Secure iXplorer - History

Secure iXplorer - A secure alternative to FTP clients - A Windows Front End for PSFTP, PSCP and PLINK.

History

9 July-2005 1.31
Latest version of Putty (0.58) is included in the install distribution. Fixed drag and drop bug (during upload) under Windows XP.

1 February-2005 1.30
Latest version of Putty (0.56) is included in the install distribution. This is a security update -no other changes.

12 September-2004 1.29
Latest version of Putty (0.55) is included in the install distribution. This is a security update -no other changes.

14 August-2004 1.28
Latest version of Putty (0.54) is included in the install distribution. Ascii transfer mode is not enabled by default anymore (less confusing to novice users).

03 March-2003 V 1.27
Integrated handling of keys for logon authorization through the pageant utility

12 April-2003 V 1.26
Always opening "Tip of the day" on startup

31 March-2003 V 1.25
Some minor adjustments

29 March-2003 V 1.24
Improved setup of the graphical user interface connection and other minor adjustments

22 March-2003 V 1.23
Introduced a graphical user interface connection through an integrated TightVNC client

22 February-2003 V 1.22
Introduced a "Tip of the Day" introduction. Minor bug fixes and adaptations

4 February-2003 V 1.21
Several bug fixes for the sftp connection mode

28 January-2003 V 1.20
A step-by-step very helpful tutorial is available for novice users. Includes the latest Putty 1.53b (with a critical security update). Several small adaptations and minor bug fixes

31 December-2002 V 1.19
Improved help. Connection modes are now only set in the remote host properties and no longer displayed as different root nodes.

14 December-2002 V 1.18
We now have a help for Secure iXplorer

7 December-2002 V 1.17
Bug fix: Clicking on a host sometimes did not work in version 1.16. Had to use arrow keys to navigate. Clicking now works properly again.

30-November-2002 V 1.16
Improvements: Connection mode is now selectable in properties dialog box. As a safety, mouse clicks on nodes are now ignored while data is loaded. Bug fix: Pscp/plink host were wrongly converted to ssh hosts

23-November-2002 V 1.15
Improvements: Added a "Ssh" connection mode (combining the best of both scp and sftp -faster and more convenient). Ascii/binary transfer mode is now implemented from plink/pscp as well. User configurable "ls" command implemented for the pscp connection mode. Better column sorting + several adjustments and minor bug fixes.

28-September-2002 V 1.14
Improvements: Drop to local tree view is now implemented. Redesigned taskbar handling. Fixed bug #2 with psftp connections with only a host defined- but no username. Better copy/paste buttons handling and a number of other small adjustments and improvements.

21-September-2002 V 1.13
Improvements: Right click Refresh, Copy and Paste is implemented. The local and remote file list views are now syncronized by default. Fixed bug with psftp connections with only a host defined- but no username.

17-september-2002 V 1.12
Improvements: Removed bug which caused the file copy to return the message "0 bytes in 0 seconds" with some configurations. Added two buttons; "Toggle local folders" and "Add remote Host". Some other small improvements

7-september-2002 V 1.11
Improvements: Drag and drop to external applications is implemented (limitations: no file conversion and no folder copy)Ascii file conversion between UNIX and DOS is introduced (Ascii, Binary and Auto Mode). Logging in to a directory different from the home or root directory had a bug causing file transfers to stop working.

4-september-2002 V 1.10
Improvements: Completely reworked the local computer explorer panes (left side tree and list views). Much nicer design of the log and queue panes. Many minor adjustments and bug-fixes in response to helpful user feedback, like: Automatic refresh after copy, no double entries, handling special characters (like spaces in filenames) properly and dropping on a folder now copies to the right location.

20-July-2002 V 1.09
New Feature: Now handles double-click actions on the remote host, showing the registered icons and the file type, depending on the extension (sftp only).

15-July-2002 Secure iXplorer V1.08 - First Secure iXplore Version with Sftp Support +Other New Features
New Features: Now fully supports sftp for the first time. Ssh2 is the new default protocol (more secure). Putty sessions are tightly integrated in the application making it very easy to open a command line session (simply by clicking on a button).
Improvements: Better optimised and faster communication with the remote host. Multiple copies of the application can now run simultaneously (sftp only). Cleaned up the layout somewhat by introducing separate transfer forms (both sftp and scp).

Earlier Versions
This version builds on the experiences of iXplorer V0.18 (see its history here).
Earlier versions of Secure iXplorer (version 1.x) were internal alpha version or beta versions. V1.08 is the first official release.