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- FTP Explorer by Alan Chavis
- ===========================
-
-
- Copyright Notice
- ----------------
-
- Copyright (c) 1995-1996 by FTPx Corp.
- FTP Explorer is a trademark of FTPx Corp.
-
- Windows, Windows NT, and Visual C++ are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
- WS_FTP is a registered trademark of Ipswitch, Inc.
- CuteFTP is a trademark of Alex Kunadze
- fpArchie is a trademark of fpWare
- All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
-
-
- Warranty Disclaimer
- -------------------
-
- THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM
- EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FTPX CORP. FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
- INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
- FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE
- USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT.
- TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FTPX CORP.
- BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR
- OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
- BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER
- PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE
- THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF FTPX CORP. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
-
- Release Notes
- -------------
-
- PLEASE HELP ME TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM BY REPORTING ANY PROBLEMS OR
- SUGGESTIONS TO:
-
- achavis@ftpx.com
-
- The main objective of FTP Explorer is to provide an FTP client that looks
- and feels just like the Windows 95 Explorer interface. Please keep this
- in mind while evaluating it.
-
- Registration
- ------------
-
- Please read the license agreement for complete information.
-
- FTP Explorer is FREE for home or educational use.
-
- The registration fee for all other uses is $30 U.S.
-
- If you are not entitled to a free license, you may use FTP Explorer for 30
- days for the purpose of evaluating whether to purchase it.
-
- Even if you are eligible for a free license, you may register anyway if you
- wish to support and encourage the further development of this program.
-
- Checks may be mailed to:
-
- FTP Explorer
- P.O. Box 20574
- Okc, OK 73156-0574
-
- For credit card orders, print out the registration form from the help file, and
- either mail it to the above address, or fax it to:
-
- 405-755-0158
-
- Extra Special Thanks
- --------------------
-
- Ben Reser and StealthMan for your initial encouragement that night on IRC.
- Had it not been for you guys, this program would have never made it this far!
-
- Casey Hart for his awesome work on the help file.
-
- Daniel Beckham and Chris Chase for the coolest web site I've ever seen.
-
- Rodney Herrmann for getting me started on the BBS program that inspired
- FTP Explorer. We'll have to finish it someday, ok?
-
- Edward Mendelson for his early encouragement and the write up in Internet User.
-
- My wife Cheryl and my sons Gregory and Preston for putting up with me for the
- last 7 months while I worked on this project.
-
- Everyone else who has sent me words of encouragement, suggestions and bug
- reports! It's the users who have really made this program what it is!
-
-
- The Torture Test Team
- ---------------------
-
- Ben Reser
- Casey Hart
- Chris Chase
- Chris Maloney
- Daniel Beckham
- Dave Siegrist
- Dave Taylor
- Donny Jasperson
- Ingo Brand
- Jacob Munk-Stander
- Kerry Sanders
- Kevin Dente
- Paul Geller
- Rami Anati
- Randy Jack
- Rodney Herrmann
- T.J. Weber
- Timothy Forest
- Tim King
- Tom Cantor
-
-
- The Localization Team
- ---------------------
- Andrea Matta (Italian)
- Christoph Mⁿller (German)
- Dale Gillham (German)
- Eric De Schepper (Dutch)
- Gabriel Niculae (Romanian)
- Hans O. Sorteberg (Norwegian)
- Jean-Francois Messier (French)
- Juan Enrique Gomez (Spanish)
- Michael Thomsen (Danish)
- Paul Despe (Japanese)
-
-
- Distribution Sites
- ------------------
-
- THE LATEST RELEASE WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE AT:
-
- FTP Explorer Home Site (U.S.):
-
- http://www.ftpx.com
- ftp://ftp.ftpx.com/pub/ftpx/ftpx.zip
-
- See the FTPx home page for other mirror sites.
-
-
- Mailing List
- -------------
-
- See the FTPx home page for information on how to subscribe to the mailing lists.
-
-
- System Requirements
- -------------------
-
- FTP Explorer requires Windows 95 or Windows NT (4.0 or higher).
-
- Please note that FTP Explorer requires a 32-bit TCP/IP stack. If you are
- using a 16-bit stack you will need to upgrade to a 32-bit stack to use
- FTP Explorer.
-
-
- Disclaimer of Warranty
- ----------------------
-
- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
-
- In no event shall the author be held liable for any damages whatsoever,
- including without limitation, damages for loss of business profits,
- business interruption, loss of business information, or any other loss
- arising from the use or inability to use the software.
-
-
- What's New
- ----------
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.010 (6/3/97)
-
- - Program should now be able to find fpArchie 0.9 beta 1 if it is installed.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing a connection failure if the MOTD message contained
- a space as the first character instead of a result code.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.009 (3/9/97)
-
- - Dates are now back to being interpreted because the change in
- 008 messed up sorting.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.008 (3/5/97)
-
- - Fixed a bug that was preventing FTP Explorer from working with
- WinProxy.
