Editing Snak

{{short description|IRC client}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = Snak
| logo                   = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Snak.png|64px]] -->
| screenshot             =<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Snak51FullStacked.png|200px]] -->
| caption                = Snak version 5.1 under [[Mac OS X v10.4]] showing several panel windows, a panel bar, the preferences, and the command reference.
| author                 = Kent Sorensen
| developer              = 
| released               = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|03|03}}
| programming language   = 
| operating system       = [[Classic Mac OS]], [[Mac OS X]]
| platform               = [[x86]]
| size                   = 
| language               = 
| genre                  = [[IRC client]]
| license                = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
}}

'''Snak''' ([[Danish language|Danish]] for "chat") was a [[shareware]] [[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC) [[IRC client|client]] written by Kent Sorensen for the [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] platform.<ref name="the book of irc">{{cite book |last       = Charalabidis
 |first      = Alex
 |title      = The Book of IRC: The Ultimate Guide to Internet Relay Chat
 |edition    = 1st
 |date       = 1999-12-15
 |publisher  = No Starch Press
 |location   = [[San Francisco, California]]
 |isbn       = 1-886411-29-8
 |pages      = [https://archive.org/details/bookofirc00char/page/64 64 – 66]
 |chapter    = IRCing On The Macintosh: Snak
 |quote      = Snak is another very new Mac client that has rapidly become one of the leading choices, especially for people who find Ircle's four or more windows cluttered or confusing.
 |chapter-url-access = registration
 |chapter-url        = https://archive.org/details/bookofirc00char/page/64
}}</ref><ref name="irc hacks">{{cite book
| last        = Mutton
| first       = Paul
| title       = IRC Hacks
| edition     = 1st
| date        = 2004-07-27
| publisher   = [[O'Reilly Media]]
| location    = [[Sebastopol, California]]
| isbn        = 0-596-00687-X
| pages       = 13–14
| chapter     = IRC from Mac OS X: Snak
| quote       = One of the friendliest and three of the more popular, and more powerful, IRC clients available for OS X are presented here: Conversation, X-Chat Aqua, Snak, and IRCle. (p. 11)
}}</ref><ref name="mac os 9 the complete reference">{{cite book |last      = Steinberg
 |first     = Gene
 |title     = Mac OS 9: The Complete Reference
 |series    = Osborne Complete Reference Series
 |date      = 2000-03-21
 |publisher = [[McGraw-Hill]] Osborne Media
 |location  = [[New York, New York]]
 |isbn      = 0-07-212506-3
 |pages     = [https://archive.org/details/mac_Mac_OS_9_The_Complete_Reference_2000/page/n858 856]
 |chapter   = 
 |quote     = Two IRC clients stand out on the Mac: ircle 3.0.4 and Snak 3.1.
 |url       = https://archive.org/details/mac_Mac_OS_9_The_Complete_Reference_2000
}}</ref> Snak was distributed as [[shareware]] and could be freely used and evaluated for 30 days at no charge.<ref name="irc hacks" /> After the 30-day evaluation period has ended, the program would quit after 15 minutes of use, and a registration key had to be purchased. Versions up to 4.12 run on both [[Mac OS 9]] and [[Mac OS X]] while version 5 and newer only support Mac OS X. The program is Intel Only as of version 5.3.4. The program is not fully compatible with current macOS versions<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snak.com|title=Snak home page|quote=Works well on 10.10 and older, problems with sleep and contextual menus on newer macOS versions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223132348/http://snak.com/|archive-date=2020-02-23}}</ref> and is no longer supported, with the developer stating that he is unable to create new versions due to the deprecation of the [[Carbon (API)|Carbon]] libraries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snak.com|title=Snak home page|quote=Unfortunately Snak is no longer supported and it is not possible to create new versions.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223132348/http://snak.com/|archive-date=2020-02-23}}</ref> On October 10, 2018, Snak was made [[freeware]] with a license key published on the project's web site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snak.com|title=Snak homepage| quote=Oct 10 2018. As Snak is no longer fully compatible with the current macOS, and updating it is impossible I can't in good conscience accept payment. Please use the provided email and license key as your registration information. Thank you very much for using Snak.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223132348/http://snak.com/|archive-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>

==Features==
Snak supports an unlimited number of connections and channels,<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.snak.com/Description.html
| title       = Snak: Description
| accessdate  = 2012-03-11
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200223132403/http://snak.com/Description.html
| archive-date= 2020-02-23
}}</ref> private chats, as well as full [[Direct Client-to-Client|DCC]] support for file transfers and chat. It can be scripted with [[AppleScript]] and the [[ircII]] scripting language.<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.snak.com/manual/52/Scripting.html
| title       = Snak: Manual: Scripting
| accessdate  = 2012-03-11
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200223132335/http://snak.com/manual/52/Scripting.html
| archive-date= 2020-02-23
}}</ref> Snak features an Actions list which makes it easy to automate responses to many common events on IRC.<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.snak.com/manual/52/Actions.html
| title       = Snak: Manual: Actions
| accessdate  = 2012-03-11
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200223132339/http://snak.com/manual/52/Actions.html
| archive-date= 2020-02-23
}}</ref>

Snak includes the ability for multiple panels to share the windows. A panel can contain a channel, a dialog with another user, a list, or information about a DCC file transfer. This results in an effective use of the screen space and improves the ability to follow multiple channels. A panel can be moved from one window to another by dragging the title bar or the panel tab.

Although limited support UTF-8 support has been included since version 5.1.5 (released 2006-09-23), as of December 30, 2014, full UTF-8 support is still lacking (promised for "the next major version").<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.snak.com/SnakHistory.html
| title       = Snak - IRC for Mac - Version History
| accessdate  = 2014-12-30
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200223132337/http://snak.com/SnakHistory.html
| archive-date= 2020-02-23
}}</ref>

==Reception==
Jason Parker, Assistant editor for Download.com, wrote for CNET Reviews on May 26, 2005, "If you want a great IRC chat client for Mac, Snak is hands-down the best in the category."<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-6231335-1.html
| title       = Instant messengers for PC and Mac
| accessdate  = 2009-10-14
| last        = Parker
| first       = Jason
| date        = 
| work        = Killer Downloads
| publisher   = [[CNET.com]]
| quote       = If you want a great IRC chat client for Mac, Snak is hands-down the best in the category.
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121128045803/http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3000_7-6231335-1.html
| archive-date= 2012-11-28
}}</ref>

==References==
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{{IRC clients}}

[[Category:IRC clients]]
[[Category:Classic Mac OS IRC clients]]
[[Category:MacOS IRC clients]]
[[Category:Shareware]]
[[Category:Discontinued software]]
[[Category:Orphan works]]