactly how this program works.
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Greylisting Exception List Translation Tool
| | Download: Size: Updated: | grey_not.zip 20,109 bytes September 08, 2006 |
The
IPAD-OS 5.5 Greylisting feature can be a powerful tool to detect
and block broken SMTP servers with an incomplete feature set like
those in spam engines and email virus infections. The problem is
that some legitimate mail servers do not work well with Greylisting
technology. This tool translates the public list of problem SMTP
servers that are known to fail the Greylisting tests into IPAD-OS
format. Complete PowerBASIC/CC source code is included.
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HTML to Delimiter Separated File
| | Download: Size: Updated: | html2dsv.zip 24,215 bytes February 25, 2005 |
This
program recursively reads all of the HTML files found in a
directory including all subdirectories and outputs only the BODY
content into one delimited text file for importing into a database.
Fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | http10.zip 34,906 bytes December 31, 2008 |
A Windows command line utility to
push buttons on web forms and optionally grab HTML files. This tool
is very useful for automating IPAD-OS functions such as Backup or
Disk maintenance with the standard Windows task scheduler. Sample
command lines that can be directly used in batch and scheduler
events are listed in the included documentation. These commands can
also be used to create desktop shortcut icons to the same functions
if desired. Featured download for December 2004. Updated for IPAD
6.0 with enhanced performance.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | ipadchk.zip 89,470 bytes April 23, 2012 |
A robust and proven utility to
validate the configuration files and hardware settings on all
IPAD-OS versions made since 1994. This is the latest updated
version with many improvements designed to detect and report more
of the things that cause performance, stability and even security
problems. If you use anything other than the IPAD-OS web manager to
create and maintain your control files and user account files, this
tool can save you time and frustration by quickly locating and
reporting things that need your attention. Note that long file
names are only supported when using the official IPAD-OS Boot
Loader. This tool is not designed for any Apple product.
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IPAD-OS Model 5000 Builder QuickStart
| | Download: Size: Updated: | ipadqs.zip 72,928 bytes January 26, 2011 |
Building an IPAD-OS
model 5000 router/firewall/server from scratch can be a big task
with many potential pitfalls for those that don't do it every day.
This DOS-based quick start program runs directly on your new IPAD
5000 machine, asks a short series of questions and builds a set of
starter files and directories to get your IPAD 5000 up and running
faster. It has a complete context sensitive help system originally
designed for novice IPAD 5000 owners building their own system.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | itime.zip 31,773 bytes October 22, 2010 |
This is a tiny tool to set the clock
on a Windows workstation or server with information from your local
IPAD-OS mail server. This does not need NTP (Network Time Protocol)
or SMB/CIFS to get the time information. Add this program to run
from the scheduler on your workstation to update the clock as often
as you want and it will always have the right time. This works with
any version IPAD-OS, but a newer IPAD-OS mail server with the
alternate SMTP port enabled is suggested for best results. Fully
commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | listopt.zip 36,174 bytes October 31, 2008 |
A Windows utility
to sort the members address file for any IPAD-OS hosted list server
with optional include (white list) and exclude (blacklist) of
members. This is an update to the DOS version of the LISTTOOL.ZIP
with much improved sorting ability. The fully commented
PowerBASIC/CC source code is included. Featured download for March
2005.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | listtool.zip 61,102 bytes July 05, 2004 |
A DOS utility to sort the
members of any IPAD-OS hosted list server into domain order. This
groups all list members by their domain name so delivery to the
same server can happen in the most efficient way. A separate tool
to help create a batch file to work on your IPAD-OS server is
included along with the full PowerBASIC/DOS source code.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | logren.zip 32,127 bytes March 22, 2011 |
This program renames IPAD-OS
log files using date information found inside the log file. It is
very flexible to fit a wide variety of log archival needs. Support
is available to add a custom prefix to the file name. This helps
identify log files from each IPAD-OS server. You can also customize
the date format used in the file name so sorting and locating log
file information is easier. The complete PowerBASIC/CC source code
is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | mailmove.zip 23,012 bytes November 04, 2008 |
A program to move SMTP mail
files to or from an IPAD-OS server with complete support for the
message locking logic used by the IPAD-OS kernel. If your IPAD-OS
mail server is overloaded with a huge volume of email, you can
quickly move the excess mail off the server and put it back later
at a much slower rate. The fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source
code is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | makefilt.zip 23,915 bytes February 13, 2005 |
This tool generates any sized
list of IPAD-OS router filter commands for testing. The IPAD-OS
router supports a maximum of 1000 filters, which should be more
than enough for everything but the most extreme IPAD-OS
application. This is for testing the IPAD-OS router only and should
not be used on production systems. Fully commented PowerBASIC/DOS
source code is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | makerev.zip 28,857 bytes January 18, 2007 |
A program to create
custom reverse DNS files for all of the 17 million IP addresses in
the RFC1918 private blocks. This can improve the perception of high
performance by allowing your IPAD-OS DNS server to directly reply
to reverse DNS requests without asking the root DNS servers.
