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Get Network Information For Hosts, Email Addresses, and Dot Addresses with the Network Utilities for .NET Sample

The Network Utilities sample is actually a suite of applications demonstrating how PowerTCP SSL Sockets for .NET can be used to test and get diagnostic information for host names, dot addresses, and email addresses. The following functionality is demonstrated:

DNS Lookup: Resolves a host name to a dot address, resolve a dot address to a host name, or resolve an email address to the mail server responsible.
Ping: Pings the specified host.
TraceRoute: Traces a route to the specified host.
Domain WHOIS: Gets WHOIS information for the specified host name.
Network WHOIS: Gets WHOIS information for the specified dot address.
Finger: Gets FINGER information for the specified user on the specified host.
Verify Email: Finds the mail server responsible for the email address, connects to the server, and sends SMTP commands to verify the address.

This sample is not available Online

However, it is included in the PowerTCP Sockets or Ssl Sockets for .NET installation.

If you are interested in this sample be sure to see these links:

To learn more about the component used in this application:
- Go to the PowerTCP SSL Sockets for .NET home page (SSL-enabled).
- Go to the PowerTCP Sockets for .NET home page (non-secure).
To download the source code for this sample:
- Download PowerTCP SSL Sockets for .NET (SSL-enabled).
- Download PowerTCP Sockets for .NET (non-secure).

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