SmartFTP Client 2.5.1004 Beta

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SmartFTP is an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client which allows you to transfer files between your local computer and a server on the Internet. With its many basic and advanced features SmartFTP also offers secure, reliable and efficient transfers that make it a powerful tool.

2.5 Build 1004 - 21. February 2007 - BETA

# Favorites: New Favorites system. Based on the file system and XML files.

# Favorites: New "Default Favorite Item" which replaces the Transfer/Connection Global Settings

# Favorites: Multiple Favorites Locations/Folder. e.g. Use a shared favorites folder.

# Favorites: Added import for CuteFTP Home/Pro up to the latest available version (8.0).

# Favorites: Added import for IglooFTP Pro.

# Global Settings: All favorite item related settings are moved into the "Default Favorite".

# Transfer Queue: Removed "Max Retry" from the Transfer Queue global settings. It uses the "Max Retry" option from the favorite item now.

# Transfer: File/Folders are now sorted using a "natural order string" comparision.

# Fixed: Bug with "Unknown" date/time in File Exist Dialog

# Fixed: Source/Destination file mix up in File Exist Dialog

# Fixed: Favorite Statistics

# Fixed: Remote Edit / Monitor File under Windows Vista

# Fixed: Heap overflow in Log control. See http://secunia.com/advisories/24051/

# Fixed: Transfer Queue: Timer options (Auto Start, Auto Stop) were showed as disabled in the dialog even though they were enabled.

# Remote Browser: On Windows XP list control now uses "natural order string" comparison.

# SmartFTP no longer runs on Windows 98/ME.

License: Freeware for personal, educational and non-profit organizations.

More info: http://www.smartftp.com/

Download: http://www.smartftp.com/get/SFTPBeta.exe

Edited February 23, 2007 by Tantawi

[Quillz]

This is easily my favorite FTP client. Thanks for the reminder!

[SkyyPunk Veteran]

Source/Destination file mix up in File Exist Dialog

This one confused the heck out of me for a while...I finally got around to installing this a few days ago, and when I started uploading files, it took me a while to figure out what was going on...glad this is out :D

[apul]

Thank you! Very useful program.

[Aokromes]

New Build:

v2.5 Build 1004.5 - 24. February 2007 - BETA

Fixed: Single Instance in terminal sessions

Fixed: Statistics Popup in 64-bit version.

Fixed: Various other bugs

[Lee]

Thanks for the update. :)

[TDQuiksilver]

Best FTP client out there in my opinion. I've been using it for years.

[Aokromes]

Few updates:

v2.5 Build 1004.14 - 8. March 2007 - BETA

Fixed: A couple of problems discovered with AppViewer.

v2.5 Build 1004.8 - 6. March 2007 - BETA

Rewrote shell notification class.

Fixed: Favorite didn't save if Port numer was > 32768

v2.5 Build 1004.x - Not released yet - BETA

Setup: MSI 32-bit setup no longer throws an error on Windows x64.

Setup: SmartHook.dll registry entries are now created during the setup.

Setup: MSI: The installed files now have the correct "Last Modified Date".

v2.5 Build 1004.7 - 27. February 2007 - BETA

Fixed: Transfer Queue: Statistic updates for Favorites

Settings: Added UPnP global setting to Connection dialog

v2.5 Build 1004.6 - 25. February 2007 - BETA

Favorites: Added support for in-memory favorites if the favorites folder is read-only

Fixed: Transfer Queue: File Monitor.

Fixed: Remote Browser: Remote Edit

[Aokromes]

A lot of changes:

v2.5 Build 1005.15 - 8. April 2007

Fixed: Favorites: Import of URL List did not set a name for the favorite

Fixed: Favorites: Import of CuteFTP sites (sm.dat) which have been previously updated (e.g. CuteFTP Pro 3.x to CuteFTP Pro 8.x) did not work.

Fixed: Transfer Queue: If Max Retry was set to 0 the Transfer Queue did never process the item. Now the item will always processed at least once.

Fixed: SmartFTP ignored the window show value (show, hide, minimize, maximize) passed. Bug Report

Office 2007 Theme: Title bar and child frames now have Office 2007 style

Fixed: Buffer overflow if host name > 1024 bytes.

