WS_FTP Professional for Windows 95/NT (X86 Version)
Version 4.5 Release Notes

Ipswitch, Inc.
http://www.ipswitch.com

In This File
============
- Description
- Installation
- WS_FTP Pro Development Kit
- New in Version 4.5
- For More Information
- Release Notes

Description 
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WS_FTP Professional is a Windows based file transfer client application
that is used to transfer files between a user’s local PC and another, 
remote computer system connected via a modem and telephone lines or by
a local-area network. With WS_FTP Pro, users can connect to any remote 
system that has a valid Internet address and an FTP server program, 
browse  through directories and files, and transfer files between the
two systems.  In addition, users can create, change, and remove 
directories and view, execute, rename, or delete files.

WS_FTP Pro complies with the Windows sockets (Winsock)standard, 
allowing you to transfer files between a wide variety of systems, 
including Windows, OS/2, and UNIX systems.

WS_FTP Pro is available in the following configurations:

  o WS_FTP95 PRO - 32-bit, 2-window version for Windows 95 and 
    Windows NT
  o WS_FTP32 PRO - 32-bit, 4-window version for Win32s, Windows 95 
    and Windows NT
  o WS_FTP PRO - 16-bit, 4-window version for Win 3.x

The 2-window version displays two listboxes, one for the local system
and one for the remote system. Files and directories are identified
by unique icons.

The 4-window version divides the local and the remote listboxes into
2 windows, one that lists directories and one that lists files in a
directory.

  
Installation
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Unzip the download file into a temporary directory and execute INSTALL.

NOTE: If you are upgrading from a previous version of WS_FTP, the 
installation program asks if you want to retain the existing ws_ftp.ini
file. This file contains your saved session profiles, so you will 
likely want to retain it.
 

WS_FTP Pro Development Kit
==========================

The WS_FTP Pro Development Kit helps you create custom file transfer
applications using your choice languages including C++, C, and 
Visual Basic. The Development Kit provides the basic functionality to 
develop custom applications that use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 
and frees the developer from having to deal with the intricacies of 
network programming.

Programs created with the Development Kit can automatically transfer 
files to or from remote systems or between remote systems using 
WS_FTP Pro 4.5 (or later).  

Developers can create stand-alone FTP applications or add network file
transfer functionality to existing applications. For example, you can
use the Development Kit to create an application that automates your 
regular downloads or uploads from an authoring system or a database 
system.  
 
Users can have specialized interfaces to FTP services which make the
services simpler to understand and use.

The WS_FTP Pro Development Kit provides the following features:

- Supports passive and normal file transfers
- WS_FTP host type auto detection
- Asynchronous and threaded versions of standard routines
- Ability to use any FTP command
- Programmer's guide with sample code

Some suggested applications:

- Posting frequent updates to Internet or intranet servers
- Automatic download of documents or programs
- Regular updates of distributed databases
- Automated mirroring of multiple servers


New in Version 4.5
==================

Version 4.5 of WS_FTP Pro offers the following new capabilities:

- Support for custom applications developed using the WS_FTP Pro
  Development Kit.

  The WS_FTP Pro Development Kit lets you create programs to work with
  WS_FTP Pro for transferring files to or from remote systems or 
  between remote systems. See the previous section for more 
  information.

- You can disable the Save Password function in the Session dialog box
  by entering the line SPFLAGS=1 in either:

  - the [config] section of the WS_FTP.INI file in the WS_FTP directory
  - the [WS_FTP] section of the WIN.INI file in the Windows directory
	
- New Uninstall option for cleanly removing the WS_FTP Pro application
  from a system.

  To uninstall WS_FTP Pro, run the installation procedure (install.exe)
  and select the "Remove previous installation of WS_FTP" option.

- Can now change directories by entering a directory pathname directly
  in the Local or Remote directory box.
 
- WS_FTP Pro remembers the directories you visit during a session (on
  both the local and remote systems) and saves the directory paths in 
  the drop-down list for the Local and Remote directory boxes.

- The new Append command lets you transfer a file or files and have 
  them appended to a selected file on the other system. To select the 
  Append command, click the right mouse button in the file list and 
  select Append from the pop-up menu.

- Provides Year 2000 support through Dec 31, 2037.
	
- The 16-bit version of WS_FTP Pro now has sorting capabilities for the
  list of directories and files.
 
- The View, Execute, and Edit commands now honor the Extensions
  settings if Auto transfer mode is enabled. (2-window version only)

- Support for new firewall types and new host types.


FOR MORE INFORMATION
====================

For information on using WS_FTP to transfer files between systems,  
refer to the following:

  o Download the WS_FTP Pro User's Guide (.pdf file) from the Ipswitch
    Web site: http://www.ipswitch.com/downloads/index.html#WS_FTP

    Note: You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the .pdf file.
          You can also download the Acrobat Reader from our Web site
	  at: http://www.ipswitch.com/downloads/acrobat.html

  o WS_FTP help system -- provides how to, reference, and
    context-sensitive help information.

  o The WS_FTP page on the Ipswitch Web site at: 
      http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/index.html 


RELEASE NOTES
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WS_FTP *** RELEASE *** 97.05.15



