Download WinSCP 4.3.2

A new stable version of WinSCP was released on Wednesday. Released under an open source license, this program can securely copy files between two computers. The program supports ftp, secure ftp and the older scpprotocol. WinSCP is not only available as a standalone program, but also as plugin for the file managers FAR and Altap Salamander. Since the previous stable release, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 4.3.2:

• SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0d.
• Enabled TLS extensions in OpenSSL, what resolves problems with some FTP servers. 658
• Change: Compare directories command uses Shift+F2 shortcut instead of Ctrl+C. 641
• Added support for dragging files from WinRAR. 399.
• Default ascii file mask extended with *.js. 642
• SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2011-02-21, revision 9101).
• Bug fix: Check for application updates was not working.
• Bug fix: Error response to SFTP initialization request was sometimes parsed incorrectly.
• Bug fix: It was not possible to skip errors during some operations. 654
• Bug fix: Home directory was incorrect after reconnect with FTP protocol. 659
• Bug fix: It was sometimes not possible to initiate file renaming. 657

Changes in version 4.3.1 beta:

• SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0c.
• File renaming is not started, when only focusing file panel. 570
• Bug fix: Failure when logging in ad hoc session. 632
• Bug fix: Failure when directory is reloaded while renaming file. 633
• Bug fix: Values ​​with special characters were not exported correctly to PuTTY. 634
• Bug fix: Invalid DST handling in the Southern hemisphere. 638
• Bug fix: Synchronized browsing was not preserved, when restarting application. 639

Changes in version 4.3 beta:

• Increased socket internal buffer size for SSH. It should improve transfer speed. Thanks to ultramage. 615
• Environment variables are resolved in path to external editor. 563
• Include/exclude masks can be used when moving files between local and remote directories. 536
• Add to Bookmarks and Refresh commands added to context menus or panel path labels. 624
• Change: With FTP protocol, passive mode is used by default. 165
• Change: Links to website and help are no longer created in start menu folder. 616
• Autocomplete disabled for most of the combo boxes. 619
• SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2010-09-27, revision 9010). It brings the following changes:
  • Improved port forwarding robustness.
  • When disconnected because there are no supported authentication methods left to try, the error message contains the list of methods sent by the server.
  • Standard GSS libraries are now loaded from standard locations rather than using the default DLL search path.
  • Other small bugs fixed.
• SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0a.
• Bug fix: Error when refreshing panel content. 617
• Bug fix: Error when more background transfers finish at the same moment. 622
• Bug fix: Script does not abort after receiving no answer for prompt, when running in batch mode. 623
• Bug fix: Main window appeared in background, when prompt for master password appeared during authentication. 629
• Bug fix: Script running in batch mode did not automatically reconnect broken sessions. 517
• Bug fix: Error when uploading empty file over FTPS. 489

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