FTP Voyager® Release Notes

Check here to read a detailed list of what's new for each recent FTP Voyager release.

FTP Voyager® Version 11.2.0.2

FTP Voyager 11.2.0.2 was released January 3, 2005. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

FEATURES:

• Added the registry entry check "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rhino Software\FTP Voyager\Use HKEY_CURRENT_USER" (a DWORD value), when set to 1, FTP Voyager used the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry branch for user settings.

BUG FIXES:

• Corrected a bug where FTP Voyager Scheduler was looking in the wrong location in the Windows Registry for the user name for certain registry entries.
• Corrected a potential FTP Voyager Scheduler memory leak.
• Corrected a potential crash due to multiple scheduler transfers running at the same time.
• Corrected a bug where it was impossible to stop a single running task running inside FTP Voyager Scheduler.
• Corrected a bug where when starting multiple scheduled tasks at the same time, one or more of the tasks would have a difficult time verifying the version number of FtpTree ActiveX control.

FTP Voyager® Version 11.2.0.1

FTP Voyager 11.2.0.1 was released December 7, 2004. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

FEATURES:

• Changed release notes file to be more consistent with DNS4Me, Zaep, and AllegroSurf.
• Reduced installer size by about 315KB.
• Updated to OpenSSL libraries from 0.9.6m to 0.9.7e.

BUG FIXES:

• Corrected a Synchronize Folders bug where FTP Voyager could confuse the location of the local folder when synchronizing down (local).
• Corrected a problem where local folders created by Synchronize Folders would appear in the wrong location in the local tree.
• Corrected a bug where when the Log Pane is disabled, and new items are entered into the log, the Log Pane would reappear.
• Corrected a bug on certain servers where the date format is MM-DD-YYYY instead of MM-DD-YY or MM-DD-YYY.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager would translate private IP addresses to public when connecting through a proxy server.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager Scheduler may not have been able to find the correct user profile location when running as a service after having upgraded.
• Corrected a problem in the configuration dialog where FTP Voyager Scheduler may not see whether or not it was installed as a service.

FTP Voyager® Version 11.2.0.0

FTP Voyager 11.2.0.0 was released September 7, 2004. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

FEATURES:

• Added support for new proxy server type "UserID = userid@site proxy_userID". This type sends the following sequence to the proxy server:
  • USER user@x.host.name proxyUser
  • PASS password
  • ACCT proxyPassword
• Changed About box to show the expiration date of a temporary registration ID.
• Version 11.1.0.0 stopped stripping MVS file extensions, which is okay for some MVS systems but not others. Added an advanced setting to enable or disable the stripping of file extensions when uploading to MVS servers. By default file extensions are stripped for MVS servers.
• Changed the registry location for FTP Voyager settings to HKEY_USERS under ".DEFAULT\Software\RhinoSoft.com\FTP Voyager\username". FTP Voyager versions 10.0 through 11.1 used HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to allow the FTP Voyager Scheduler access to certain information, however an NT user account wasn't allowed access to that section of the registry, settings could appear to be lost.

BUG FIXES:

• Updated SSH library to the latest version.
• Corrected a long standing problem where on MS Windows servers running MS Directory listings, FTP Voyager could get "confused" if the first file in a listing was an empty file name.
• Corrected a problem where it was nearly impossible to cancel a scheduled Sync Local operation.
• Corrected a problem where the power transfer threads values for upload and download were reversed.
• Corrected a problem when using SSL, compression, and a SOCKS proxy server. Directory listings and file transfers would not work.
• Corrected a problem with MVS listings where it could possibly skip some folders.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager wouldn't send the keep alive while using PASV mode directly, not connecting through a proxy server.
• Corrected a bug where the List Options, "Full Row Select" and "Grid Lines" would not appear unchecked when returning to the List Options.
• Corrected a long standing bug where FTP Voyager could incorrectly rename files when using auto rename. The problem occurs only when the file name in front of the file extension is smaller by one character than the extension being tested.
• Corrected a bug where creating a folder on a UNC based folder (i.e., inside Network Neighborhood) the folder rename from "New Folder" to the desired folder would not appear in the local tree, but it would in the local list.
• Corrected a problem where the FAX purchase page would not come up when selected from the Purchase dialog started by the initial welcome dialog.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager would not run on a virgin Windows 95a computer.

