New CuteFTP Pro 3.0 Beta released


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Dear Beta Tester,

GlobalSCAPE is pleased to announce that a "Designed for Windows

XP" version of CuteFTP Pro? is now available (pending logo

certification). A "Designed for XP" logo will signify that CuteFTP

Pro meets Microsoft Windows? XP compatibility, performance and

stability criteria. CuteFTP Pro 3.0 works on Microsoft Windows 9x,

NT, 2000 and is optimized for XP. We are requesting your services

to test it.

WHERE TO DOWNLOAD

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http://www.globalscape.com/files/cuteftpprob.exe

AREAS OF FOCUS

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Reliability - If CuteFTP Pro 3.0 ever crashes and you can duplicate

it, please provide us with the specific details of how it occurred.

Usability - Please inform us of any usability issues you encounter.

Errors - If you find any bugs, typos, documentation errors, etc.,

we'd like to know.

Web-Based Trial Screens - Dynamically created evaluation dialogs

will display when launching CuteFTP Pro during the trial period.

Please let us know if they don't display or work properly.

Defect Submission Form:

http://www.globalscape.com/support/mail8.asp

Post beta testing survey:

http://www.globalscape.com/survey/survey.asp?sid=35

FEATURES

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XP Style Interface - CuteFTP Pro has been updated to conform to

Microsoft's Windows XP Design Guidelines. Note: You must have

Windows XP in order to take advantage of the new XP interface.

Security - SSH2 public key support, Cipher and MAC selection, SSH2

rename and ASCII transfers, password policies, and more.

Site & Folder Maintenance - Folder Monitoring tool, Backup &

Archival tool,

Server Time-zone Offset, Preserve Local Time option and more.

Classic CuteFTP features - Load & save queue, Folder Compare,

startup and after transfer events, group selection, and more.

Commonly Requested Features - Queue itemizing and ordering, Blank

Password support, additional host types, more powerful scripting

support and more.

Full Feature List -

http://www.globalscape.com/products/cuteft...ro/whatsnew.asp

New in CuteFTP Pro 3.0 Beta

XP Logo Compliant (Pending Certification)

New Security Enhancements:

SSH2 Public Key Authentication

SSH2 RSA/DSA Public Key Creation

SSH2 Rename

ASCII Transfers under SSH2

MAC and CIPHER Options for SSH2

OTP (S/Key) Auto-detect

Display Cipher Strength in Log

Site Manager, Quick Connect, and Connect to URL Password Access Policies

Automation & Scripting:

New Listing Method

Revised Scripting Documentation

Updated and also new script samples

Site & Folder Maintenance:

Folder Monitoring & Update Tool

Scheduled Site Backup & Archiving Tool

Server Time Offset Counter

Preserve Local Time Option

Folder Overwrite Rules

Features Ported From CuteFTP Classic:

Save & Load Queue

Move Command

On Startup Events

On Transfer Events

Enhanced Folder Properties

Restart from Byte Offset

Find & Find Next with Wildcard Support

Select All

Group Select, Deselect & Invert Selection

Directory Comparison Tool

Backup Site and Personal Data Tool

Power Failure Queue & Transfer Recovery

New Features From Customer Requests:

Queue Item Ordering & Manipulation

Blank Passwords Option

Resolve Links to Folder Option

More ASCII Extensions

More Log Options

Linked Active Remote with Last Local Folder Used

Queue Finished Transfer Sound

XP Style Folder Sorting

ASCII/BIN/AUTO Toolbar Button Added

QUIT Command Option

Tolerance Options for Non-Standard FTP Servers

New Graphics and Toolbar Icons

Revamped Menus & Dialogs

Other:

Many new anonymous sites added to SM (and out-of-date sites removed)

More host types added to directory listing parser

Many usability issues addressed (e.g. added "Create new site" option to right-click context menu in blank area of Site Manager pane)

Various internal optimizations to queuing, connection and transfer logic

Enhancements to internal logic for handling problem servers (such as negative sizes given for files over 2 GB, incorrect replies to certain commands) and more.

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