2011-12-10

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2011-12-09

• SFTP status packets with missing language tag are accepted. 770
• Disabling session option Optimize connection buffer size disables unlimited SSH window to overcome bugs in some older version of OpenSSH. 635
• Added workaround for Chokes on SSH-2 ignore messages SSH server bug. 577
• Bug fix: Failure when connection is lost while retrieving file attributes with FTP protocol. 771
• Bug fix: Failure on reconnects. 772
• Bug fix: State of Synchronize on start of Keep remote directory up to date dialog is not preserved. 774
• Bug fix: Operation progress was not shown on taskbar button. 777
• Bug fix: Could not edit files over 64 KiB in an internal editor. 763
• Bug fix: With FTP, particularly in scripting, files could be uploaded to wrong directory. 780
• Bug fix: Could not select files by dragging selection marquee. 778
• Bug fix: “Chokes on SSH-2 ignore messages” SSH bug was always on. 767

2011-11-08

• Connection attempt can be cancelled. 757
• After cancelling authentication prompt, error message is no longer displayed.
• Bug fix: Failure while logging off the Windows.
• Bug fix: Fixed parsing owner/group with modified ID on Properties dialog.
• Bug fix: Missing animations on Progress window on Windows Vista/7.
• Bug fix: When switching between session and shared bookmarks, path was not updated on the Open directory dialog.
• Bug fix: Internal “Operation aborted” errors were not suppressed for background transfers.
• Bug fix: Path label was not resized with larger shell font size.
• Bug fix: Pageant authentication was not working on x64. 764
• Bug fix: Failure on startup when master password is set. 765
• Bug fix: Upload of non existing file in script using put command did not trigger error.

2011-10-30

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2011-10-21

• Recently used sessions are added to taskbar jump list on Windows 7. 527
• Queue processing can be disabled. 29
• Tab selector for sessions. 77
• Change: Synchronized browsing state is stored with stored session, not in preferences. 10
• Stored session folder opened/closed state is remembered. 220
• Change: In mouse-only Explorer-style selection mode, single-file implicit mouse-selection is not preserved, when focus/selection is subsequently changed using keyboard.
• Change: All fatal errors (those that cause exit code of WinSCP to be 1) in scripting are recorded in new subtag failure of root tag session in XML log. This includes connection errors, replacing previous recording in result tag.
• Change: Value both of synchronize command switch criteria renamed to either to avoid confusion (both is still recognized for backward compatibility). 195
• Increased socket internal buffer size for SSH with option to disable it. It improves transfer speed. Thanks to ultramage. 690
• File sizes in file panel are optionally shown using short format (KiB, MiB, etc). 421
• All binaries are signed with Martin Prikryl publisher certificate. 505
• Automatic reconnect, when server stopped responding. 405
• When script is aborted by the user, error exit code is used.
• Explicit control for specifying anonymous FTP login on Login dialog. 569
• FTP account can be specified on Login dialog. 203
• MFC building readme file in source code package has wrong content.
• When saving opened session, password saving is enabled, when master password is in use.
• Connect timeout is configurable.
• Information window about updates show times of the last and the next check for updates.
• Increased height of Login dialog to fit more stored sessions. 378
• Description of rawsettings script added to command-line help screen and open command help.
• Change: Silently ignoring, when local file mask in put command matches no file. 746
• Added mget alias for get script command and mput alias for put command.
• Added echo script command. 551
• URL of Getting started webpage opened from installer includes previously installed version, so that hints specific to upgrades from the version can be displayed.
• Installer starts WinSCP minimized, when it also opens Getting started webpage.
• Session option Allow GSSAPI credential delegation is now configurable on the Login dialog. 583
• When renaming a folder within file panel, whole filename (including an extension) is always selected. 737
• In-application license text updated to GPLv3. 751
• Bug fix: Default session log file path was missing slash before filename.
• Bug fix: Duplicate reconnect prompt when connection is lost, while transferring file in subdirectory.
• Bug fix: Error was signaled from script when connection stalled even when it was reconnected. 731
• Bug fix: Help > Contents command was not working.
• Bug fix: Failure to locate GetUserNameEx. 734
• Bug fix: Records of files transferred within subdirectory were written at once, not continuously, in XML logging. 739
• Bug fix: Switch -rawsettings of open command was not working. 740
• Bug fix: In mouse-only Explorer-style selection mode, selection was not cleared after clicking outside of selection, after focus/selection was previously changed using keyboard.
• Bug fix: Mouse cursor stayed “busy” forever after drag&drop operation. 744
• Bug fix: Main window was not restoring from system tray sometimes. 745
• Bug fix: Session name was not preserved when duplicating session into a new window.
• Bug fix: Failure when using an INI file. 747
• Bug fix: Installer was not removing translations of previous versions on Windows 7.