Transfer Queue: Lowered CPU usage if the number of global number of workers were not reached due to a limitation in the favorite settings.

v2.5 Build 1005.14 - 4. April 2007

Workaround for Windows XP without any Service Packs installed.

v2.5 Build 1005.13 - 3. April 2007

Fixed: Transfer Queue: Monitor of Local File.

v2.5 Build 1005.12 - 3. April 2007

Fixed: Favorite Connection -> Proxy password didn't save.

v2.5 Build 1005.11 - 3. April 2007

Fixed: Integrity check for FXP transfers.

Setup: Changed default installation folder to %ProgramFiles\SmartFTP Client. Updates will install into the old %ProgramFiles\SmartFTP Client 2.0 folder.

Setup: Added patch number to product version

Setup: SmartFTP Client (64-bit) creates different shortcuts (start menu, desktop) than 32-bit version on Windows 64-bit now.

v2.5 Build 1005.10 - 2. April 2007

Fixed: Identd: Settings dialog was missing.

Fixed: Identd: "Enable only when connecting" option did only work for first connection

Vista: Some tweaks with Restart Manager

FTP Library: HP Unix listings with German month name M?rz were not parsed.

v2.5 Build 1005.8 - 31. March 2007

Setup: 32-bit setup can now be installed on Windows 64-bit Editions.

Fixed: Fixed broken Office 2007 theme in .7.

v2.5 Build 1005.7 - 30. March 2007

Vista: Fixed SmartHook.dll registration in setup.

Vista: Added support for Restart Manager.

Updated GUI component

Fixed: File Open/Save dialogs in Backup Tool

v2.5 Build 1005.6 - 28. March 2007

Transfer Queue: Removed "Max Workers per Site" global setting. The setting was always read from the Favorite.

Transfer Queue: Fixed "Max Workers" setting which wasn't in sync with the GUI.

v2.5 Build 1005.5 - 27. March 2007

Fixed: Crash if SmartFTP was closed while the Transfer Queue was running.

Fixed: Enter Registration dialog. "Import from File" did not write license key file correctly.

Updated splash

v2.5 Build 1005.4 - 26. March 2007

Fixed: Integrity check after transfer didn't work.

v2.5 Build 1005.3 - 25. March 2007

New "Vista Certified Logo" compliant MSI setups

v2.5 Build 1005.3 - 22. March 2007

All files are now signed with a Authenticode certificate issued by VeriSign

Removed proprietary crash handler (CrashRpt.dll). Using Microsoft's WER now.

SmartFTP received "Vista Works" logo

v2.5 Build 1005.0 - 21. March 2007 - BETA

Favorites: Added export of XML files to Zip archive.

Favorites: Settings: Transfer->Filters. Filter can now be individually applied for files or folders.

v2.5 Build 1004.26 - 14. March 2007 - BETA

Favorites: Added import of "History.dat" from version 2.0.995 and below.

Favorites: Numerous fixes.

v2.5 Build 1004.20 - 12. March 2007 - BETA

Favorites: Added Favorites Duplicate Checker. The dialog is displayed when a multiple favorites with the same ids are found.

v2.5 Build 1004.18 - 10. March 2007 - BETA

Folder synchronization links are now saved/restored.

v2.5 Build 1004.17 - 9. March 2007 - BETA

Fixed: Some problems related to the new Favorites

[Aokromes]

SmartFTP is now Vista Certified.

v2.5 Build 1005.26 - 19. April 2007

Fixed: Settings: Anonymous password option didn't save

Added "Office 2007 Ribbon" theme. This theme is only slighty different from the "Office 2007" theme.

Fixed: Custom Commands: %ld variable

v2.5 Build 1005.25 - 17. April 2007

Fixed: Favorites: Drag&Drop from and to Windows Explorer

Fixed: Progress control in Connections had wrong colors on Windows 2000 and Windows XP with Classic theme

Fixed: Settings: History: Crash in "Clear All" function.

Fixed: Transfer Queue: Max Worker Speed was in bytes instead of kilobytes.

v2.5 Build 1005.24 - 17. April 2007

Windows Vista: sfFavorites.dll is now registered as a shell extension

Updated UI library. Minor changes in Office 2007 theme.

v2.5 Build 1005.21 - 14. April 2007

Transfer Queue: Added grouping view

v2.5 Build 1005.19 - 12. April 2007

Transfer Queue: Toolbar is now customizable. Use the arrow button at the end of the toolbar.

Vista: Local Browser: Added more "View" options

Fixed: Connections pane didn't update anymore

Fixed: Transfer Queue: On Queue Complete setting didn't save

Fixed: Possible buffer overflow in the FTP directory cache manager

v2.5 Build 1005.18 - 10. April 2007

Transfer Queue: Local files which are monitored for changes will automatically overwrite the destination file regardless of the File Exist settings.

