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|Short description=Automatic login and keep-alive utility for Internet connections.
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|Short description=Autologin and keep-alive daemon.
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|Full description=GNU Alive is a periodic ping program. It functions similarly to ‘ping -n -i PERIOD HOST’ (so if you are comfortable typing that at a shell prompt you probably do not need GNU Alive).
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|Full description='''Alive''' is a keep-alive program for internet connections. It repeatedly pings a series of user-specified hosts, thereby encouraging (one hopes) the involved networks to not disappear.
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Previously known as '''qadsl''', it was created to automate the annoying login process of several Swedish ISP's, e.g., Telia ADSL, COMHEM and Tiscali.
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This is a GNU package.
 
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'''Selection from the [https://shop.fsf.org/ FSF shop]'''
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GNU Alive is a periodic ping program. It functions similarly to ‘ping -n -i PERIOD HOST’ (so if you are comfortable typing that at a shell prompt you probably do not need GNU Alive).
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books/free-freedom-20-richard-stallman Free as in Freedom 2.0, by Richard Stallman]
 
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books-docs/introduction-command-line Introduction to the Command Line]
 
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'''[https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html Helping the GNU Project and the Free Software Movement]'''
 
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If you have corrections to this entry or questions about it, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
 
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
 
|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
 
|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
 
|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
 
|Related projects=gnustandards
 
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|Version identifier=2.0.2
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|Version identifier=2.0.3
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|Version date=2013/09/08
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|Version date=2021/01/01
 
|Version status=stable
 
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.2.tar.xz
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.3.tar.xz
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|Last review by=Bendikker
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|Last review by=Genium
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|Last review date=2019/01/02
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|Last review date=2021/01/02
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011/04/01
 
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|User level=none
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|User level=intermediate
 
|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
 
|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
 
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
 
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|OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.2.tar.xz.sig
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|OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.3.tar.xz.sig
 
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|Is GNU=Yes
 
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|GNU package identifier=alive
 
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|License note=https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/alive.git/tree/COPYING
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|Resource URL=bug-alive@gnu.org
 
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Revision as of 10:41, 2 January 2021


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GNU Alive

https://www.gnu.org/software/alive/
Keep-alive program for internet connections.

Alive is a package that provides a command-line program to periodically make network contact with (aka “ping”) a specified host.

Originally known as qADSL, it was also created to automate the annoying login process of several Swedish ISP's, e.g., Telia ADSL, COMHEM and Tiscali. After several years of inactivity, it was rewriten from scratch in 2012 by Thien-Thi Nguyen, leaving only the periodic ping.

Heckert gnu.small.png This is a GNU package:alive

Download

https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/alive/alive-2.0.5.tar.lz

version 2.0.5 (stable)
released on 2 January 2022



OpenPGP signature URL: https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/alive/alive-2.0.5.tar.lz.sig

User level

Intermediate


VCS Checkout

Categories

Related Projects





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv3orlater

Verified by

Genium

Verified on

1 January 2022

Notes

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/alive.git/tree/COPYING




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Thien-Thi Nguyen Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
FTPDownloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/
SavannahDownloadhttps://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/alive/
FTPMailing Listhttps://ftpmirror.gnu.org/alive/
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71171749
BugsMailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-alive/
BugsE-mailbug-alive@gnu.org
SavannahDeveloperhttps://savannah.gnu.org/projects/alive/
SavannahVCS Repository Webviewhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/alive.git/


Software prerequisites

This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 4 January 2022.




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"Bugs" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.


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