Recent Version History

This is list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also project history.

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2011-05-03

Rolled back increase of socket internal buffer size for SSH. 677
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2011-03-04, revision 9120). It brings following changes:
- Support for “zlib@openssh.com” compression. 146
- Small performace improvements.
Bug fix: Incorrect conversion of timestamps between local and remote systems with respect to DST on Windows 2008 R2. 671
Bug fix: Failure on transfer error with SCP protocol. 674
Bug fix: Invalid timezone shifting of file timestamps with FTP protocol. 675
Bug fix: Pageant authentication was not working on x64. 662
Bug fix: Failure when reconnection fails with FTP protocol. 680

4.3.2

2011-02-23

SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0d.
Enabled TLS extensions in OpenSSL, what resolves problems with some FTP servers. 658
Change: Compare directories command uses Shift+F2 shortcut instead of Ctrl+C. 641
OpenCandy advertising module was suspended from an installation application.
Added support for dragging files from WinRAR. 399.
Default ascii file mask extended with *.js. 642
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2011-02-21, revision 9101).
Bug fix: Check for application updates was not working.
Bug fix: Error response to SFTP initialization request was sometimes parsed incorrectly.
Bug fix: It was not possible to skip errors during some operations. 654
Bug fix: Home directory was incorrect after reconnect with FTP protocol. 659
Bug fix: It was sometimes not possible to initiate file renaming. 657

4.3.1 beta

2010-12-11

SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0c.
File renaming is not started, when only focusing file panel. 570
Bug fix: Failure when logging in ad-hoc session. 632
Bug fix: Failure when directory is reloaded while renaming file. 633
Bug fix: Values with special characters were not exported correctly to PuTTY. 634
Bug fix: Invalid DST handling in the Southern hemisphere. 638
Bug fix: Synchronized browsing was not preserved, when restarting application. 639

4.3 beta

2010-11-07

Increased socket internal buffer size for SSH. It should improve transfer speed. Thanks to ultramage. 615
Environment variables are resolved in path to external editor. 563
Include/exclude masks can be used when moving files between local and remote directories. 536
Add to Bookmarks and Refresh commands added to context menus of panel path labels. 624
Change: With FTP protocol, passive mode is used by default. 165
Change: Links to website and help are no longer created in start menu folder. 616
Autocomplete disabled for most of the combo boxes. 619
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2010-09-27, revision 9010). It brings following changes:
- Improved port forwarding robustness.
- When disconnected because there are no supported authentication methods left to try, the error message contains the list of methods sent by the server.
- Standard GSS libraries are now loaded from standard locations rather than using the default DLL search path.
- Other small bugs fixed.
SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0a.
Bug fix: Error when refreshing panel content. 617
Bug fix: Error when more background transfers finish at the same moment. 622
Bug fix: Script does not abort after receiving no answer for prompt, when running in batch mode. 623
Bug fix: Main window appeared in background, when prompt for master password appeared during authentication. 629
Bug fix: Script running in batch mode did not automatically reconnect broken sessions. 517
Bug fix: Error when uploading empty file over FTPS. 489

4.2.9

2010-09-23

Never try to rename file to the very same name. 604
Bug fix: Failure when executing custom command and not capturing its output. 587
Bug fix: GSSAPI/Kerberos was not working. 590
Bug fix: Local file timestamp was interpreted incorrectly for synchronization on Windows 7. 591
Bug fix: Failure on close scripting command. 599
Bug fix: Edited file was reloaded from active session, not from original session. 603
Bug fix: Path history was mixed among sessions. 607
Bug fix: Session closed after operation completed was automatically reconnected. 608
Bug fix: Check for application updates was hanging. 611
Bug fix: Missing content on OpenCandy screen. 600

4.2.8

2010-07-14

File size masks are allowed in script commands. 555
Change: Conversion of timestamps between local and remote systems with respect to DST follows changes introduced in Windows 7. 564 This breaks synchronization when you used previous WinSCP versions.
Installation package includes development versions of PuTTYgen and Pageant applications. It brings following changes:
- PuTTYgen supports importing of new-style OpenSSH private keys (encrypted by AES rather than 3DES).
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2010-05-19, revision 8952). Improving GSSAPI support.
Script commands and output are included into session log. 547
Bug fix: IPv6 support was broken. 556
Bug fix: Protocol ftps was ignored in session URL when port number was also specified. 558
Bug fix: Suggested session path was duplicated when saving new session. 562
Bug fix: SFTP packet counter overflow. 565
Bug fix: Sorting by owner/group was broken. 571
Bug fix: Failure when opening session protected with master password from command-line in console. 573
Bug fix: Saving password in default session settings did not force prompt for master password, allowing the password being stored unencrypted.
Bug fix: Missing OpenCandy DLL on Windows startup. 579
Bug fix: Hangs when changing directory using directory tree after toggling showing of hidden files. 580
Bug fix: !.! was suggested as name of executable when browsing for previously undefined executable.
Bug fix: Failure when running multiple instances of console interface tool in parallel. 581