64-bit Version: UPnP's NATEventManager interface is no longer obtained to avoid the start-up delay if UPnP is enabled

Vista: Favorites: The default favorite is no longer displayed in the "Favorites" window.

v2.5 Build 1005.17 - 9. April 2007

Fixed: Bug in Codejock which caused an access violation (crash on Windows Vista) if an accessibility client was active.

[Aokromes]

A lot of updates.

Version: 2.5 Build 1006
Latest Beta Version: http://www.smartftp.com/get/SFTPBeta.exe
Development Status: Final

v2.5 Build 1006.24 - 18. August 2007

Added more menu key shortcuts.

Fixed: Crash if folder/directory cache created in the 32-bit version is used in the 64-bit version or vice versa.

v2.5 Build 1006.23 - 17. August 2007

Fixed: Transfer Queue: Set destination function did always overwrite the operation of the transfer queue item.

Fixed: Remote Browser: Download/FXP of symbolic links caused infinite loop

Remote Browser: Symbolic links are automatically resolved now

v2.5 Build 1006.21 - 14. August 2007

Windows XP: Local Browser: Added asynchronous enumeration in tree control.

v2.5 Build 1006.19 - 11. August 2007

Windows Vista: Enabled ability to use toolbar for "New Folder" and "Rename" functionality in the tree of the Local Browser

Changed registration dialog

v2.5 Build 1006.18 - 8. August 2007

Fixed: Windows XP: Crash with Local Browser introduced in v2.5 Build 1006.17

v2.5 Build 1006.17 - 8. August 2007

Fixed: Windows XP: Regardless of the Windows Explorer setting hidden folders were always displayed in the Local Browser's tree control

Fixed: Windows Vista: Drag&Drop info showed the wrong remote folder

Fixed: License dialog displays UTF8 strings correctly now

v2.5 Build 1006.15 - 3. August 2007

Fixed: Windows Vista: Edit Favorites: Rename of favorite

Fixed: Windows Vista: Edit Favorites: Refresh problem

Fixed: Favorites: Last selected folder was not restored correctly

v2.5 Build 1006.14 - 31. July 2007

Regression: Sort order in Local Browser was wrong on refresh

Fixed: Fixed integrity check for FXP transfers in the Transfer Queue.

v2.5 Build 1006.13 - 27. July 2007

Local/Remote browser main menu now customizable

Regression: New window update/locks mechanism caused some unwanted side effects.

v2.5 Build 1006.12 - 26. July 2007

Fixed: Local Browser now forces a reorder if the content changes.

v2.5 Build 1006.10 - 19. July 2007

Fixed: External links in HTML dialogs.

v2.5 Build 1006.8 - 9. July 2007

Fixed: Cache settings

v2.5 Build 1006.6 - 30. June 2007

Fixed: Center bar buttons

History and Login bar now updates correctly if a favorite has been changed

Fixed: Memory leak in Local Browser and Favorites Browser

v2.5 Build 1006.5 - 24. June 2007

Vista: Right-mouse click behavior in Remote Browser is now the same as in Windows Explorer

System tray action is now triggered on a mouse up instead of mouse down event

v2.5 Build 1006.4 - 8. June 2007

Added "Limit Local Port Range" option to favorite settings

v2.5 Build 1006.1 - 31. May 2007

Better initial positions for Favorites and Custom Commands windows

Favorites: Fixed big icons on Windows Vista

v2.5 Build 1006.0 - 30. May 2007

Added: Global Transfer Speed Scheduler.

v2.5 Build 1005.40 - 30. May 2007

When downloading a file the local file is opened/created at the last moment possible.

v2.5 Build 1005.37 - 25. May 2007

More keyboard friendly context menus (Added support for App key and Shift+F10).

