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Link Checkers

Link checking software used by Hardin MD contributors

Software packages are ranked in approximate order by the number of contributors who report using them. Linkbot, at the top of the list, has been reported by seven users, as of 10.6.98.

  • Linkbot
    Tetranet Software
    http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/products/linkbot-main.htm
    Windows
  • Big Brother
    Francois Pottier
    http://pauillac.inria.fr/~fpottier/
    Has been Macintosh, currently switching to Windows
    (I use version 2.1 for the Macintosh, and find it to be acceptable, though sometimes quirky - ER)
  • Frontpage
    Microsoft
    http://microsoft.com/products/prodref/571_ov.htm
    Windows, Macintosh
  • SiteSweeper 2.0 [Not connecting, 7.1.99]
    Site Technologies
    http://www.sitetech.com/
    Windows 95, NT - Site management, several levels of program available
  • NetMechanic
    Monte Sano Software/SoftQuad
    http://www.netmechanic.com/link_check.htm
    http://www.netmechanic2.com
    www.netmechanic.com
    Browser based, e-mail notification of results.
  • InContext WebAnalyzer V.2.01
    http://www.incontext.com/WAinfo.html
    -7.20.98 - Recently acquired by Geac Computer Systems (Canada) Limited
    Windows
  • Dr HTML
    http://www2.imagiware.com/RxHTML/
    Browser-based
  • InfoLink Link Checker 1.9
    BiggByte Software, Inc
    http://www.biggbyte.com/
    Windows, NT



The following programs have been reported by only one user. Information on some of them is rather skimpy, and we won't vouch for the accuracy of the URLs.

  • Websitegarage
    AtWeb, Inc
    http://www.websitegarage.com/news/
    Browser-based, reportedly only does first 25 links
  • Linkcop
    Duke Engineering (San Diego, CA)
    http://linkcop.com
    Windows
  • Weblint
    ?? -
    http://www.cre.canon.co.uk/~neilb/weblint/index.html
    http://www.weblint.com/
  • HomeSite 2.5A
    http://www.dexnet.com/homesite.html - HomeSite Acquired by Allaire! Allaire Corporation, best known for their product Cold Fusion, has acquired HomeSite (vers 2.5A is still available, the final release of HomeSite) ...
    http://www.allaire.com/
    Windows 95
  • Linklint
    Bowlin Software & Co (James B. Bowlin)
    http://www.goldwarp.com/bowlin/linklint/
    Unix, Perl shareware program
  • Webwatch
    Windows
  • Xenu's Link Sleuth
    http://www.snafu.de/~tilman/xenulink.html (Site has good comparisons w WebAnalyzer, NetMechanic)
    Windows 95, NT, freeware


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