ExpeDat Change Log

Below are the changes made in each version of ExpeDat, starting with the most recent release.  For more information about version numbers, and how to find which version you are currently using, see Tech Note 0001.

Recent Changes for ExpeDat distribution package. 120322-1.12F mtp-3.15.2 Faster acceleration to optimum speed Much faster throughput for small files Improved file write efficiency, especially for SAN/NAS linux: Reduced CPU overhead at high speeds servedat-1.12.5 New NoEXCL option for compatibility with legacy NFS filesystems New SysHome option for redirecting system users to custom home folders Improved handling of AuthFiles ending in the middle of a record Fixed potential crash when debugging enabled linux: Fixed possible permissions error during installation movedat-1.12.5 Speed during transfer is now real-time instead of overall average Improved warnings for stalled transfers Added warning for concatenated command-line options Fixed auto-retry when server is restarted for configuration (HUP) Fixed possible crash after reporting some fatal errors win32: Fixed regression to ensure stdin is allowed win32: Fixed an intermittent failure to cache credentials MTPexpedat-1.12.5 Clear "Local Path" to restore default folder Added MinDatagram to Options:Limits Fixed low bound on MaxRate Fixed auto-retry when server is restarted for configuration (HUP) Auto-retry now attempted under a broader set of conditions Fixed slow remote scan when folder is very large Fixed reporting of remote scan progress osx: Fixed reporting of local scan progress osx: Improved support for cross-platform unicode file name characters osx: Fixed spurious error after local Rename osx: Restored sort-by-date functionality win32: Remote viewer now sorts by name by default osx: Workaround for graphics distortion when scrolling remote browser DropDat-1.1.7 Fixed auto-retry when server is restarted for configuration (HUP) Auto-retry now attempted under a broader set of conditions osx: Restored correct license code storage osx: Fixed display of unicode file name characters 111007-1.12E mtp-3.15.1 osx: Consolidated carbon, cocoa, and darwin into a single platform osx: Dropped support for 10.4 and PowerPC, added 64-bit native Improved performance in multithreaded applications Reduced network overhead when ending dynamic transactions (streaming) Reduced CPU overhead during dynamic transactions (streaming) Aggression level 3 now slightly less aggressive Improved error reporting when a port is unavailable Improved accuracy of MaxRate on extremely low latency networks (LANs) win32: Improved tolerance for exhausted kernel resources win32: Fixed startup hang when an NIC has no MAC address Fixed regression of send resumes in 1.12D servedat-1.12.4 Improved de/compression performance at high speeds and concurrency Improved packaging performance at high speeds and concurrency Improved installer scripts Now tracks maximum load and idle time A root path on a RestrictHome account is now an error instead of ignored osx: Now installed as a LaunchDaemon, old StartupItem will be disabled osx: Fixed intermittent SysAuth issues with OS X Server 10.6 movedat-1.12.4 Improved de/compression performance at high speeds Improved piping performance at high speeds Improved directory listing performance Improved -s progress reporting with compression Improved compatibility with UTF-8 multibyte characters in file names Option "-F" no longer takes an argument Improved detection and reporting of command line option errors Improved detection of permission conflicts in download targets Run "movedat -d 1" to just display current configuration win32: Piping into stdin is now supported on all platforms Fixed possible failure when downloading a very small file with compression Remove 0 length .TMP file after user aborts a download before it begins Multiple sources must target a directory destination, must end in '/' MTPexpedat-1.12.4 Improved de/compression performance at high speeds Improved directory listing performance Improved GUI responsiveness during high speed transfers Improved notification of network disruptions Fixed problem resuming a download after 1 terabyte Fixed incorrect prompt when creating a New Folder Fixed possible stall when downloading a very small file with compression DropDat-1.1.6 Requires servedat 1.12.0 or later Fixed help display when in Send mode 110502-1.12D mtp-3.15.0 File sizes up to 8 exabytes, data streams up to 16 exabytes Transfer speeds beyond 1 terabit per second Transfer speeds below 20 kilobits per second License binding directly to AWS EC2 instances New MinDatagram option for lower CPU usage on gigabit+ paths Improved reporting of license code errors Improved performance when a source data stream is intermittent Improved linker compatibility for SDKs Fixed QoS negotiation issue on solaris and hpux servedat-1.12.3 Display comprehensive command line options help New -U / MinDatagram option for lower CPU usage on gigabit+ paths Improved handling of option limit overrides when no default value is set Improved performance when operating at maximum configured capacity Improved listing of very deep/long path names with non-ASCII characters Many environment variables for Package/Action scripts New documentation concerning "Action" scripts MTPexpedat-1.12.3 Improved GUI performance Improved bounds checking of user entered options Improved handling of file