FTP Voyager® Version 11.1.0.0

FTP Voyager 11.1.0.0 was released July 6, 2004. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

FEATURES:

• Added support for real-time, on-the-fly data socket compression using MODE Z.
• Added data socket (file transfer and directory listing) compression options for site profiles under "Advanced | Connection | Compression".
• Added support for CCC (Clear Command Channel). When enabled for an SSL site profile FTP Voyager stops using SSL, after login, when sending commands to the server. This is useful when using a NAT based network, the NAT router or proxy is able to translate FTP commands.
• Reduced installer file size by about 480KB.

BUG FIXES:

• Corrected a potential problem using SOCKS5 proxy.
• Changed uploading for MVS servers where the file extension was being removed.
• Corrected a typo for "domain" where it was spelled "doman".

FTP Voyager® Version 11.0.0.1

FTP Voyager 11.0.0.1 was released May 18, 2004. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

FEATURES:

• Added support for Ctrl+Ins in the log pane, which copies from the pane to the Windows Clipboard.
• Added support for some German UNIX servers where they append "." and ".," to the end of abbreviated months in directory listings.

BUG FIXES:

• Corrected a typo in the remote and local toolbars for the pop-up help text it read "Ctrl+Shirt+" instead of "Ctrl+Shift+".
• Corrected a problem where Microsoft Windows would attempt to locate orphan shortcuts.
• Corrected a problem where the FtpTree ActiveX description said 10.0 instead of 11.0, this was an internal problem only.
• Corrected a problem where Ctrl+C would not work when doing inline file renames.
• Corrected the FTP Voyager directory parser to better recognize MacOS FTP servers.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager Scheduler would not delete files if the folder containing the file was not already initialized.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager would show an error when attempting to change to a directory when using power upload. It shouldn't have been considered an error because FTP Voyager will create missing directories.
• Corrected a problem where Synchronize Folders Up (or in some cases Power Upload) could have troubles. The symptoms would include REST beyond the end of the remote file and the inability to Sync Folders. This problem was especially noticable when using a proxy server.
• Corrected a problem where Connection Saver caused Sync Folders and Power Transfers to hang up. Sync Folders no longer uses Connection Saver.

FTP Voyager® Version 11.0.0.0

FTP Voyager 11.0.0.0 was released April 27, 2004. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

FEATURES:

