FTP Voyager® Release Notes

FTP Voyager® Version 7.2.3.0

FTP Voyager 7.2.3.0 was released November 21, 2000. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

• Minor bug fixes.
• Purchase warnings appear less often..

FTP Voyager® Version 7.2.2.0

FTP Voyager 7.2.2.0 was released October 20, 2000. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

• Minor bug fixes.
• Added filtering support for Synchronize Folders sub directories.
• Added support for invalid characters in a file name would cause a file to not download. (':', "*", "?")
• Added support for UNIX 4.2 server that sends date and time always and appends "/" to the end of directory names.

FTP Voyager® Version 7.2.1.0

FTP Voyager 7.2.1.0 was released August 9, 2000. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

• Minor bug fixes.

FTP Voyager® Version 7.2.0.0

FTP Voyager 7.2.0.0 was released June 29, 2000. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

• Minor bug fixes.
• Added support for certain AS400 servers.
• Added the ability to remove files and folders from the synchronize folders remote and local lists. This may be done by pressing "Del" or a "Delete" button from within the dialog.
• Added connection speed selector during installation of FTP Voyager when installed for the first time. Selections include modem, ISDN, and T1/DSL.
• FTP Voyager Setup will select the appropriate transfer buffer size for the selection. In some DSL systems there are bugs in the networking software for smaller packet sizes. Selecting a larger buffer size for faster connections solves this problem with certain systems.
• Made changes for IBM VM Y2K changes
• Added support for Challenge login sequences.
• Added count of the number of files found in the Find Files dialog.
• Added the ability to delete files from the Find Files dialog.
• New German version with complete German install.

FTP Voyager® Version 7.1.0.0

FTP Voyager 7.1.0.0 was released May 1, 2000. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

• Synchronize Folders dialog is now sizeable, allowing more items to be viewed.
• Find Files dialog is now sizeable, allowing more items to be viewed.
• Use "Editor" settings for local files as well as the remote files.
• Added the ability to run an external program or batch file from within the FTP Voyager Scheduler.
• Added ability to set Send and Receive Buffer size.
• Added proxy server type "UserID proxy_userID@site" for "Check Point FireWall" proxy servers.
• If not using the default Send and Receive buffer size, the buffer size is displayed in the log window when transferring files.
• Now consider files without extensions ASCII files (auto ASCII mode) if "." is entered as an ASCII file.
• Added the ability to ignore UNIX symbolic links when synchronizing folders.
• Display the local path on the status bar when focus is in the local panes.
• Added the ability to display the FTP Site Profile Name on the title bar instead of the FTP IP address or URL.
• Added "Resume All" option in overwrite confirmation dialog so that Resume can be applied to all files when overwriting.
• Change Synchronize Folders' list boxes to list controls to allow easier column viewing.
• Added file images to the Synchronize Folders' list controls.
• Added action images to the Synchronize Folders' list controls to help identify the action that will be performed.
• Added remote and local dates and file sizes for items in the remote and local lists in the Synchronize Folders' dialog box.
• Added the ability to sort by columns
• Change Find Files' list box to list control to allow easier column viewing.
• Added file images to the Find Files' list control.
• Added sorting capability to the Find Files dialog.
• Changed to read the system setting for displaying/hiding system/hidden files. When enabled in Windows, FTP Voyager now displays hidden and system files.
• Added the ability to set file transfer tries (and retries) for each site profile, or use the global setting.
• Added the ability to set the file transfer buffer sizes on a site-by-site basis.
• Added "grab" handle in lower right corner of the Site Profile Manager to indicate the dialog can be sized.
• Added support for Dutch and Danish localized UNIX servers.
• Added support for "FTP Software, Inc." 16 bit servers.
• Increased the speed of the local panes.
• Added registration ID locator for those customers who have lost their registration ID.
• Added more graphics to the help menu.
• By default Synchronize Folders starts in the selected local folder.

FTP Voyager® Version 7.0.1.0

FTP Voyager 7.0.1.0 was released March 14, 2000. These are the major differences.

• Corrected OS2 FTP server problem when returning 100 for the year.
• Added support for Korean UNIX V servers. Korean UNIX V servers return dates and times numerically followed by a Korean language representation of the month and day. FTP Voyager now accuratly supports these localized servers.
• Added support for Gene6 proxy servers where the CWD command is successful even if the directory does not exist. For Gene6 servers, FTP Voyager now forces a PWD command to ensure the directory change actually occured.
• New logo and splash screen. FTP Voyager is once again fully supported by RhinoSoft.com.

FTP Voyager® Version 7.0.0.0

FTP Voyager 7.0 was released on December 14, 1999. Here is a complete change list from the previous version.

