whatsnew.txt

HFS - what's new

LEGEND
!   very important
+   new feature
*   change
-   bug fix
AV  access violation

VER 2.4
propaganda
  Mobile-friendly template
  Unicode support
  Encrypted login, and logout
  DoS protection
  IPv6
/propaganda
+ new default template
+ new login system, session based, with logout
+ IPv6 support
+ DoS protection https://rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=13060.msg1065962#msg1065962
+ {.set item|name.}
+ {.get item|icon.}
+ {.set cfg.}
+ {.for line.}
+ {.if|var}
+ cache for jquery and template sections
+ new template commands: base64, base64decode, md5, sha1, sha256
+ *.diff.tpl in exe's folder
+ default mime-type for mkv
+ 'no list' section flag
+ https client support (not server)
- fixed template handling of section names with both '+' and '=' present
- fixed LNK files to deleted items
- fixed comments files were not updated upon deletion of files
- fixed "requesting" forever with empty cookies http://rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=13112.0
- fixed double "Content-Length" header on compressed pages
- fixed log text base color not matching system settings http://rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=13233.0
- fixed while renaming a file in the GUI, CTRL+C/V didn't work on the text
- fixed diff tpl logic: an empty section will now override the inherited one

VER 2.3m
propaganda
  Bug fixes
/propaganda
+ initial localization support http://www.rejetto.com/forum/programmers-corner/translations-to-other-languages/
+ {.remove header.}
- fixed error pages' loading problem http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/httpauth-challenge-http-headers-bug/
- fixed error with {.load.} with size exceeding real size http://rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=12059.msg1062781#msg1062781
- fixed template translation issues http://rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=11880.msg1062167#msg1062167

VER 2.3k
propaganda
  Bug fixes
/propaganda
- fixed {.rename.} {.move.} and {.delete.} with lnk files
- fixed slowness problem introduced in previous release http://www.rejetto.com/forum/hfs-~-http-file-server/very-slow-loading-on-2-3j-with-userpass-folders/
- fixed management of user/pass overlapping accounts
- fiexd invisible window http://www.rejetto.com/forum/hfs-~-http-file-server/new-version-2-3j/msg1062129/#msg1062129

VER 2.3j
propaganda
   Security and bug fixes
/propaganda
- prevent upload and rename of .lnk files
- cache system didn't recognize sub-second changes
- fixed chinese search problem http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/can-not-search-chinese-word-in-recent-2-3-beta-version/
- fixed missing "delete" button
- fixed {.add header.} http://www.rejetto.com/forum/staff/proposal-of-update-to-correct-the-macro-'add-header'/msg1061397/#msg1061397
- fixed renaming files with dollar sign http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/standard-template-rename-does-funny-things-with-$-before-numbers-in-new-name/

ver 2.3i
propaganda
   Security fix
/propaganda
+ Report range for partial downloads in the log http://www.rejetto.com/forum/hfs-~-http-file-server/add-to-log-range-(starting-and-ending-byte)/
- fixed Remote Command Execution http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/execution-exploit/
- {.add header.} wasn't overwriting existing headers
- temporary files not deleted
- incorrect handling of empty rows in ban tables

ver 2.3h
propaganda
   Bugs fixed
/propaganda
- account names were uppercased http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/account-names/
- malformed TAR files with long file paths http://www.rejetto.com/forum/hfs-~-http-file-server/tar-headers-corrupt/
- template [+sections] with a plus sign ahead were not working in diff template http://www.rejetto.com/forum/html-templates/disable-right-click-in-template/msg1061207/#msg1061207 
- in case of lnk files, wrong file size was displayed
- a lnk in a folder was stored with the wrong path if downloaded as archive

ver 2.3g
propaganda
   Bugs fixed
/propaganda
- general problems navigating folders http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/404-not-found-server-error/
- default template: comment was not moved with the file http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/descript-ion-and-comment-not-cleaned-up-after-moving-file/msg1060608/#msg1060608
- request header limit too small, now raised to 16KB

ver 2.3f
propaganda
   Security fix
/propaganda
+ new [stream ready] event and %is-archive% symbol http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=8609.msg1060172#msg1060172
+ now you can use [upload completed] to refuse uploads http://www.rejetto.com/forum/html-templates/limits-to-upload-files-by-extension-and-size/msg1060476/#msg1060476
* no more CDN for jquery
- "bad session" error was not handled correctly http://www.rejetto.com/forum/html-templates/troubleshooting-hfs-cookie-issues-on-rename-in-the-default-template
- possible XSS with %symbols%, and session stealing (thanks to Daniele Linguaglossa)

ver 2.3e
propaganda
  Small fixes
/propaganda
+ upload: multiple file selection
+ search accounts by typing the first letter
+ smarter speed measure in the log
* using jquery's CDN instead of google's
- delete not working after archive http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/2-3d-(292)-delete-after-archive-repeats-the-archive-download-again/
- getUri problem http://www.rejetto.com/forum/programmers-corner/last-beta-sources/msg1059938/#msg1059938
- a big MD5 file can hang http://www.rejetto.com/forum/bug-reports/hfs-hangs-on-access/

ver 2.3d
propaganda
  Security fixes
/propaganda
- fixed Remote Command Execution CVE-2014-7226 (thanks to Daniele Linguaglossa)
- default files were totally overriding the template http://www.rejetto.com/forum/hfs-~-http-file-server/deconfiguring-template/msg1059524/#msg1059524