• Added Power Transfer. When using these options, FTP Voyager downloads multiple files in multiple connections. This feature is especially useful when downloading or uploading many small files as the overall transfer rate improvement can be substantial.
• Added the ability to control the number of power transfer threads both globally and/or for each site profile.
• Added the ability to control the transfer rate for file transfers. This feature is available both globally for all sites, and on a site-by-site basis, in the "Advanced | File Transfer" settings for a site profile.
• Added support for port ranges, limiting FTP Voyager PORT commands to a range of ports. This is VERY useful when using a NAT router and connecting to an SSL server, since the NAT server can't translate the PORT command, FTP Voyager can limit the ports it uses so port mapping can be used.
• Added support to use an IP address or dynamic DNS domain name for the PORT command. This is useful when using SSL through a NAT router.
• Added XCRC support to verify the contents of uploaded and downloaded files. If the server supports XCRC and this option is enabled FTP Voyager ensures the content of the file matches the file transferred.
• Added XCRC support on a site profile basis as well as globally.
• Changed the Log Pane to use the Windows Rich Edit control, allowing selection of content. This feature also greatly aids with the use of screen readers for the vision impaired.
• Improved Synchronize folders support by using Power Transfers and the number of threads, instead of basing the number of threads on directory synchronization.
• Added support for International Domain Names (IDN) such as www.enténial.com. For more information, visit http://www.idnnow.com/
• Added the ability to start an FTP Voyager Scheduler task at startup of FTP Voyager Scheduler.
• Added an option to change the local file's date and time when uploading to a server that doesn't support maintaining file dates and times. This option is found under the Advanced settings for a site profile under "File".
• Added some system variables to local site profile paths. When used, FTP Voyager replaces the variable name with the information from Windows. These include %TEMP% (temporary directory in Windows), %WINDOWS% (Windows installation directory), and %SYSTEM% (Windows System directory).
• Added the FTP Voyager and FTP Voyager Scheduler version numbers to the log file and when selecting "Copy to Clipboard" from the log pane.
• Added the option to save an FTP site password when prompted for the password when connecting to a site.
• Added FTP Voyager release notes "Version.txt" to the installation directory an as a "Start | Programs | FTP Voyager" menu selection.
• Added the ability to specify the location of FTP Voyager data files such as FTPVoyager.ftp (the site profile file). This option is found under "View | Options | General".
• Changed FTP Voyager to store Synchronize Folders settings on a site profile level instead of on a server level.
• Upgraded to MSVC 6.0 SP 6, and upgraded the associated MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL files.
• Upgraded InnoSetup installer to reduce download size by about 10%
• Updated OpenSSL libraries to 0.9.6m.
• Significant SSH upload speed increase (up to 3 times in some tests)
• Improved speed in SSH system negotiation exchange
• Improvement in SSH greetings exchange. Accepts 'unusual' greetings from the server, such as restriction banners, license agreements, etc.
• Added F11 (Connect) and F12 (Disconnect) accelerator keys.
• Moved global "File Transfer" options under the "Connection" settings to be consistent with the Advanced site profile settings.
• Changed Sycnronize Folders so it also creates and maintains empty directories.
• Improved Synchronize Folders so that filtering is properly applied to sub directories, looking only at the file name, not the entire path.

BUG FIXES:

• Corrected a bug where when starting FTP Voyager without the local drives enabled, then enabling, FTP Voyager would show empty local folders. If F5 (Refresh) was selected FTP Voyager could GPF.
• Corrected a bug where Implicit SSL connections would not work through an HTTP proxy server.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager might try to perform a keep alive prior to actually being connected to the server.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager, when started from a browser or command line, used the previous Quick Connect settings; now the default site profile settings are used.
• Corrected a problem when using "File | Put", and entering a file name that didn't exist, FTP Voyager would attempt to upload the file, asking for overwrite permissions, and so on. This was changed to display a message that the file doesn't exist.
• Corrected a problem where "Copy to Clipboard" in the log didn't format COMMAND:>, STATUS:>, and ERROR:> correctly.
• Corrected a problem where FtpTree.ocx couldn't be found when FTP Voyager Scheduler is being run as a service. FTP Voyager Scheduler now tries to register the control each time it starts.
• Corrected the FTP Voyager Scheduler's use of the CLNT command to identify itself as "FTP Voyager Scheduler"
• Corrected a problem where "Move Up" would not appear in the local list right mouse click menu if multiple files were selected.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager would not ask for a destination folder for "Move Down" when local folders were not being shown.
• Corrected a problem in Sync Folders where the filtering character would not be recognized if a directory didn't exist on both the local and remote computer.
• Corrected a bug where when selecting a remote folder's property page from the tree, and changing permissions multiple times, subsequent permission changes would fail until the dialog was closed and opened again.
• Corrected a problem where the focus in the Exclude and Include filter dialogs would remain on the Add button even though the Add button was disabled. When disabled, focus now moves to the filter text field.
• Corrected a problem where FTP Voyager's help system may not have been able to find the help's content file.
• Corrected a problem where uninstalling from within the trial of FTP Voyager, FTP Voyager would appear to hang.