-
- - Dates are now displayed as they are received from the server.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.007 (2/25/97)
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing an access violation if you tried to
- right click on a new folder before it had been renamed.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.006 (2/25/97)
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing connection attempts to fail if firewall
- mode had been enabled and subsequently disabled for a connection
- profile.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was sometimes causing operations like directory listings
- to time out too soon.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was preventing the "Cancel All Transfers" prompt from
- affecting files smaller than the value specified for the "Show dialog for
- items larger than" option.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.005 (2/20/97)
-
- - Added code to display the "Open With" dialog when opening a file
- that is not associated.
-
- - Added code to slow down the rate at which the Transfer Manager is
- updated so it doesn't use as much CPU time.
-
- - Fixed a bug that caused the list view in the Transfer Manager to
- not be sized correctly the first time it is opened.
-
- - Cleaned up a few handle leaks.
-
- - Added code to allow cancellation of all pending background transfers.
- If a background transfer is cancelled, the program will prompt if all
- pending transfers should be cancelled as well. Any active transfers
- still have to be cancelled manually.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing the name of uploaded files not to show up
- in the status window when the transfer was finished.
-
- - Added code to dynamically adjust the size of transfer buffers depending
- on the speed of the connection. This should improve overall transfer
- performance.
-
- - F1 key now opens help contents.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.004 (1/18/97)
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing some dates to be displayed incorrectly
- in that the year was shown as the current year instead of the prior.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.003 (12/04/96)
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing background transfers to fail when
- firewall support was enabled.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was preventing command operations from timing
- out when the server did not respond in a timely manner.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing problems with Mac NetPresenz servers.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing transfers to 'hang' after they were
- completed.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was converting command lines to lowercase causing
- problems with mixed case paths.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.002 (10/07/96)
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing downloads to fail on VAX systems.
-
- - Added "Upload" option to list view context menu.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.001 (10/07/96)
-
- - Fixed a bug that was preventing the uninstall routine from working if
- the program was not installed in default directory.
-
-
- * Changes in Version 1.00.000 (10/06/96)
-
- - Program now displays a license dialog the first time it is started.
-
- - Added "Contents", "License", and "Register" options to the help menu.
-
- - Fixed a bug that was causing certain sites (ftp.pitt.edu) not to display
- properly.
-
- - Fixed a bug where "Quick Connect" was not using PASV mode if it was enabled.
-
-
- Known Problems
- --------------
-
- 1. The file formats for the INDEX files on the various FTP sites vary
- widely, so you can help by using the "Autoload File Descriptions"
- feature and reporting any problems you have with it. Currently the
- program only looks for INDEX, INDEX.TXT, and 00_INDEX.TXT, so if you
- find other filenames or ones that don't load in correctly email them
- to me. Don't forget to include the address of the server that you
- get them from so I can test the fixes.
-
- 2. If you drag a group of files to the desktop, you sometimes have to hit
- F5 to refresh the desktop for them to show up. I have a fix for this
- that I'll be implementing soon.
-
- 3. Resume is always attempted for drag and drop downloads.
-
- 4. The program only warns about overwriting the initial directory when
- transferring complete directory structures. I'll add overwrite prompting
- in a future build.
-
- 5. High color icons, like the ones that you can set up with Microsoft Plus! are
- not utilized. Hopefully I can fix this eventually.
-
-
- Planned Changes and Additions
- -----------------------------
-
- 1. Will probably add an option to the menu structure to allow you to
- load in an INDEX file manually, so you don't have to wait every time
- you change directories.
-
- 2. Add drag drop support from list view to tree view.
-
- 3. Add some sort of notification when an action fails, i.e. if the user
- doesn't have rights to rename a file. This would be useful if you
- have the "FTP Log" pane sized small enough where you can't see what's
- going on.
-
- 4. Add context menus to the Tree view.
-
- 5. Might add a menu option to expand and collapse tree view branches.
-
- 6. Add option to allow changing file permissions from properties page.
-
- 7. Add proxy and firewall support.
-
- 8. Might add some sort of directory synchronization mechanism to allow
- transferring only files that have changed. This is way down the
- road!
-
- 9. Add option to change the "FTP Log" font.
-
- 10. Might add an option to allow selection of files via wildcards.
-
- 11. Add options to allow customization of the order of the columns in
- list view.
-
- 12. Add some sort of capability to move files from one remote folder
- to another.
-
- 13. Add an option to disable the prompt that asks you if you are sure
- you want to delete a profile from the connection dialog.
-
- 14. Add the ability to delete files when you drag them to the recycle
- bin.
-
- 15. Add "Sounds" page to the options dialog to allow for custom
- sounds.
-
- 16. I've looked into adding the local drives into the tree view, and
- it is also possible to integrate FTP Explorer with the Windows 95
- shell. These would both require major changes to the fundamental
- architecture of the program, so I've decided to finish what I've
- started and release a stable, full featured stand alone product
- before delving into anything like this.
-
- 17. Add the ability to drag files from one FTP Explorer instance to
- another.
-
- 18. Make the goto-dialog store directories only when pressing save.
-
- 19. Choose directory option for creating shortcuts.
-
- 20. Add a "Treeview" toggle to the "View" menu.
-
- 21. Add the ability to disable auto-refresh of directories after uploads.
-
- 22. Allow filters to be specified such as *.txt and only display/download
- files that match the filter.
-
- 23. Add an "Upload To" option.
-
- 24. Add the ability to "LIST" the entire directory tree of a site with one
- command.
-
-