Black Diamond Products announces the release of version 1.5 of its
Macintosh FTP client Hefty FTP.

Hefty FTP is a modern queue based FTP client that:

* Automatically retries connections
* Automatically retries downloads and uploads
* Automatically resumes transfers if possible
* Can be transferring queued files to/from FOUR FTP servers simultaneously
while browsing a fifth
* Can download files off the Web using HTTP, with full
reconnection/resumption capabilities
* Gives you extensive control over your FTP sessions and transfers

Changes in this version include:

* Major improvements to program appearance and documentation
* Greatly improved stability
* Numerous improvements to client-server interaction
* Option to disable sending of NOOPs
* Adjustable display font
* Several bug fixes
* Price reduction

Hefty FTP is shareware, and as a result of the substantial support for the
product we are pleased to announce a reduction in price to $20.

Hefty FTP is written by Peter Job and published by Black Diamond Products.

To see a screenshot or view the documentation, point your browser to:

http://www.ziggy.speedhost.com/HeftyFTP/BrowseMe.html

To read more, or to download the trial version, go to:

http://www.ziggy.speedhost.com/

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Simultaneous with the release of Hefty FTP 1.5, Black Diamond is offering a
Hefty FTP/Monica bundle for $30 through its online purchasing page at:

http://order.kagi.com/?UYJ

Monica is Black Diamond's extremely popular download manager for the Mac.
Features include:

* HTTP, FTP and Hotline protocols supported
* Automatically retries downloads
* Automatically resumes downloads if possible
* Queue based
* Drag-and-drop of URLs
* Queue scheduling
* Comprehensive set of user-selectable download parameters
* Bonus set of helper applications for loading files into the queue

If any program is going to get that elusive file down onto your hard disk,
it is Monica!

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Black Diamond Products develops innovative internet applications for the
Mac and the PC. Its products include:

* WebiToome, the Mac and PC program to get files sent directly to your
computer via your web page
* SockeToome, the peer-to-peer private transfer tool for Mac and PC
* Monica, the very popular Mac download manager
* Hefty FTP, the Mac FTP client
* NewsFinder, an application for Mac and PC for finding open NNTP servers
* Sgt. Zondi, a personal web search spider for the Mac

http://www.ziggy.speedhost.com/