Website-mirroring software
– Website-mirroring software allows for the download of an entire website to the local hard disk for offline browsing.
– Web crawler software like Wget can be used to generate a site mirror.
– Golden CommPass (GCP) is a website-mirroring software published by Creative Systems Programming Corporation.
– HTTrack is a website copier and offline browser developed by HTTrack.com.
– HTTrack Website Copier is a free software offline browser available under GNU GPL.
– Aeria Leech is an offline web browser for Windows 95/98/NT.
– ScrapBook is an offline web browser add-on for Firefox.
– Offline Explorer Enterprise is a product by MetaProducts for offline browsing.
Offline mail readers
– Offline mail readers are programs that allow users to read electronic mail or other messages with minimal connection time to the server.
– BBS servers package multiple messages into a compressed file for users to download.
– Offline mail readers allow users to read messages with minimal connection time to the server.
– Some mailers like Outlook Express and AOL can be used offline, while others like Juno are mainly intended for offline use.
– Hamster is a free software offline mail and news reader developed by Mathias Dolidon.
– Mail reader for Compuserve is an offline mail reader.
– OLX is an offline mail and news reader, with a free test subset called Off Line Xpress – Test Drive (OLX-TD).
Offline news readers
– Offline news readers organize messages into news groups.
– Offline news readers allow users to read messages with minimal connection time to the server.
Browsing and downloading methods
– Website-mirroring software allows for offline browsing by downloading a copy of the entire website.
– Wget is a web crawler software commonly used to generate site mirrors.
– BBS servers package messages into compressed files for users to download.
– Internet mail servers send messages uncompressed using protocols like POP3 or IMAP4.
Additional offline browsing tools
– Hamster is a web hoarding software available on GitHub.
– OLX is an offline mail and news reader.
– HTTrack is a website copier and offline browser.
– Offline mail and news reader OLX has a free test subset called Off Line Xpress – Test Drive (OLX-TD).
An offline reader (sometimes called an offline browser or offline navigator) is computer software that downloads e-mail, newsgroup posts or web pages, making them available when the computer is offline: not connected to a server. Offline readers are useful for portable computers and dial-up access.