Software Update: FlashFXP 4.2.5 build 1807

IniCom Networks has released version 4.2.5 of FlashFXP. This ftp client can not only move files to and from an ftp server, but also directly exchange files between two servers, without the data having to go through the client first. This so-called file exchange protocol is by no means used by all ftp programs supported† The software can be used in 17 languages ​​and a license is available for 30 dollars. Downloads are available for Windows† U3 and a ‘normal’ usb drive† The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Improved features

• Improved the aborting procedure of FTP file transfers to take into consideration delayed replies from the FTP server.
• Improved SFTP compatibility with Sun_SSH, Previous versions were unable to upload.
• Improved SFTP compatibility with mod_sftp, Previous versions could corrupt the file during upload.
• Improved SFTP upload transfer speed (50-70% faster) with many SFTP servers.
• Improved support for FlashFXP running on legacy versions of Windows and Windows with themes disabled.
• Improved file date/time handling on FTP servers that use the older LIST style directory output. If the file time is not available then date/time comparison is limited to the date.
• Improved preserve date/time on upload to ensure the date/time is set, if the control connection is lost at the end of the file transfer then the set file date/time operation is en-queued until the connection can be restored.

New Features

• Added an option to randomly select a toolbar background on start-up.
• Added an option to turn off TCP/IP keep-alives and adjust the keep-alive interval.

bug fixes

• Fixed a rare critical section dead lock the threaded event timer. I suspect that this issue caused the remote edit feature in FlashFXP to malfunction, as well as other event related features.
• Fixed multiple issues that could cause FlashFXP to crash on start up when run as a scheduled task.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the user from saving a queue file to disk.
• Fixed an issue where the local or remote browser were ending up in different locations after transferring a file. Sometimes one would revert back to the original location prior to the transfer, or use the default path stored in the site profile.
• Fixed several user-interface glitches where the content wasn’t properly updated or redrawn.

FlashFXP 4.0 screenshot, click on the image for a larger version.