9. Version History


Features to come in future versions:
    -Multiple URLs for each download
    -Monitoring of progress of individual threads

27th May 2001: Version 1.1
        -rewrote large amounts of network code to help Speed Download work better with some URLs and to prepare
         multiple URL support
        -fixed bug that could cause Speed download to incorrectly report that a server "couldn't restart", or that the files
        had been modified.
        -made some optimisations optional (Can be turned off in Preferences->connection)
        -other small tweaks
 

15th April 2001: Version 1.0.8
        -fixed many bugs under OS X including:
           -application crashes when opening the prefs dialog
           -about box not displaying properly
           - -50 errors when downloading files
         Functionality under OS X is mostly complete
        -Multiple selections are possible in the queue windows
        -Decreased memory consumpion under MacOS 9.x
        -Further MP optimisations: all file i/o now occurs from MP tasks (in MacOS 9 and higher)
 

25 March 2001: Version 1.0.7
        -fixed bug that caused could cause crashes while joining ftp downloads
        -speeded up file joining when runnung MacOs 9 or newer
        -bugs squashed
        -Carbonised

20 February 2001: Version 1.0.6
        -fixed bug that caused crashes while joining files under MacOS 9.1
        -added "Clear Queue" button
        -CMM no longer brings Speed Download to the front
        -bugs squashed
        -New about box logo (thanks to Zoran Korolija for designing it)

4 February 2001: Version 1.0.5
        -Fixed bug that could stop http downloads from being cancelled
        -Fixed bug that caused many servers to be incorrectly reported as not being able to restart downloads
        -Added "Open Download Folder" menu item
 

20 January 2001: Version 1.0.4
        -fixed scrollbar problem
        -you can now navigate the queue with the arrow keys
        -fixed problem with downloaded files' types not being recognised
        -downloaded files can be automatically removed from the queue

14 January 2001: Version 1.0.3
        -fixed major stability problem

2 December 2000: Version 1.0.2
        -fixed stability and data integrity related bugs
        -fixed problems with the Edit window

25 November 2000: Version 1.0.1
        -bug fixes
 

18 November 2000: Version 1.0
        -First final release
        -New interface
        -Added queue system and schedules
        -Added setup and download assistants
        -Added error log
        -Rewrote Preferences
        -fixed many, many bugs
        -many other things, too numerous to remember or list
 

25 July 2000: Version 0.9b
        -added Applescript support
        -added a contextual menu plugin to integrate Speed Download into other applications
        -Speed Download now handles redirection properly (no more 302 errors !)
        -when resuming a download, Speed Download now checks that the file's size has not changed
        -fixed a bug that caused some servers to be incorrectly reported as not supporting restarting downloads
        -fixed a bug which could cause downloads to fail on some http servers (causing a type 400 error)
        -fixed a bug that could cause downloads to fail on some ftp servers (causing a type 125 error)
        -fixed a bug which could cause number of ports and buffer size information to be saved incorrectly
 

19 July 2000: Version 0.8b
        -added ftp and http proxy support
        -added support for passive ftp
        -users can define a default download folder
        -downloads can be set to retry automatically if they fail because the connection dropped
        -smarter handling of duplicate file names
        -files should be reassembled faster
        -Speed Download now remembers settings such as buffer size and the number of connections to open
        -more error codes have accompanying text
        -fixed the "disappearing file" bug
        -fixed a bug that prevented MacOS 8.1 users from running Speed Download
        -fixed a bug that could cause crashes when cancelling a download or when one connection had finished downloading data

14 July 2000: Version 0.7.1b
        -fixed major memory leak that occurred if a download was cancelled or aborted
        -fixed bug that could cause bad crashes when cancelling a download
        -less dependant on large blocks of memory. This should help avoid "Out of memory" errors.
        -many other tweaks and modifications

13 July 2000: Version 0.7b

        -Added support for HTTP
        -Progress dialog reports speed more accurately (but it's still rather approximate)
        -Added some Drag and Drop support
        -Added icons
        -Nice new About/Credits window
        -Added version checking
        -Recompiled with Universal Interfaces 3.3.1
        -Bug fixes too numerous to mention

3rd July 2000: Version 0.5b
        -first public release
 
 
 


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