-------[ README.TXT ] --------------------------------------------------------- Application : Crystal FTP 2000 Version : RC 2 Homepage : http://www.casdk.com Support Email : support@casdk.com Copyright : (C) Copyright 1999, Crystal Art Software. All rights reserved. Release Date : 13 December 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** SEE VERSION HISTORY AT THE END OF THIS FILE ... WHAT IS CRYSTAL FTP 2000? ------------------------- Crystal FTP 2000 is a modern FTP client for Windows. It has a highly configurable and userfriendly Office 2000 interface and is packed with good features. Some of the features are 'Resume Broken Transfers', 'Internet Explorer like Favorites Menu', 'Optional CuteFTP / FTP Voyager like Interface Layouts', 'Auto Reconnect to Sites that Kick you off', 'Monitor the Clipboard for URLs', 'Transfer/Delete Entire Folder structures' plus much much more. LICENSE TERMS ------------- Crystal FTP 2000 is freeware. It is possible to pay a small amount of money in exchange for having the advertise banners removed from the program. INSTALLATION ------------ Run the 'ctp2000_setup.exe' file, and the installation wizard will guide you through the install process. CRYSTAL FTP 2000 - FEATURES --------------------------- * A modern Microsoft Office 2000 like interface. You can setup Crystal FTP 2000 to simulate the interfaces of many popular FTP clients. * Support of all standard FTP operations. Send, receive, create and delete files or entire folder structures with the ease of a single click on the mouse button. * Resume-Broken-Transfers function. Crystal FTP 2000 will resume file transfers where it left off, if it gets disconnected from an unreliable site. * Support of OLE 2.0 to permit drag-and-drop data transfers between Crystal FTP 2000 and other MS Windows applications. Files can be imported for transfering directly from File Explorer. * Netscape Navigator / Microsoft Internet Explorer-like address & link toolbars for easy FTP site navigation. * The Favorite organizer supports folders-in-folders and drag-and-drop of sites for better organizational convenience. It also allows sites import from other popular FTP clients. * Plus lots of other great features. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER ------------------- THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CRYSTAL ART SOFTWARE FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CRYSTAL ART SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF CRYSTAL ART SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ---------------------- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION HISTORY ---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + : New feature - : Removed feature @ : Feature improvement ! : Bug fix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RC 2 - Crystal FTP 2000 ----------------------- @ : Improved toolbar layout. @ : Faster FTP navigation. RC 1 - Crystal FTP 2000 ----------------------- Crystal FTP 2000 is now free! + : Many new small features. @ : Many new small feature enhancements. ! : And many small bugfixes. Preview 14 - Crystal FTP 2000 ----------------------------- @ : Some small visual enhancements. ! : Fixed a bug introduced in preview 13, where the "initial remote folder" was ignored. ! : Small bugfixes. Preview 13 - Crystal FTP 2000 ----------------------------- + : (User Request) - Added the possibility to select a default doubleclick action. The click actions can be either "Add File to Transferqueue" or "Run File". + : (User Request) - Added an option to allow the application to be minimized to the system tray instead of the taskbar. + : (User Request) - Added a feature that lets the user set default folders from the fileview popup menus. + : (User Request) - Added an option to select an action to perform when the transferqueue is empty. Actions can be "Nothing", "HangUp", "HangUp and Close Crystal FTP 2000" and "HangUp and ShutDown Computer". + : (User Request) - Added a 'Monitor Clipboard for URLs' feature. + : (User Request) - Added a 'Connect to URL' feature. @ : Lots of small user interface improvements. @ : Some visual enhancements. Faster loading and improved looks in the "Big Transfer Progress Bar" dialog. @ : Improved the address bar to allow directories and filenames in URLs. It also remebers given paths. Given URL supports wildcard search, so if you want to download all JPEG files in a folder, just write '../*.jpg'. ! : Small bugfixes. Preview 12 - Crystal FTP 2000 ----------------------------- + : (User Request) - If the user gets disconnected from the FTP site, Crystal FTP 2000 can now automatically retry to connect to the site, and resume possible broken file transfers. @ : (User Request) - Increased maximum number of connection retries from 99 to 9999. ! : Fixed a small bug in the reconnect feature. It didn't always work. ! : Small bugfixes. Preview 11 - Crystal FTP 2000 ----------------------------- ! : Lots of bugfixes. Thanks to all who reported the bugs! Preview 10 - Crystal FTP 2000 ----------------------------- @ : (User Request) Removed the 'Folder-Up' icon from the listviews, and rearranged the navigation icons for faster navigation. ! : Fixed a bug that caused the interface to screw up if the AutoSize option was set to false. Preview 9 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- + : Implemented a bug-report feature. This will make it a lot easier to find bugs. + : Added a "Select Interface" dialog. This makes it easier to select a prefered interface. @ : New Application Icon. @ : The Properties dialogs now shows the right unix file rights. ! : Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashing when creating new shortcuts. ! : Small bugfixes. Preview 8 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- @ : Interface optimizations. No scrollbar flickering when resizing windows. ! : Fixed a bug where the folder contents didn't get updated when a file/folder was added or deleted. ! : Fixed a bug where Crystal FTP 2000 crashed when reload an FTP root folder. Preview 7 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- + : It's now possible to select the window bevel style. Supported bevel styles are "normal" and "Windows 2000". + : Three new listview viewstyles have been implemented. Large, Small and List view. + : It's now possible to transfer files using PORT transfermode instead of PASSIVE. PASSIVE doesn't work on all FTP sites. @ : Graphical optimizations. @ : Optimized internal FTP list buffering. All FTP operations will be executed faster now. @ : Better queue handling. Added 'Auto Start Transfer' queue feature, and the queue can now "survive" a disconnect from an FTP site. @ : The ftp list syntax parser has been greatly improved. Directories on FTP servers will show up faster now. ! : Fixed a bug that prevented Crystal FTP 2000 from showing folders with names only containing whitespaces. ! : Minor bugs removed. Preview 6 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- @ : Some small interface improvements. ! : An internal thread sometimes caused the application to freeze. Fixed. ! : Small bugfixes. Preview 5 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- + : (User Request) - It's now possible to customize the font and windows-color settings. + : (User Request) - Added sound support. Crystal FTP 2000 can now play a WAV file on specific events. + : (User Request) - PopUp menu functionality added to the treeviews. + : Added 'File Property' functionality to local popup menu. @ : Improved some of the graphics in the setup dialog. @ : Added lots of extra information to the FTP log window. ! : Sometimes the file icons were invisible in the ftp window. Fixed. ! : Many small bugfixes. Preview 4 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- +: (User Request) - It's now possible to switch between two different user interfaces. (Try to enter "Alt+1" and "Alt+2" in the program to check it out) +: (User Request) - It's possible to autosize the userinterface, so it always fits in given window. +: Now possible to set a view-filter, so only files with specific extensions will be shown. +: Besides the usual sorting options, it's now possible to sort filenames after their extentions. +: Lot's of small enhancements @: (User Request) - The queue transfer logic has been changed for efficiency. !: Many bugfixes Preview 3 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- !: Lots of small bugfixes Preview 2 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- @: (User Request) - The application data files are now encrypted. @: (User Request) - Added associated icons for files in listviews. @: Listviews are now multithreaded. That means they can be updated while other tasks are being performed. @: (User Request) - If no username and password is entered when quickconnecting, it is assumed that the session should be anonymous. !: Fixed bug that caused application to crash when importing sites from Crystal FTP 1.0x. Preview 1 - Crystal FTP 2000 ---------------------------- : First official preview release ...