NetProxy Version 1.2 Revision 10 Upgrade Notes ============================================== IMPORTANT: Please read the disclaimer at the end of this file before using NetProxy. If you do not accept the terms of use, remove NetProxy from your system. Changes since v1.2 rev 6 ------------------------ 1. Fixed various minor problems with the registration timeout code. 2. The internal web-proxy was severely broken :( 2a. Accessing web-servers on ports other than port 80 now works. 2b. Posting form data now works in all cases. 3. Connecting to hosts by IP address that didn't have an appropraite address record in the DNS was failing. This prevented incoming connections to machines behind NetProxy on your LAN, unless you ran an internal DNS server or had entries in your "hosts" file for the LAN machines. 4. Finally fixed the bug prevents the help file being displayed correctly under NT. Changes since v1.2 rev 0 ------------------------ 1. NetProxy now uses asynchronous DNS functions for increased speed and reliability. 2. Telnet from Solaris 2.5 is now ok. 3. FTP gateway now works from Solaris 2.5 4. NetProxy should no longer hang every few hours, or when an unresolved DNS lookup is attempted. 5. FTP across two proxies should now work. I didn't think anyone would ever need to do such a thing... but it would appear I was wrong. Use the form 'username@ftp.host.name@gateway2.host.name' if you need to connect via a second proxy. 5. Added 'finger' command to telnet gateway. Type 'help finger' whilst connected to the telnet gateway for information on syntax. 6. Uploads and downloads of large FTP files/directories should no longer hang NetProxy. 7. Fixed numerous bugs in Telnet option negotiation that was causing problems with some UN*X telnet clients (low-spec telnet clients such as Microsoft's telnet for Win95/NT weren't affected). 8. Java(tm) applets and CGI forms now work correctly through the web proxy. 9. Error messages were being send from the web proxy without any HTML headers which was causing problems with some browsers. 10. Fixed lots of bugs (some obscure, some not so obscure) in the web proxy, telnet gateway, ftp gateway and socks server. In short, this release is _much_ faster and more robust than previous versions. Thanks to the beta testers and everyone that took the time to report problems. ============================================================================ Disclaimer of Warranty: As this version of "NetProxy" is provided free of charge, the software is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, including without limitation the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the software and it's documentation is borne by you. Should the software prove defective, you assume the entire cost of any service and repair. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of the agreement. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL GROK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED, OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR RESELLERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN NO EVENT WILL GROK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE LIST PRICE FOR A LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF GROK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH LIMITATION.