Serv-U Release Notes

Serv-U Version 6.4.0.6

Serv-U 6.4.0.6 was released January 2, 2008. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Updated OpenSSL libraries from 0.9.8e to 0.9.8g.

Serv-U Version 6.4.0.5

Serv-U 6.4.0.5 was released October 1, 2007. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected a spelling error in the Serv-U Administrator wizard at step 6 when creating a new domain.
• Maintenance release.

Serv-U Version 6.4.0.4

Serv-U 6.4.0.4 was released April 16, 2007. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected a GPF problem when running without a registration ID, or as a trial version.

Serv-U Version 6.4.0.3

Serv-U 6.4.0.3 was released April 9, 2007. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Updated OpenSSL libraries from 0.9.8d to 0.9.8e.

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected a GPF introduced in version 6.4.0.0 by the upgrade to Microsoft Developer Studio 2005. The GPF could occur when attempting to connect to a user immediately after the creation of Serv-U's first domain.
• Corrected a GPF introduced in version 6.4.0.0 by the upgrade to Microsoft Developer Studio 2005. The GPF could occur when attempting to change General server settings while using a non-SSL capable license.

Serv-U Version 6.4.0.2

Serv-U 6.4.0.2 was released January 29, 2007. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected invalid Start menu shortcut to the Serv-U Help file. It now brings up Serv-U.chm
• Updated all DLL and .EXE resource version numbers to match.
• Corrected an installer error where an old link to "Serv-U Online Help" under the Start menu may not have been deleted when upgrading.

Serv-U Version 6.4.0.1

Serv-U 6.4.0.1 was released January 24, 2007. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected a GPF problem when running without a registration ID, or as a trial version.

Serv-U Version 6.4.0.0

Serv-U 6.4.0.0 was released January 23, 2007. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Converted help files to Windows CHM (Compiled HTML Help) files for Windows Vista compatability. Microsoft eliminated WinHlp32.exe (Windows Help) support in Windows Vista.
• Upgraded development environment from Microsoft Developer Studio 2003 to Microsoft Developer Studio 2005. Microsoft changes and additions here address certain Windows and MFC security issues.
• Added the ability to disable SSL version 2 (SSLv2).
• Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, and NT 4.0 are no longer supported. Microsoft has discontinued support for these operating systems and no longer provides DLLs and libraries to developers that are compatible on these operating systems.

Serv-U Version 6.3.0.1

Serv-U 6.3.0.1 was released October 5, 2006. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Updated OpenSSL libraries from 0.9.8b to 0.9.8d.

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected bug where installer and uninstaller attempted to shutdown the Daemon and tray applications, even if they weren't initially installed.
• Corrected a bug, introduced in version 2.5 (April 1999), where caching of disk quota would not work properly if a user account logged into Serv-U multiple times.

Serv-U Version 6.3.0.0

Serv-U 6.3.0.0 was released June 12, 2006. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Increased the maximum user name size from 39 to 150.
• Changed the RClientEventStr add-on structure to have a user size of 151 bytes (150 characters plus a NULL terminator) from 40. This requires add-ons to be rebuilt with the new structure size.
• Updated OpenSSL libraries from 0.9.8a to 0.9.8b.
• Updated the Splash graphic and other graphics to a new look.
• Added Windows XP style alpha blended icons.

Bug Fixes:

• Updated User Quota image and text in Help documentation that indicated quotas were displayed by the Administrator in KB. Quotas have been displayed in MB since version 5.1.0.0.
• Corrected usage of kilobits (kb or Kb) throughout Help documentation where kilobytes (kB or KB) was intended.
• Corrected a problem where zlib1.lib was actually 1.2.2.0, not 1.2.3.0. Now the distribution contains the correct zlib DLL.
• Corrected a bug where changing the PASV port range would cause UPnP to perform operations.
• Corrected a path conversion bug introduced in 6.2.0.0 discovered only in testing environment. This problem never turned up in production environments.

Serv-U Version 6.2.0.1

Serv-U 6.2.0.1 was released March 6, 2006. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Changed the UPnP interface to be more forgiving of different brand routers and to search for other resources that might help to perform port mapping.
• Changed the UPnP behavior when disabled, the UPnP discovery no longer occurs, no UPnP requests are made when disabled.

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected a bug, introduced in 6.2.0.0, where virtual directories would not work when using long physical path names.
• Corrected a bug, introduced in 6.2.0.0, folder names ending with a tilde character (~) were treated as the user's home directory to the left of the tilde (~)
• Corrected a bug, introduced in 6.2.0.0, folder names either "COM" or "LPT" (without the port or printer number) were treated as DOS devices.

