This help file should be used with version 2.1.1 of Fetch.
This version has the following new features and bug fixes:
Since 2.1:
• The connect dialog is now modeless and moveable, so you can switch applications without dismissing it.
• AppleSingle version 2 is now supported.
• File lists can contain up to 32,000 names (rather than 1,000).
• Fetch no longer writes to nil (so it is compatible with EvenBetterBusError).
• A problem with Cancel taking 2 minutes has been corrected.
• A problem with Close Connection… hanging (when using ARA or MacSLIP) has been corrected.
• The Send FTP Command… feature can now send file list commands (i.e. NLST and LIST).
• The Send FTP Command… can automatically prompt for a password after a USER command.
• Compatibility with Peter Lewis’s FTPd has been improved.
• Other minor bug fixes.
Since 2.0.6:
• There are new commands to view files and file lists in text windows.
• Fetch can optionally display size and date-last-modified information for files on most Unix servers.
• Fetch windows can be resized, and Fetch remembers their position between sessions.
• Fetch Help can be copied and printed.
• Fetch can be configured to automatically open certain kinds of files, for instance compressed archives, with the appropriate applications.
• Fetch can optionally save downloaded files to a special folder, without prompting you each time.
• Fetch now supports Balloon Help and the required Apple Events.
• The directory pop-up menu is now more Mac-like, showing just the ancestors of the current directory.
• The Delete command now works with directories that have files or sub-directories in them.
• Fetch will optionally display informational messages from the host.
• The network transcript can be conveniently viewed in a separate window.
• Fetch will now optionally translate between ISO and Mac character sets.
• Many minor features were added and many bugs were fixed.
Since 2.0.5:
• Changed About box to permit distribution, updated help.
Since 2.0.4:
• Fixed a bug with certain Unix servers that caused dates to show up in the file list.
• Always shows icons (if only the file-or-directory icon).
• Use condensed type to fit more of long file names in the file list.
Since 2.0.3:
• Fixed a bug that caused certain commands to fail if Fetch was run on a system besides System 7.0.
Since 2.0.2:
• Fixed a problem with the FTP server on Northstar IBM RTs.
• Added an icon for names that might be files or directories.
• Started displaying the names of Unix links in italics.
• Fixed a bug that prevented use of the empty password.
• Changed the Get File button to only download files (and not try to change directory first). Return, Enter, and double-clicking still try to change directory before downloading.
Since 2.0.1:
• Put in explicit support for the NCSA Telnet and TCP/Connect FTP servers.
• Fixed a problem with the mac.archive.umich.edu FTP server.
• Fixed a rare bug in BinHex decoding and another in StuffIt! expansion.
• Fixed a bug with putting a System 7.0 alias to MacTCP in the Control Panels folder.
Since 2.0:
• Fixed a bug that required MacTCP to be installed in both the System Folder and the Control Panels folder under 7.0b4.
• Fixed a bug that caused problems with spaces in Unix filenames.
• Improved the algorithm for detecting BinHex lines.
Since 1.1.1:
• Multiple files and folder hierarchies can be uploaded and downloaded.
• StuffIt! archives can be automatically uncompressed.
• The file list identifies files and directories with the familiar Macintosh icons for Unix, VMS, and CMS FTP servers.
• Fetch can be customized to recognize certain file name suffixes and download matching files in the proper mode.
• Support for uploading and downloading files in AppleSingle format was added.
• Support for downloading files in MacBinary I format was added.
• Interpretation of various file formats can be disabled in the Preferences dialog box.
• Fetch can be told to keep connections alive (by regularly sending “do-nothing” commands to the server).
• Users can send arbitrary FTP commands to the FTP server (such as the command specifying mini-disk passwords on CMS systems).