transfers during UI prompts Explicitly state when a remote folder simply has nothing in it Server default options override client default options (same as movedat) Fixed several minor file browsing bugs Fixed several bugs when Quit dialog is being displayed Fixed local rename/delete in non-default paths Fixed GET retry failure when previous attempt downloaded nothing win32: Fixed window resize of "Up" buttons movedat-1.12.3 Display comprehensive command line options help New -U / MinDatagram option for lower CPU usage on gigabit+ paths Password cache now fully encrypted (not just passwords) Fixed -A add-to-cache sometimes conflicting with existing entries win32: Fixed failure to rename first download target upon completion Fixed listing display of symbolic link targets Improved handling of control-c abort DropDat-1.1.5 (Updated to MTP 3.15.0) 101104-1.12C MTPexpedat-1.12.2 File icons now displayed in local and remote browsers Multiple files can be selected in the local and remote browsers Multiple local files can be dragged and dropped into local browser Parent directory buttons New Compression Buffer size setting New Default Folder setting Web-browser downloads save to the default folder Pack button no longer displays unless package types are configured Improved behavior when multiple user prompts are pending Quit confirmation when transactions are active EXP.js-1.12.2 New JavaScript API for dynamic execution of web-browser downloads servedat-1.12.2 win32: Pass-through authentication to network mounted storage PAM authentication for darwin,linux,netbsd,freebsd,aix,solx86 New ServiceName setting for win32 and PAM Detects and warns about small UDP buffers on darwin,linux,netbsd,freebsd Improved logging and notifications Fixed possible crash when a system user's home directory does not exist movedat-1.12.2 Detects and warns about small UDP buffers on darwin,linux,netbsd,freebsd DropDat-1.1.4 New Compression Buffer option for MTPexpedat mkpasswd-1.1.1 (win32 only) Restored XP compatibility 100826-1.12B mtp-3.14.2 Added support for Android OS Restored latency sensitivity when aggression and speed are low Greatly improved MaxRate accuracy Improved LAN performance when disk I/O bound Improved loss control at lower speeds and aggressions Fixed garbled output when reporting some file I/O errors Fixed excessive CPU use when a transaction is timing out win32: Workaround for bad BIOS clocks servedat-1.12.1 New config options: MaxRateLimit, MaxRateTotal, AggressionLimit, ExpireLimit, MaxRTTLimit New SiteOptions for client specific controls, deprecating Site Improved client-server option negotiation Improved debug logging of option settings Added debug logging client/server option negotiation Port number now displayed in "V" log entry LogFile and -l now take effect as soon as they are observed New "1" and "2" log targets for explicit logging to stdout or stderr Fixed a failure when trying to resume after more than 2 gigabytes Fixed a stall when downloading certain files with compression MTPexpedat-1.12.1 Added "Go" button: same as pressing return in server/user/password Improved debug logging of option settings Fixed possible crash when high level debugging is enabled movedat-1.12.1 Fixed possible crash when high level debugging is enabled Improved debug logging of option settings DropDat-1.1.3 (win32 only) Fixed removal of blanked MTPexpedat settings mkpasswd-1.1.0 (win32 only) Automatically copy the hash to the clipboard Hold window open when run by double clicking on mkpasswd.exe 100604-1.12A Dropped legacy OS support: see Tech Note 0019 Improved compatibility with recent OS versions (such as Windows 7) mtp-3.14.1 Dramatically improved file write I/O efficiency Further improved read I/O on high speed transfers Provide early warning of expiring transactions Fixed inability to store license codes for certain vendor platforms Improved outgoing MaxRate accuracy win32: Fixed false "CreateDirectory" error on first license registration servedat-1.12.0 win32: Detect and attempt to correct firewall problems win32: Check for correct Admin privileges during install/uninstall win32: Improved option handling during -i installation Fixed handling of multiple Packages declarations Allow -R to specify license code on the command line Improved option documentation Install script now changes directory to free local mount-point New log type 'V' shows formal version and PID movedat-1.12.0 Automatic retry after Busy or connectivity failure Configurable retry interval / behavior Configurable session run limit Fixed incorrect use of return code 240 on success Allow -R to specify license code on the command line Improved option documentation New log type 'V' shows formal version and PID DropDat-1.1.2 Automatic retry after Busy or connectivity failure Report total time and time spent paused for retry Improved time estimates Fixed duplicate send attempts after a local file error win32: Fixed file sharing conflict during upload MTPexpedat-1.12.0 Automatic retry after Busy or connectivity failure ExpeDat URLs: download using expedat://server/path?user= Improved time estimates Remote listings periodically updated when uploading many files Fixed possible crash at the end of a compressed upload win32: Fixed storage of recent servers and prefs under Windows 7 win32: Fixed stall when trying to send a 0 byte file with compression Numerous minor display enhancements 100217-1.11F