Forté is nog altijd bezig met de ontwikkeling van hun programma Forté Agent dat zonder problemen nieuwsgroepen kan binnen halen. Sinds een aantal dagen is versie 3.0 build 830 beschikbaar waarmee je van meerdere pop-accounts e-mail kan binnen halen en via meerdere smtp-servers je e-mail kan versturen. Daarnaast is er ook ondersteuning toegevoegd voor het gebruik van SSL waarmee de verbinding versleuteld kan worden. De meegeleverde aankondiging ziet er als volgt uit:
Forte is pleased to announce the release of Agent 3.2 the most powerful version of Agent ever created. Agent 3.2 is feature rich and will make navigating, posting and downloading on Usenet simple, efficient, and fast. New features include:For complete details see the Release Notes.
- Multiple Email Accounts
Agent 3.2 enables you to collect email from multiple POP accounts and send email via multiple SMTP servers. Agent's Task Manager will send and receive email messages in parallel with Usenet tasks for maximum throughput.- Multiple Personas
Protect your identity on the Internet by creating personas for both email and newsgroup postings. Personas determine how the from address, signature and other information are used when composing messages. Use Agent's folder properties to customize your persona for each newsgroup.- SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
Ensure your privacy with SSL, an encryption protocol for establishing a secure connection between your computer and a server on the Internet. Agent provides SSL for both news (NNTP) and email (POP & SMTP) connections.