2011-09-14

• Any session configuration option can be set on command line and/or scripting in raw format using /rawsettings switch. 520
• Change: Binary transfer mode is default. 670
• Change: Connection error is recorded in XML log in new subtag result of root tag session. 545
• Change: With FTP protocol, passive mode is used by default. 165
• Environment variables are resolved in session hostname and username. 392
• Installer without OpenCandy does not include OpenCandy licence anymore.
• Option to enable active mode with FTP protocol in scripting. 669
• Both session (text) and XML log can be produced at the same time. 481
• Bug fix: Failure when cancelling login dialog. 728
• Bug fix: Failure to locate GetTimeZoneInformationForYear. 729
• Bug fix: Check for application updates was not working.
• Bug fix: Duplicate shortcut key in local Open directory window. 710

2011-09-09

• SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0e.
• Support for different DST boundaries in the past. 656
• Starting renaming the next file after confirming rename with Tab key. 701
• External IP address for FTP active mode is configurable. 538
• Logging local account into session log. 709
• Setup informs at the end about reason restart is required (when it is) and that it does not prevent WinSCP from functioning, apart from the drag&drop shell extension. 686
• Setup optionally opens Getting started webpage.
• Prevented file virtualization. 719
• F10 key closes an internal editor. 711
• Error when opening FTP active mode connection, has explicit help link.
• Bug fix: Cannot drag&drop files from local file panel. 721
• Bug fix: Directory listing was shown as part of the file transfer error message with FTP protocol.
• Bug fix: Missing application icon. 722
• Bug fix: Internal editor window is not restored when minimized when editing the already file again. 723
• Bug fix: Missing build.bat from the source code package. 724
• Bug fix: Windows button on taskbar was not hidden when minimizing to tray. 725
• Bug fix: Auto arranging of WinSCP window by Windows (and other applications) did not work. 186
• Bug fix: Improved compatibility with MSVDM.
• Bug fix: Opening session in PuTTY was not working. 726
• Bug fix: Failure to store passwords encrypted with master password. 727
• Bug fix: Link to a parent directory is not read in an empty remote root folder. 706

2011-08-25

• Unicode support. 586
• Explorer-style file selection with mouse is enabled by default in Commander interface. 718
• Bug fix: Buttons on Login dialog sometimes got hidden. 691
• Bug fix: ? at the end of file mask did not enforce presence of character. 630
• Bug fix: Failure when session is closed unexpectedly in scripting. 716