Serv-U Version 6.2.0.0

Serv-U 6.2.0.0 was released January 23, 2006. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Added support for Asian character sets. Serv-U now properly handles Asian characters in paths and file names on Asian language Windows.
• Added support for "Universal Plug and Play" (UPnP) to automatically configure NAT routers to allow incoming connections.
• Added support to add Serv-U to the Windows Firewall exception list.
• Changed "Start Administrator" menu option to be bold, since this is the default tray icon (i.e., double click action on the tray).
• Many enhancements and optimizations throughout to use MS Visual C++ 2003 .NET compiler.
• Converted tray icon to be built by MS Visual C++ compiler.
• Converted from using Wise installer to using Inno Setup, resulting in smaller installation executable (approximately 33% smaller).
• Added %ServerVersionShort and %ServerVersionLong keywords to the system parameters list.
• Added additional command line parameters for ServUDaemon.exe. See "Engine Overview" topic in the Help documentation for more information.
• Optimized help documentation images, reducing help doc size by 50% without noticeable image quality degradation.
• Updated ServUPerfCount.dll to build with MS Visual C++ 2003 .NET compiler.
• Added version information to resources for all .EXE and .DLL files.
• Updated Version.txt style to be consistent with other RhinoSoft.com products.
• Removed McAfee warning dialog from installer (added in version 6.0.0.1 release).
• Increased automatic server shutdown time from 15 seconds to 30 seconds to compensate for longer shutdown times due to UPnP.
• Added the Serv-U Daemon build date to the global system log.

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected daemon string that reported trial usage in the log as "Professional Edition." Serv-U operates as the "Corporate Edition" during trials.
• Corrected a minor memory leak at shutdown only. This memory leak did not have any affect on Serv-U itself while running.

Serv-U Version 6.1.0.5

Serv-U 6.1.0.5 was released November 7, 2005. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Changed "150" connection response of STOU command to comply with RFC1123.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug in handling 64-bit numbers caused by porting to MSVC compiler.

Serv-U Version 6.1.0.4

Serv-U 6.1.0.4 was released October 31, 2005. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Many code changes due to porting code to MS Visual C++ compiler.
• File ServUDaemon.ini now restricted to Serv-U directory.
• Changed to ZLib v1.2.3 and OpenSSL v0.9.8a.
• Changed timer code in Serv-U to use multi-media timers, to avoid timer starvation on a busy server.
• Added 1 second timer tick event for add-on DLLs, EVNT_TimerTick.
• Added support for S/Key one-time-passwords for remote administrator accounts.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug when using '~' as part of path names.
• Fixed bug allowing malformed packets to remotely crash the server.
• Fixed bug causing server crashes when using the option disable an account at a specified date.
• Fixed bug causing excessive memory use by Daemon under certain conditions.
• Fixed bug in handling of CCC command.

Serv-U Version 6.1.0.1

Serv-U 6.1.0.1 was released July 4, 2005. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Removed pointed-to-path for links from MLSD, to avoid possibility of spaces within 'facts' section.
• Added version resources to ServUTray.exe file.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug in MLST preventing listing of some files.

Serv-U Version 6.1.0.0

Serv-U 6.1.0.0 was released June 30, 2005. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Changed code to restrict INI file to ServUDaemon.ini only, it is no longer optional.
• Changed code to restrict EXE file to ServUDaemon.exe only.
• Added support for minimum password length, password expiration, and requiring complex passwords.
• Changed "only lower case for files/dirs" from server to domain setting.
• Added support for Windows event logging.
• Added support for MLST/MLSD commands.
• Added tamper-proofing of the executable to prevent abuse of Serv-U for Trojans.
• Changed dir listing code for "LIST -T" to include all files (as per '-a' option).
• Added option to interpret Windows' shortcuts as UNIX-style links, or regular files.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug where upper case %USER% was not recognized for the physical part of virtual paths.
• Fixed bug that erronously showed 127.0.0.1 as the server IP for connected clients.
• Fixed bug where REST offset did not get canceled after STOR or RETR.

Serv-U Version 6.0.0.2

Serv-U 6.0.0.2 was released January 5, 2005. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Changed default socket buffer sizes from 8K to 32K to improve server throughput.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug causing compressed uploads to fail occasionally.

Serv-U Version 6.0.0.1

Serv-U 6.0.0.1 was released December 13, 2004. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Added dialogbox to installer to warn against McAfee flagging/deleting Serv-U.
• Changed "Always allow login" so this user also has no bandwidth limits.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug in NT-SAM/AD domains, causing users to be unable to use network shares.

Serv-U Version 6.0.0.0

Serv-U 6.0.0.0 was released December 7, 2004. A complete list of changes and upgrades follows:

Features:

• Added support for local Admin password.
• Added support for disabling account on expiration.
• Added support for NT-SAM / Active Directory domains.
• Added support of %user% directive in the physical part of virtual directory mappings.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug causing compressed downloads to fail occasionally.