mtp-3.14.0 Reduced kernel overhead with very fast networks Reduced disk I/O overhead in sender Aggression levels +3,+4,+5 are now more aggressive Aggression levels -1,-2,-3 are now less aggressive Smoother flow acceleration for greater network stability win32: Reduced CPU overhead in sender New NoiseRatio configuration option win32: Removed NetBIOS dependency win32: Windows 2000 is no longer supported DropDat-1.1.1 win32: Fixed Abort button carbon: Fixed UI crash win32: Fixed negative aggression in MTPexpedat configuration dialog MTPexpedat-1.11.5 Replaced deprecated Pipeline option with new NoiseRatio win32: Fixed truncation of strings typed in Remote Path field. movedat-1.11.5 New -N / NoiseRatio configuration option Fixed logging when user aborts multiple times servedat-1.11.5 New -N / NoiseRatio configuration option WriteOnly no longer blocks folder and link creation Warning logged when root UID forces SysAuth as a default 091222-1.11E mtp-3.13.9 Improved formatting for application identification Improved handling of system clock anomalies DropDat-1.1.0 Ability to configure MTPexpedat clients Improved configuration validation Minor UI enhancements MTPexpedat-1.11.4 Options can be configured within the UI: no more configuration file! Ability to pre-configure and lock options via DropDat Estimated time of completion for the current transfer Reduced compression CPU overhead Removed obsolete "Install MTPexpedat.bat" script Debug file now receives full output Fixed possible stall at end of compressed send Many minor UI enhancements movedat-1.11.4 Fixed rare "alarm clock" error when accessing cached passwords Fixed description of some MTP level errors Improved validation of user supplied port numbers servedat-1.11.4 Authenticated users are given default home if OS fails to provide one Improved validation of user supplied port numbers Load can be polled using mtping utility Uptime can be queried using mtping utility darwin: Workaround for startup dependencies issue in 10.6 091014-1.11D mtp-3.13.8 Improved detection and handling of system clock anomalies Improved handling of transient network failures More explicit reporting of license expiration errors Fixed rare "Sub Table Full" errors with extreme bandwidth-latency products Reduced resident-set-size memory footprint Improved handling of MTU issues in tunneled data paths DropDat-1.0.1 darwin: Now available for Mac OS X Report estimated time until completion Can now abort during scan of large directories Improved error reporting Minor UI improvements MTPexpedat-1.11.3 Resizeable window Increased recent servers to 8 Warn about non-fatal errors, such as network connectivity interruptions darwin: Fixed crash after using Browse button win32: Modernized look servedat-1.11.3 Improved detection and handling of system clock anomalies win32: Fixed installation issues on Windows x64 systems movedat-1.11.3 Fixed "-A" not saving the password 090904-1.11C mtp-3.13.7 Faster stabilization under extreme latency when using pipelining option servedat-1.11.2 Fixed rare skipping of subdirectories in very large directory trees Log the new log location to the old log location when switching Allow clients to have better control over bandwidth management options DropDat-1.0 New client for simplified upload of files and folders: See Documentation MTPexpedat-1.11.2 (darwin only) Fixed crash on startup when accessing older preferences 090728-1.11B servedat-1.11.1 Fixed RestrictHome default when AuthFile and SysAuth are not set Fixed some settings not being cleared on HUP win32: Fixed rare duplication of some entries during directory listings MTPexpedat-1.11.1 Recent servers are now saved Last encryption setting now saved Combined server and port fields movedat-1.11.1 Password prompt now displays to stderr 090708-1.11A Resumeable uploads Upload conflict resolution and progress reporting Improved file I/O efficiency Improved memory efficiency mtp-3.13.6 Improved accuracy of MaxRate at slow speeds Improved transaction startup on lossy paths Improved tolerance for CPU and disk I/O contention Improved scaling to very fast networks Improved tolerance for heavy loss rates on high speed networks Fixed exchange of bandwidth management metrics between win32 and others servedat-1.11.0 Improved error caching for clients on lossy paths Improved error reporting in logs Improved handling of excessive path lengths Fixed NoOverwrite when compression is enabled Expanded username field to 40 bytes More efficient file I/O Improved capacity tracking and reporting New -c option setting reduced capacity New WriteOnly (-w) mode for upload-only restriction movedat-1.11.0 Improved tolerance for individual file errors Greatly enhanced machine parseable logging format (ShowLogs) Generally improved output consistency More efficient memory usage Improved consistency checks for command line options Improved handling of excessive path lengths Fixed failure to cache password on Send New -W option for Windows authentication domains New -M option for MaxRTT New -O option for restarting uploads More efficient file I/O Fixed ability to resume compressed downloads MTPexpedat-1.11.0 Fixed erroneous tagging of some files as symbolic links Fixed crashes or errors when remote listing was longer than 200 entries Improved handling of excessive path lengths Added type column to file browsers Improved browser sorting behavior

Older logs are available by request.