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* This is a beta version of NcFTP *
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Thank you for helping test the program.  At this point I am interested in
feedback from experienced users.  If you're a newbie to UNIX and/or NcFTP,
please use version 2.4.2.

I'd like to hear if there are any problems, relating from outright crashes
down to problems you may have building and installing the program.  I want
to have any problems nailed down before going un-Beta.

I am *especially* interested in hearing from people who need to use ncftp
through a firewall or proxy -- this code hasn't been tested much and it
may not work!  So please let me know if it works or not, and which type
of firewall-type you are using in the ~/.ncftp/firewall file.

New betas will be uploaded without notice, so keep checking for the latest
beta version.  Until it goes live, you can expect fresh betas coming out
regularly to address problems.  I know you may find that a bit hard to
believe since version 2.3 and 2.4.2 were basically sitting out there for
two years :-) but back in the old days when I was actively working on the
program I posted new versions quite often.

Thank you!
Mike Gleason
mgleason@probe.net



Beta Change Log:
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Beta7, 1997-12-28:

+ Should now be able to retrieve very large files (> 2 gig), depending
  on the libc and OS.

+ Namespace collision with GNU libc fixed (errno field).

+ get -R xxx now creates a ./xxx directory instead of dropping xxx/* 
  in the local directory.

+ New firewall type added.

+ Many file completion tweaks.

+ Another bug fixed where ASCII mode was getting turned on.

+ If you use a firewall, the firewall is now responsible for resolving
  host names.

+ Bug fixed with bgget/bgput with absolute pathnames.

+ Plug frequency reduced.

+ Bug fixed where command-line switches were not overriding bookmark settings.

+ Bug fixed where "set" commands were not taking effect until the current
  connection was closed.

+ StatBar progress meter revised.

+ ncftp_batch back-off revised.

+ ncftpget transfer type bug fixed.


Beta6, 1997-11-21:

+ Bookmark command bug fixed.

+ Bug with bookmarks fixed that could save the transfer type as ASCII.

+ Symlink hidden command added (only works with NcFTPd).

+ Including man page for ncftpls

+ Mkdir dirties cache

+ site and quote fixed


Beta5, 1997-11-19:

+ Fixes for AIX 4.1

+ Bug in put -R fixed.


Beta4, 1997-11-18:

+ Bug fixed that caused pdir/pls to act like ls.

+ Fixes for SunOS.

+ ncftpls added.

+ The philbar is back; you can now choose it as a progress meter
  if you don't like the statbar.

+ Checking for ncftpbatch before trying to run it.


Beta3, 1997-11-17:

+ Try not to use Readline when it is older than 2.0, or when its headers
  aren't installed correctly.

+ Fix for get -R, which could cause a crash during the post-downloading
  cleanup.

+ A little extra tracing for the firewall code.


Beta2, 1997-11-15:

+ Fix for unrecognized ls flags that would cause a crash.

+ NcFTP 3.0 prefers GNU Readline version 2.1, but it should now also
  work with version 2.0.

+ A few portability/lint fixes.
