Introduction

In many cases you might want to use text-based system utilities instead of the graphic applications provided with Windows systems. For example, if you are using a telnet session to access your Windows NT/2000/XP server, beside those internal commands like "dir", "copy", etc., you might need some tools to conveniently access resources on your system, or administrate your server.

Most of the DOS era system utilities won't work on a Windows NT/2000/XP system because Windows NT-alike systems restrict direct access from an application to system resources.

Foxit Software's WAC Toolkit is a collection of text-base applications designed for Windows NT/2000/XP systems. These applications are all text-based applications, or console applications. They make use of a full console screen, and support mouse operations.

Since these applications are Windows applications, they support advanced features provided by Windows, and run efficiently without any additional support from the operating system.

Among applications in WAC Toolkit, there are basically two categories of tools; some are tools for normal users, and others are tools for system administrators.

WAC Toolkit is bundled in WAC Server, so if you are a WAC Server customers, you automatically have WAC Toolkit, for free. But even if you don't use WAC Server, you can purchase WAC Toolkit separately, and all WAC Toolkit applications run well without WAC Server, except for a few features requiring WAC Server support, such as file transferring between WAC Server and WAC Clients.

TOOLS FOR USERS

WAC Toolkit includes the following tools for a normal user's daily usage:

• File Manager: a full screen file manager that allows you to manage all your files very conveniently. It can display the whole directory tree, and allow you to explore the whole tree using your mouse or keyboard. It also supports drag and drop file operations.
• Email Inbox: a MAPI-compliant application that accesses your email inbox. It allows you to check your email and compose or reply to emails.
• Text Editor: a standard text editor designed for Windows systems. Compared to the old DOS text editor, this one is much more powerful and efficient.
• Binary Editor: allows you to view and edit files in their binary format.
• WAC Explorer: an upcoming tool that will allow you to explore your computer, as well as your network neighborhood, much like the graphic Windows Explorer.

TOOLS FOR ADMINISTRATORS

• User Manager: allows you to manage all your users and user groups on the server, including viewing  the user or group list, adding new users or groups, removing users or groups, or updating user or group information.
• Registry Editor: allows you to view and modify the Windows system registry from this full screen application much like the graphic Windows registry editor.
• Service Manager: allows you to view and operate Windows services running on your local server or remote server.
• Process Viewer: displays a list of all running processes on the machine.