<chapter id="network-applications"> <title >Network Applications </title> <para >You can get the following applications in the kdenetwork distributions.</para> <para >Stable applications are relatively bug free and come in source and binary formats.</para> <para ><ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/" >ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/distribution/stable</ulink > </para> <para >Unstable versions change daily and are only in source form, meaning you must compile them to get a working version. Remember these are unstable and might not even compile. If you have a problem with an unstable application, report the problem and it will most likely be fixed in a future snapshot.</para> <para ><ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/CVS/snapshots/current/" >ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/CVS/snapshots/current</ulink ></para> <variablelist > <varlistentry > <term >&kmail;</term > <listitem ><para >A fully featured email client, allowing multiple servers and multiple identities.</para ></listitem > </varlistentry > <varlistentry > <term >&knode;</term > <listitem ><para >A powerful usenet news client, with support for multiple NNTP servers.</para ></listitem > </varlistentry > <varlistentry > <term >&kit;</term > <listitem ><para >An AOL Instant Messenger client, using the <abbrev >TOC</abbrev > protocol.</para ></listitem > </varlistentry > <varlistentry > <term >&ksirc;</term > <listitem ><para >An IRC Client</para ></listitem > </varlistentry > <varlistentry > <term >&korn;</term > <listitem ><para >A Biff applet. <application >Korn</application > checks for new mail and tells you when there is mail to download from your server(s).</para ></listitem > </varlistentry > <varlistentry > <term >&kppp;</term > <listitem ><para >An Internet dialer.</para ></listitem > </varlistentry > <varlistentry > <term >&ktalkd;</term > <listitem ><para > Users on your network using the classic <command >talk</command > can still get your attention even in &kde; using &ktalkd;. </para ></listitem > </varlistentry > </variablelist> </chapter>