Not Released Yet

• Bug fix: “Chokes on SSH-2 ignore messages” SSH bug was always on. 767
• Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.0.3 - 5.0.5 beta releases:
  • All binaries are signed with Martin Prikryl publisher certificate. 505
  • When script is aborted by the user, error exit code is used.
  • Connect timeout is configurable.
  • When renaming a folder within file panel, whole filename (including an extension) is always selected. 737
  • In-application license text updated to GPLv3. 751
  • Change: In mouse-only Explorer-style selection mode, single-file implicit mouse-selection is not preserved, when focus/selection is subsequently changed using keyboard.
  • Bug fix: Fixed parsing owner/group with modified ID on Properties dialog.
  • Bug fix: When switching between session and shared bookmarks, path was not updated on the Open directory dialog.
  • Bug fix: Internal “Operation aborted” errors were not suppressed for background transfers.
  • Bug fix: Path label was not resized with larger shell font size.
  • Bug fix: Default permissions for new remote directory did not include Execute right. 762
  • Bug fix: Duplicate reconnect prompt when connection is lost, while transferring file in subdirectory.
  • Bug fix: Error was signaled from script when connection stalled even when it was reconnected. 731
  • Bug fix: Failure to locate GetUserNameEx. 734
  • Bug fix: Records of files transferred within subdirectory were written at once, not continuously, in XML logging. 739
  • Bug fix: In mouse-only Explorer-style selection mode, selection was not cleared after clicking outside of selection, after focus/selection was previously changed using keyboard.
  • Bug fix: Session name was not preserved when duplicating session into a new window.
  • Bug fix: Installer was not removing translations of previous versions on Windows 7.

2011-09-18

• Bug fix: Translations were not included in setup. 713
• Bug fix: Versions of 3^rd party components were not updated in translations. 715
• Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.0 - 5.0.2 beta releases:
  • SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0e.
  • Explorer-style file selection with mouse is enabled by default in Commander interface. 718
  • Starting renaming the next file after confirming rename with Tab key. 701
  • Logging local account into session log. 709
  • F10 key closes an internal editor. 711
  • Installer without OpenCandy does not include OpenCandy licence anymore.
  • Bug fix: Directory listing was shown as part of the file transfer error message with FTP protocol.
  • Bug fix: Internal editor window is not restored when minimized when editing the already file again. 723
  • Bug fix: Link to a parent directory is not read in an empty remote root folder. 706
  • Bug fix: Failure when session is closed unexpectedly in scripting. 716
  • Bug fix: Duplicate shortcut key in local Open directory window. 710

2011-07-27

• SSH core upgraded to PuTTY 0.61. It brings following changes:
  • When WinSCP fails to get a response from Pageant, it logs the fact.
  • Bug fix: Workaround for some servers blithely responding to winadj@putty.projects.tartarus.org with SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_SUCCESS despite probably having no idea what it means. winadj-success
  • Bug fix: Pageant authentication was not working. 703
• The command list -a is stopped being used when returned listing is empty. 693
• Using HTTP/1.1 when checking for application updates.
• Bug fix: Unwanted auto-completion in comboboxes when resizing the window.
• Bug fix: Arguments (passwords in particular) passed to PuTTY were not escaped correctly. 692
• Bug fix: Special permissions were not preserved correctly in configuration. 695
• Bug fix: Another invalid timezone shifting of file timestamps with FTP protocol. 696
• Bug fix: Failure when connection closes with FTP protocol. 698
• Bug fix: WinSCP was hanging when FTP directory listing connection was closed without response to LIST command. 699
• Bug fix: Slow startup when there are disconnected network drives. 702
• Bug fix: Notification balloon was displayed after finishing of every queue task. 705
• Bug fix: No fallback to IPv4 with SSH. 707

2011-05-25

• 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.
• On Windows 7 progress of operation is shown on the taskbar button. 437
• URLs with IPv6 address are supported. 681
• Removed length limit for FTP Post login commands. 673
• Colon in stored session name and IPv6 addresses is escaped when used for generated name of session log file.
• State of Advanced options checkbox is always remembered. 650
• Source of the configuration is stored into session log. 683
• Navigating back/forward with synchronized browsing enabled affects both panels. 625
• When renaming a file during transfer, only filename (without an extension) is optionally selected. 664
• File renaming is not started, when only focusing application. 651
• Session colors are used on stored session list. 687
• Setup will default to use the same language as the last time.
• Setup will not try to replace the drag&drop shell extension unless newer version is included. This prevents setup from requiring restart in many cases. 686
• 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
• Bug fix: Failure when reconnecting with FTP protocol. 676
• Bug fix: chmod command was not skipped with SCP protocol, when changing file properties but not changing permissions. 645
• Bug fix: Error when uploading file with specific size with FTP protocol. 684

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 the installer.
• 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

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

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

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