Complete documentation is included with many suggestions for
controlling file sizes and disk storage demands. Fully commented
PowerBASIC/CC source code is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | makerout.zip 25,299 bytes February 13, 2005 |
This tool generates any sized
list of IPAD-OS routes for testing. The IPAD-OS router supports a
maximum of 1000 static routes, which should be more than enough for
everything but the most extreme IPAD-OS application. This is for
testing the IPAD-OS router only and should not be used on
production systems. Fully commented PowerBASIC/DOS source code is
included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | minclude.zip 29,650 bytes November 02, 2007 |
A command line
utility to include text files in an IPAD-OS mail authority file, or
almost any other control file that supports comment lines. This
tool retains compatibility with the IPAD-OS Web Manager and the
included file can be edited and re-included without risk of
duplication. This is designed to make your life as an IPAD-OS mail
server administrator much easier. One of the more common IPAD-OS
requests is for the ability to include multiple files into one
large mail authority file while still retaining the ability to use
the IPAD's web management interface to monitor and keep track of
everything. More details about exactly how this tool can make your
life easier is found in the included documentation. Full PowerBASIC
source code is included in this distribution.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | netcalc.zip 34,830 bytes October 26, 2000 |
A command line utility to
calculate TCP/IP netmasks. One of the more confusing parts of
creating networks with the TCP/IP protocol is creating a network
mask that correctly defines the size of the network. This tool was
originally written to visually demonstrate how a router views a
netmask and at the same time allow a human to interactively gain
valuable what-if knowledge of their network. This is a must-have
tool for any network engineer.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | off.zip 5,107 bytes June 22, 2002 |
A program to send the power off
signal to ATX motherboards. This is a one-way trip, so be careful
using this on a production router or server. The COLDBOOT.ZIP
utility is suggested if a reboot is desired.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | optimail.zip 44,936 bytes January 17, 2012 |
OPTIMAIL: IPAD-OS Mail
server directory compacting and cleanup tool. This tool fixes a
disk-level problem called Directory Extension that can profoundly
slow your IPAD-OS mail server performance. For best results, run
this program on your IPAD mail server after a very large volume of
mail has been processed to recover maximum performance. This update
improves processing speed when there is still a large quantity of
undelivered mail. Fully commented PowerBASIC/DOS source code is
included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | optipop.zip 84,537 bytes January 17, 2012 |
OptiPOP is an IPAD-OS POP3
mail storage maintenance and repair tool. This program is designed
to be run directly on the IPAD-OS mail server machine or optionally
through any SMB/CIFS connection (if supported by your operating
system) to repair, maintain and compact POP3 mailboxes stored on
the latest IPAD-OS mail server version. It automatically opens
locked and mixed state mailboxes. It can optionally age out old
POP3 mail taking up your valuable storage space and can even find
orphan POP3 mailboxes caused by hand-editing the mail authority
file. Fully commented PowerBASIC/DOS source code is included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | pingpop.zip 20,542 bytes September 23, 2002 |
A Windows console (command
line) utility to open a POP3 mailbox on a server that has
POP-before-SMTP security enabled on a schedule or only once. This
tool has the ability to loop by itself with no need for an external
scheduler or even a batch file. It also reports the number of
message in the POP3 mailbox so other utilities can notify the
appropriate user. Distribution is limited to owners and operators
of IPAD-OS based products. Fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source
code is included. Featured download for November 2004.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | pingport.zip 20,215 bytes July 26, 2004 |
This tool is designed to detect the