Fixed problem with high CPU usage for big selections (20k items) in Local Browser

v2.5 Build 1005.36 - 21. May 2007

Fixed: Inaccurate transfer speed in windows title when SmartFTP was minimized.

v2.5 Build 1005.35 - 19. May 2007

Fixed: WS_FTP import

Fixed: Small problem with One Way Synchronization with Delete

v2.5 Build 1005.33 - 14. May 2007

Added: Vista: New Drop Images/Text

Added: Vista: All File Open/Save dialogs have Vista style now

Fixed: Memory leaks in FTP Library 

v2.5 Build 1005.32 - 7. May 2007

Fixed: 64-bit Version: Drag&Drop to Explorer/Desktop

Fixed: Identd in Transfer Queue

Fixed: Sort in "Connections" pane

v2.5 Build 1005.30 - 4. May 2007

Added: Transfer Queue: One Way Synchronization with Delete

Added: List and Tree controls with Vista theme

Added: Ability to remove license key

Fixed: Drag&Drop from Transfer Queue to Local Browser

v2.5 Build 1005.27 - 30. April 2007

Fixed: Minimize/Cascade/Maximize if Tab mode was disabled and the Office 2007 theme was enabled

Added: Windows bar for non Tab mode is back. Extended "Auto Arrange" mode

v2.5 Build 1005.26 - 19. April 2007

Fixed: Settings: Anonymous password option didn't save

Added "Office 2007 Ribbon" theme. This theme is only slightly different from the "Office 2007" theme.

Fixed: Custom Commands: %ld variable

[Marcel T]

Thanks for the heads up.

[SacrificialSoldier]

I love this soft! Thanks!

[Aokromes]

More updates:

v2.5 Build 1006.48 - 1. October 2007

Fixed crash with preview of png files on certain systems.

v2.5 Build 1006.47 - 1. October 2007

Fixed bug with default editor in new Remote Edit settings.

v2.5 Build 1006.46 - 30. September 2007

Added [ ] Always overwrite local file check box in Settings -> General -> Remote Edit.

Fixed some bugs introduced in .45.

v2.5 Build 1006.45 - 29. September 2007

Added [ ] Do not show again checkbox to Welcome page.

New Settings -> General -> Remote Edit page where you can configure the editors for Remote Edit.

v2.5 Build 1006.44 - 27. September 2007

Added Welcome page with quick links to open a new remote browser/local browser and to watch the tutorials.

v2.5 Build 1006.43 - 25. September 2007

Remote Browser: Added space calculation. Right-click on the folder then Properties in the context menu. Click on the Calculate button.

v2.5 Build 1006.40 - 22. September 2007

Fixed 2 crashes thanks to winqual. Please submit the crash reports to Microsoft if asked to do so. It helps us greatly to fix crashes.

Favorites: XHTML compliant HTML export.

v2.5 Build 1006.39 - 20. September 2007

Local Browser: Added "Preview Pane"

Favorites: Added "HTML File (Structured)" export option.

Added more options to "Restore Workspace" setting (Nothing, Everything, Local Browser, Remote Browser)

Updated CodeJock XTP component

Fixed: Favorites: Shared favorite folders were not added to the Favorites window. 

v2.5 Build 1006.38 - 4. September 2007

Fixed: Delete of favorite in the Favorite windows didn't work.

v2.5 Build 1006.37 - 31. August 2007

Fixed: Initial folder in Favorites window was wrong.

v2.5 Build 1006.35 - 28. August 2007

Windows 2000: Fixed bug with Upload button.

v2.5 Build 1006.33 - 27. August 2007

Added transfer performance counter (uploads, downloads, fxp, etc). Register SmartFTPPerf.dll (regsvr32.exe SmartFTPPerf.dll) to enable this feature.

Better drag image support on Vista

v2.5 Build 1006.30 - 23. August 2007

Fixed: The wrong remote directory content was returned if no data has been transferred in the last directory listing.

v2.5 Build 1006.28 - 23. August 2007

Added Drop Folder feature. To create a drop folder right-click on a folder in the Remote Browser and select "New -> Drop Folder" from the context menu. After the drop folder is created you can drop files/folders (hence the name Drop Folder) into it and they will automatically be added to the Transfer Queue.

v2.5 Build 1006.27 - 22. August 2007

Local Browser / Favorites Window: Added Group by to View menu.

Added context menu in Windows Explorer / Local Browser to add files to the Transfer Queue

v2.5 Build 1006.26 - 20. August 2007

Transfer Queue: Added "Monitor Local Folder" function in the Schedule dialog (Experimental: Works only reliable if the server supports file hash functions as XCRC, XSHA, etc).

Remote Browser: For TLS/SSL Explicit connection a grey/blue lock icon is now displayed in the status bar

Transfer Queue: SmartFTP now always sends a XCRC/XSHA command with the start/len arguments

Transfer Queue: Added [x] Persistent option in the Schedule dialog. When enabled the item is automatically paused after the it has been processed.