• Minor bug fixes.
• Added the FTP Voyager Scheduler! Schedule files or folders for upload, download, deletion, or synchronization at any time. Scheduled tasks can be repeated.
• Added Queue support! Now add files to the queue to be uploaded and downloaded at a later time.
• Added FTP URL clipboard monitoring. When FTP Voyager recognizes a URL on the Windows clipboard, it attempts to connect to that site and begin downloading the requested file.
• This is especially useful in Web browsers. Simply right mouse click on an FTP URL and select "Copy Shortcut" while FTP Voyager is running.
• Added sizeable "FTP Site Profile Manager" dialog. This allows you to see more information in the "FTP Profile" tree.
• Added "Tools | Go to Remote Directory" allowing you to open any directory on the server by either typing a full path name or relative path name.
• Added "Manual Put" to the Tools menu, toolbar, and right mouse click option in the local window. "Manual Put (Upload)" allows you to upload the selected local file to a remote folder that may not be viewable.
• Added "Transfer Mode" to the tools menu, and added a sub menu for "ASCII", "Binary", and "Auto ASCII" transfer modes.
• Added "Binary" and "Auto ASCII" transfer modes to the toolbar.
• Added Transfer Modes to Site Profiles. This allows you to define different or the same transfer modes (ASCII, Binary, or Automatic) for each site in addition to for all sites.
• Added "File | Connect to URL" option. This option changes the connection to the specified FTP URL (in the form ftp://some.site.com/).
• Added "File | Reconnect" to allow you to reconnect to the currently selected FTP Site Profile.
• Added "View | Go To" menu option. Under Go To "Back" and "Forward" were added. "Back" and "Forward" work like a web browser's "Back" and "Forward" buttons, but moving back and forward between folders, both remote and local.
• Added "Back" and "Forward" buttons to the toolbar.
• Added "View | Go To | Up One Level". Previously "Up One Level" was only available on the toolbar.
• Changed default Synchronize folders options so that "Ignore Older" is TRUE and "Ignore Newer" is FALSE for local synchronization.
• Added an additional "click" option. In addition to "Open", "View", etc. FTP Voyager can now "Transfer" the file on double click. If clicking on a remote file the file will be downloaded into the current local directory. If clicking on a local file, the file will be uploaded.
• Added an additional "click" option. In addition to "Open", "View", etc. FTP Voyager can now "Queue" the file on double click. If clicking on a remote file the file will be queued for downloaded into the current local directory. If clicking on a local file, the file will be queued uploaded.
• Added support for "View" as the default option in the local window.
• Changed "File Exists" warning dialog to provide more information about the source and destination files. It now shows the date, time, and file size of both files. The dialog is patterned after the Windows 2000 over write confirmation dialog.
• Added right mouse click drag and drop capability to the Site Profile Manager.
• Added the ability to copy site profiles and site profile folders in the site profile manager. Following the Windows Explorer standard, right mouse click on a site profile or folder, then drag and drop on the destination file and folder.
• Added right mouse click support in the Site Profile Manager tree to add sites, folders, and delete the selected item.
• Removed old FtpTree "File Information" dialog to use FTP Voyager's folder property page when right mouse clicking and selecting "Properties" in the remote left-hand pane.
• Added the ability to purchase "Update Protection" when FTP Voyager is registered.
• Added an uninstall option to the "Start | Programs" menu option for easier uninstallation.
• Added an uninstall button within FTP Voyager to uninstall FTP Voyager after the trial period is complete.
• Added additional keyboard shortcuts to pop-up menus.
• Added the ability to import CuteFTP 3.0 and 3.5 data files.
• Added support for UserID = user@site proxy server password and user ID.
• Added support for "CheckPoint" proxy server/firewalls.
• Added support for "long file names" on Novell FTP servers
• Improved inclusive and exclusive filter dialogs so that "Add" becomes the default button so Enter can be pressed to add.
• Added path display for selected remote folder on the status bar.
• Changed FtpTree ActiveX control to display "FTP Voyager" instead of "Rhino Software FtpTree ActiveX Control" for error messages.
• Added new and cool splash screen.
• Added the ability to turn the splash screen off.
• Unregistered version no longer requires the user to press "I Agree".
• Added animations for both the single and multiple file transfer status dialogs. The default animations are similar to the ones used in Windows.
• Added the ability to enable or disable file transfer animations.
• Added the ability to customize the file transfer animations by specifying .AVI files in "View | Options | File Transfer".
• Added automatic "letter case insensitive" support. When FTP Voyager recognizes that a server is letter case insensitive file updates and displays are handled correctly so "duplicate files" do not appear.
• Added date and time to each line of the log when saved to a file.
• Retry failed LIST commands where the return value from the server is in the range from 400-499, the intermediate error.
• Added "logfile" command line parameter. Allows you to create multiple log files for different batch operations.
• Added support for "Manual Getting" folder short cuts.
• Added support for dragging and dropping folder shortcuts for download.
• Moved "Disconnect" from the "Tools" menu to the "File" menu.
• Added support for multiple log file settings for multiple running instances of FTP Voyager.

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