ability of a server to accept a TCP Connection on a selected port
number. If the server is not able to open a valid TCP port, this
program returns an error number that allows a batch file to call a
notification utility or some other tool to help recover from the
problem. Featured download for January 2005.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | rdns.zip 26,560 bytes February 23, 2009 |
A simple tool to scan a
block of IP addresses for reverse DNS entries. This is very useful
for everyone running servers and providing user connections to make
sure all of your IP addresses have correct reverse DNS. This is
designed on purpose as a single-threaded application that waits for
the DNS timeout on all IP addresses without reverse DNS
information. This insures minimum impact when scanning remote
networks. The fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is
included.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | skill.zip 34,356 bytes November 04, 2008 |
A Smart Email Kill utility to scan
the raw SMTP files on an IPAD-OS email server from your Windows
workstation and locate messages that contain your search text. This
is much safer than a simple find/erase because all parts of the
matching messages are erased and the correct file locking methods
are used. This can be used to help clean out the email directory
from a denial of service attack or when a virus infected email
client bombards your system. This works through any CIFS/SMB
connection to the IPAD-OS mail server and does not conflict with
IPAD-OS email service. Fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is
included. Featured download for May 2005.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | spy_not.zip 126,461 bytes July 10, 2007 |
This is a tool to
translate a public list of known spyware web sites into IPAD-OS
format for including into the BOOT.NAM on your DNS server. The list
is very large (over 12,000 domains) and may cause extra work load
on your IPAD-OS server if you have hardware over 5 years old. A DNS
list this large is not compatible with older IPAD-OS versions (5.52
or older) and can cause the web management interface to crash. It
is important to note that the IFX Group does not maintain the
master list of domain names, we just provide the format conversion
tool. The fully commented PowerBASIC/CC source code is included so
you can freely modify to meet exact your needs.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | st.zip 21,958 bytes May 23, 2008 |
A Windows command line utility to
connect to an IPAD-OS telnet supervisor maintenance prompt and
issue commands. Output may be redirected to allow logging over
time. This tool is very specific for use only with an IOA-IPAD
router. Featured download for September 2004.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | ten-k.zip 1,000,022 bytes July 26, 2004 |
This is a collection of ten
thousand empty files for testing the condition called directory
extension. Be aware that some versions of Windows are not able to
handle a large number of files in one directory and may crash or
only display part of the complete directory list. If you are
considering a different disk format for your IPAD-OS server, this
collection of files can help you compare disk format performance.
For example, sometimes FAT16 is faster than FAT32 if the partition
size is small.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | tipx.zip 19,528 bytes August 13, 2006 |
The complete TIPX virtual
serial port drivers for use with DOS programs that wish to connect
to an IPAD-OS 1.5 or higher and TBBS 2.3 or higher. Complete
assembler source code is included and is released by Philip L.
Becker, the author, into the public domain.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | urltrans.zip 31,549 bytes September 20, 2002 |
A Windows GUI utility to help
translate hidden URL addresses into human readable form. This tool
uses the rules explained on the IFX Web
Tricks page. Protect yourself from bogus Internet addresses by
knowing how to read them.
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| | Download: Size: Updated: | webcal.zip 52,629 bytes December 28, 2000 |
A DOS utility to create HTML calendars
like the one used on the IFX Group web site. This is a pre-release
version and is likely to contain some bugs.
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