OS/2 Shareware BBS: 35 Internet/35-Internet.zip/sftp127.zip/WHATSNEW.TXT

Text File | 1996-06-25 | 10KB | 158 lines

Changes in S-FTP since version 1.00:
        1) Text files in the Directory List are now loaded to the viewer by
        single clicking on the file to highlight it and then clicking the view
        push button.
        2) The Download List may now be populated from a viewed text file. This
        works for files such as the Hobbes 00index.txt files. For this function
        to work, the filename must be in the first position in the line of the
        text file.
        3) While files are downloading, you can now continue to populate the
        download list box. You can download files while you are viewing the
        directory list or 00index.txt files in the viewer and continue to
        transfer file names to the Download List. Files will be downloaded in
        the order of transfer to the download list.
        4) Lengthy processes, such as logon and downloading are now placed
        in separate threads. This makes the application much more responsive
        and doesn't lock the application while processes are completed.
        5) Added download path setting and config menu option.
        6) Added Delete Host and Add Host buttons to allow configuring the
        host list.
        7) Added several progress indicators to tell the user what is happening.
        8) S-FTP will now download files from outside the current remote
        directory. You can build the download list from various directories
        or 00index.txt files. The download list will remember paths to those
        files and retrieve them when you download.
        9) Added capability to configure host user name, password, default
        directory.
        10) Improved the logon process. It is more streamlined and provides
        better progress reporting.
v1.05
        11) Added upload capability.
v1.06
        12) Added capability to resize the main SFTP window.
        13) Added audible beep to signify completion of download list.
        14) Added date/time sort button for directory list.
        15) Added auto date/time sorting check box for auto sorting
        whenever the directory list is updated.
        16) Added double click .txt files to viewer check box option.
        17) Changed the directory list default font to system monospace.
        *NOTE: all of the 1.06 changes were made at the request of users.
               I have more and I am working on them.
v1.07
        18) Fixed the date sorting routine. It didn't work right. Now if
        the Date Sort box is checked, the directory list will be downloaded
        in descending date order.
v1.08
        19) Added back up directory button <<.
        20) Increased directory text box character capacity.
v1.09   21) Added capability to save window size and position.
v1.09a  22) Fixed a compatibility problem with earlier versions and the
        path.txt file. Users of previous versions can now keep their old
        path.txt file, whereas v1.09 required replacing it.
v1.10   23) Fixed a problem with the progress indicator not functioning on
        FAT partitions. Thank you to Jeff Glatt for his wonderful FILEREXX
        utilities. The FILEREXX.DLL is now required for SFTP.
v1.20   24) Improved download progress indicator to provide percent
        statistic.
        25) Added download progress indicator for the viewer.
        26) Added aliases, now you can have multiple aliases with different
        download directories, user and password for each  host.
        27) Changed behavior in the host listbox so that a double click
        on the host alias automatically logs on the the remote host.
        28) Added quick list type function to quickly add the current host
        and directory to the alias list. Clicking on a Add Host now
        automatically sets up the current directory with an alias in the
        add host option window.
        29) Added direct host logging. Typing a host with a directory, ie.
        hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming in the host edit box and then clicking on
        logon will automatically logon to the host without having to set
        up a specific host alias.
        30) Changed the directory listbox behavior so that you can press
        enter or  double click to select an entry.
        31) Added the capability to press the escape key in the viewer to
        close the viewer window.
        32) Fixed the download routine so that it adjusts filenames to
        conform to the 8.3 requirement when downloading to a FAT drive.
        33) Made adjustments to the multi-threading components to
        improve responsiveness.
v1.21   34) Changed the behavior of sftp so that it no longer pops to the
        foreground after download completion.
        35) Added automatic logging. Now all downloads are logged to a file
        called sftplog that is located in the sftp directory. This log is
        useful if you want to check to see from which host and directory
        you received a particular file. You can also logon to a host from the
        log file by selecting log and view log from the menu and then double
        clicking on an entry in the viewer.
        36) Added Host Edit button.
        37) Changed alias list action so that a single click on the host list
        will display the host name and logon directory.
        38) Changed the host add/edit window so that a single click instead
        of a double click in the alias list will display its settings.
v1.22   39) Added support for the lr style directory entries.
        40) Fixed problem with the alias/host editor.
        41) Added abort function (it is slow, but works for long downloads).
        42) Cleaned up a few problems with the text messages on the interface.
        43) Fixed a problem with the logoff/logon routines.
v1.23   44) Fixed another problem with the edit/add function.
        45) Fixed an unbalanced do/end coding problem
        46) Added multiple view capability. By holding ctrl and clicking on
        text file names in the directory list, the user can multiple select
        files. Then, clicking View will load all selected files to viewers.
        Use ESC to peel off the viewers.
v1.23a  47) Fixed problem with transfer to download list from .txt files.
v1.24   48) Changed messages for logon process.
        49) Added capability to view a file after highlighting by right
        clicking the mouse.
        50) Single clicking on a host alias no longer displays the default
        directory in the directory window.
        51) Fixed a problem with sftp not handling files with spaces
        properly.
        52) Added Cruise Mode which places downloads into a separate process.
        Navigation of the host and viewing of txt files is now possible
        without disturbing the download. The sftp2.exe file must be in the
        sftp directory and the Cruise Mode box must be checked. I decided
        to set Cruise Mode up as an option with a check box because, regular
        mode (box unchecked) is faster in making the initial connection to
        begin the download. If you want fast file retrieval instead of the
        ability to traverse directories and halt downloads, leave the Cruise
        Mode box unchecked.
        54) Changed the sftp icon. Thanks to Bill Clark for the new design.
        55) Added support for Win-NT Servers.
        56) Eliminated the DeSelect and View buttons. Use mouse right click
        to view. Clicking on any dir list item without holding ctrl will
        deselect.
        57) Added saveguard code to disallow attempts to change directory
        or view while downloading when not in cruise mode.
v1.24a  58) Corrected problem with save size and position not allowing
        sftp to be shown on the monitor.
v1.25   59) Fixed a problem with the viewer that could cause files to go to
        the viewer instead of the transfer list.
        60) Fixed the date sort (off) option for symbolic directories.
        61) Added code so that sftp doesn't spike the cpu when displaying
        the download list.
v1.26   62) Added command mode and fixed some download bugs. Command mode
        allows sftp to be used from and os/2 prompt or called from another
        program for automatic logon and retrieval. To use command mode, you
        must specify the path for sftp plus a fully qualified host url.
        The host url must end with a /. Anything beyond the / will be
        interpreted by sftp as a request for a file. For example:
        F:\sftp\sftp hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/ will automatically load
        sftp from a directory entitled sftp and then logon to the hobbes
        incoming directory.
        F:\sftp\sftp hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/example.zip will automatically
        load sftp from a directory entitled sftp, logon to the hobbes incoming
        directory and then download the file example.zip if it exists in
        that directory. After the download, sftp will close itself.
        Please note that a url like hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming will end up
        finding the root directory instead of the incoming directory because
        the url is not ended with a /. sftp will think that incoming is
        a file and try to download it.
        Also, please note that, due to a bug in OS/2 REXX, a url preceded by
        ftp:// will not load properly from the command line. This is a problem
        with how OS/2 REXX interprets (actually reserves) the / characters.
        Sorry, but I can't do anything about this one.
v1.27   63) Fixed an elusive problem with the logon button where it would
        force a default to anonymous logon.
        64) Added capability to change the font size in the directory list
        window.