WatchFTP v3.2 released

We have just released a new version of our FTP monitoring program WatchFTP.

• Improved: When monitoring SFTP sites the speed has been improved. Previously, for each detected file, 2 redundant calls were made to the server. Those have been removed.
• New: The WatchFTP Control Center now shows what each task is doing (task status) next to the download counts. This status can be "Sleeping", "Scanning", "Downloading" or "Stopped".

Free Upgrade

This new release is a free upgrade for all WatchFTP customers. Please note that if you are currently running WatchFTP v1.x or v2.x you need a new (free) license key which you can lookup here.

Download

Download this new release from the English, German, Spanish or French website.

Installation Notes

There is no need to uninstall your current WatchFTP version, just install the new release "on top" of your current install.

If you upgrade to the 64-bit version and you are currently running a 32-bit version, read these instructions first.

End of Support for our Programs

As you probably understand, we can not offer support for extremely old versions of our programs, especially not on Windows versions for which Microsoft has ended support. In this blog I will explain the general rules and those for specific programs.

General Rules

• We support the current release of all our programs - you can download the current release from their website.
• We do not support releases older than 1 year in those cases where you can upgrade free to the current release.
• When we release a paid upgrade for a program and you do not upgrade, we will continue to support the old version for at most one year.

When we need to "fix" something or implement a new feature, it will always be a fix on the most current release. We do not release patches on old releases.

WatchDirectory Support

WatchDirectory version 1.x, 2.x and 3.x are not supported anymore.

WatchDirectory v4.x is the current release and all subversions (4.1, 4.2 ... 4.6.7B) are free upgrades for customers. Just install the current release "on top" of your version so it will keep all your tasks and settings. No need to uninstall the old version first.
Before you report an issue, please see if the most recent release has fixed it.

WatchFTP Support

WatchFTP v1.x and v2.x are not supported anymore.

WatchFTP v3 is a free upgrade for all current WatchFTP customers so please install the latest version from our website. Note that you need a new (free) license key for version 3. You can lookup your license key here.

File Viking Support

File Viking v1.1 is supported and all v1.x releases are free upgrades.

WxRemote Support

WxRemote v1.8 is supported and all v1.x releases are free upgrades.

WatchDirectory 4.6.7B Released

We just uploaded a new version of WatchDirectory. This new release has an important fix if you use the FTP Upload task. The previous release could in some cases "hang" or consume a lot of cpu. This has been fixed in this update.

Download & Install

Download the new release from our website. Install the new release "on top" of your current install so it will see your current tasks and settings.

Next

Currently we are working on an improved "System.Mail" program that will be able to securely connect to your SMTP server (STARTTLS / SSL). We hope to have a beta available somewhere next week.

WatchFTP v3.1.1 Beta

We just uploaded a new beta for WatchFTP v3.1.1

New in this release:

• When monitoring an SFTP site the speed has been improved. Previously, for each detected file, 2 redundant calls were made to the server. Those have been removed.
• The WatchFTP Control Center now shows what each task is doing (task status) next to the download counts. This status can be "Sleeping", "Scanning", "Downloading" or "Stopped".

You can find more info and download links on our forum.

Websites down - Sorry

Making new backups.... and we were already paranoia about backups.

As some of you may have noticed, our websites have been down for a few days (sigh).

Back to normal operation soon. Sorry for the inconvenience. Contact us again if you didn't receive a response the last few days. Sorry again. What can I say...

WxRemote version 1.8 released

Today we released v1.8 of WxRemote, our program that allows remote control of your WatchDirectory and WatchFTP tasks.

There are a few small changes in this release to make it compatible with the 64-Bit release of WatchFTP.

WxRemote is available in English, German, French and Spanish.

Remember this month you can get a 25% discount on WxRemote.

WatchFTP 3.1 released

Today we released version 3.1 of our FTP monitoring program.

New in this release

• New: 64-bit version of WatchFTP is available for download.
  Important: If you are currently running the 32-bit version, read the 64-bit upgrade instructions first!!
• New: You can adjust the timestamps of downloaded files (if your FTP server is in another timezone).
• Fixed: In some cases WatchFTP tried to download files with an illegal Windows filename.
• Fixed: In some cases WatchFTP did not remove empty FTP directories when the task was configured to remove those directories.
• Version 3.1 is a FREE upgrade for all version 2.x customers. Your old license key will not work, lookup your new license key here.

WatchFTP is available in English, German, French and Spanish.