Snak
 Snak version 5.1 under Mac OS X v10.4 showing several panel windows, a panel bar, the preferences, and the command reference. |
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| Original author(s) | Kent Sorensen |
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| Initial release | March 3, 1997 |
| Stable release | 5.3.3 (November 15, 2007[1]) [±] |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Mac OS, Mac OS X |
| Platform | PowerPC, x86 |
| Type | IRC client |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.snak.com |
Snak (Danish for "chat") is a popular shareware Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client written by Kent Sorensen for the Macintosh platform.[2][3][4] Snak is distributed as shareware and can be freely used and evaluated for 30 days at no charge.[3] After the 30-day evaluation period has ended, the program will quit after 15 minutes of use, and a registration key must be purchased. Versions up to 4.12 runs on both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X while version 5 and newer only supports Mac OS X.
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[edit] Features
Snak supports an unlimited number of connections and channels,[5] private chats, as well as full DCC support for file transfers and chat. It can be scripted with AppleScript and the ircII scripting language.[6] Snak features an Actions list which makes it easy to automate responses to many common events on IRC.[7]
Snak includes the ability for multiple panels to share the windows. A panel can contain a channel, a dialog with another user, a list, or information about a DCC file transfer. This results in an effective use of the screen space and improves the ability to follow multiple channels. A panel can be moved from one window to another by dragging the title bar or the panel tab.
[edit] Critical reception
Jason Parker, Assistant editor for Download.com, wrote for CNET Reviews on May 26, 2005:
| “ | "If you want a great IRC chat client for Mac, Snak is hands-down the best in the category."[8] | ” |
It has also briefly been mentioned at MacWorld UK[9] and is listed at MacObserver.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Snak - IRC for Mac". http://www.snak.com/. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Charalabidis, Alex (1999-12-15). "IRCing On The Macintosh: Snak". The Book of IRC: The Ultimate Guide to Internet Relay Chat (1st ed.). San Francisco, California: No Starch Press. pp. 64 – 66. ISBN 1-886411-29-8. "Snak is another very new Mac client that has rapidly become one of the leading choices, especially for people who find Ircle's four or more windows cluttered or confusing."
- ^ a b Mutton, Paul (2004-07-27). "IRC from Mac OS X: Snak". IRC Hacks (1st ed.). Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly Media. pp. 13 – 14. ISBN 0-596-00687-X. "One of the friendliest and three of the more popular, and more powerful, IRC clients available for OS X are presented here: Conversation, X-Chat Aqua, Snak, and IRCle. (p. 11)"
- ^ Steinberg, Gene (2000-03-21). Mac OS 9: The Complete Reference. Osborne Complete Reference Series. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media. pp. 856 – 857. ISBN 0-07-212506-3. "Two IRC clients stand out on the Mac: ircle 3.0.4 and Snak 3.1."
- ^ "Snak: Description". http://www.snak.com/Description.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Snak: Manual: Scripting". http://www.snak.com/manual/52/Scripting.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Snak: Manual: Actions". http://www.snak.com/manual/52/Actions.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Parker, Jason. "Instant messengers for PC and Mac". Killer Downloads. CNET.com. http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-6231335-1.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14. "If you want a great IRC chat client for Mac, Snak is hands-down the best in the category."
- ^ Evans, Jonny (2007-11-16). "Third party apps - further Leopard updates". Macworld UK. http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/index.cfm?newsid=19700. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ D'Addario, Kyle (2001-03-27). "Snak On This: IRC Client Updated". The Mac Observer. http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Snak_On_This_IRC_Client_Updated/. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
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