ver 2.3c
propaganda
  Security fixes
/propaganda
* files are reloaded when the timestamp has changed, not only when it's newer
- fixed Remote Command Execution CVE-2014-6287 (thanks to Daniele Linguaglossa)
- fixed CSRF (thanks to D.L.)
- fixed XSS on comments and upload (thanks to D.L.)
- program was stuck on lengthy disk harvesting

ver 2.3b
propaganda
  Security fixes
/propaganda
- fixed default template for serious security flaws 
- fixed possible discovery of server paths
- fixed "bind root to real folder"
- fixed {.load tpl.} not applying to some pages http://www.rejetto.com/forum/html-templates/multiple-templates-based-on-browser/msg1058862/#msg1058862
- fixed {.filename.} and {.filepath.} to work with backslashes

ver 2.3a
propaganda
  Self-test fixed
/propaganda
- fixed self-test
- fixed external IP services
+ new event [got header] http://www.rejetto.com/forum/hfs-~-http-file-server/new-events-section/

ver 2.3
propaganda
  Faster file transfer
  Brand new template
  Delete files remotely
  Scripting system, for both template and automation
  Account groups
  More
/propaganda
+ extreme speed up of VFS loading
+ Menu > updates > revert to previous version
+ loading of "default.tpl" in the exe's folder
+ improved accessibility
+ alternative method to get archive: ?mode=archive instead of ~folder.tar (will be deprecated in the future)
+ "lan" symbol for address masks
+ command line parameter -c to set configuration directly on the command line
+ bans: sort button
+ "view http header" will now show even incomplete http headers
+ the TAR format is more standard compliant (is it?)
+ faster self-test
+ Log menu -> Log what -> Deletions
+ address masks support form 1.2.3.4/5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR#CIDR_blocks
+ new tabbed format for the regular log http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=6719.msg1041763#msg1041763
+ improved Windows links support (*.lnk)   
+ %build-time% in other pages
+ now you can archive even search results
+ URL parameter "nofolders" for folder archives http://www.rejetto.com/wiki/index.php/HFS:_URL_parameters
+ selective folder archive
+ new template section [special:alias] http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=6635.msg1040986#msg1040986
+ by specifying [+section] instead of [section], the new text will not overwrite a previously existing [section] but will be appended 
+ Account notes (and related %user-notes%)
+ File Menu -> "Properties..."
+ Log menu -> "Max lines on screen..."
+ added F7 shortcut for accounts
+ a way to give access/upload to any account
+ Folder menu -> "Delete permissions"
+ Options -> MIME types -> "Open directly in browser when MIME type is defined"
+ Options -> Accounts -> new "upload" box preview
+ Options -> Tray message -> new preview box  
+ adding an "upload" folder suggest proper settings
+ easier way to restore options after "temporarily reset options"
+ apache log format improved (more symbols, conditions, parameters)
+ template installation through drag&drop
+ "addresses ever connected" moved to external file hfs.ips.txt, and hopefully fixed performance problems with many addresses www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5716
+ per-folder default sorting http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=5656.msg1033337#msg1033337
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Prevent system standby on network activity" www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5694 
+ Menu -> Limits -> Speed limit for single address
+ customize the default template by putting a [style.user] section in the diff template of the root
+ %folder-item-comment% has the same value of %item-comment% in [folder-comment]
+ searching ABC* will force the name to begin by ABC, while *ABC force it to be at the end
+ automatic comment for the uploaded file 
+ search results have links to their folder http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=5371.msg1031206#msg1031206
+ reverse sorting by clicking twice
+ Menu -> URL encoding -> "URLs starting with https instead of http" http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=2002.msg1030879#msg1030879
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Dump traffic"
+ "dynamic dns updater" automatically disables "find external address on startup" because they are incompatible.
+ show header(x-forwarded-for) instead of IP, but only if IP in a customizable ip-mask (127.0.0.1 by default) www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5811
+ (expert mode) Menu -> Limits -> "Stop spiders" www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=3097
+ proportional files/log size www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5310
+ log toolbar
+ upload filter will by default reject index.htm* and default.htm* files for improved security
+ nicer icon for the self test, thanks to Jayrome
* "@" allowed in user name
* double slash in URL ignored (Apache behaviour)
- many bugfixes

ver 2.2f
propaganda
  Bug and security fixes
/propaganda
- several progress indicators were stuck to zero
- save log had extension .tt instead of .txt
- big security problem only for Win95/98/ME (not others): directory crossing www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=6542
- "open it" was not working if the path had spaces http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=6632.msg1040608#msg1040608
- setting same name for 2 accounts was not prevented http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=6550.msg1039964#msg1039964
* characters ;|^,{} are no more encoded in URLs

ver: 2.2e
propaganda
  Bug and security fixes
/propaganda
* double slash in URL ignored (Apache behaviour)
- fixed unicode support for uploads
- small file upload bug www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5044
- pendrive support wasn't applied by "edit resource"
- NT4 incompatibility with automatic updates
- some problems automatic updates
- using special characters in username led to hanging connections http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=5573.msg1033030#msg1033030
- dynamic dns host was not saved
- sometimes it was reported "options saved" when they were not
- couldn't load some files with read only attribute
- erroneous handling of null chars in the URL
- "minimum disk space" not working when using HFS on removable drives
- vfs loading could jam www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5979
- for range "0-0" it was sent the whole file instead of the first byte
- "Browse it" wasn't working with links http://www.rejetto.com/forum/index.php?topic=6010.msg1035702#msg1035702
- MIME types would not work with blank spaces in file masks
- IE6 refresh problem should be now fixed www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5376
- workaround for IE7 that most times will solve the "underscore_instead_of_spaces" problem www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=6275

ver: 2.2d
propaganda
  Bug fixes
/propaganda
- AV with very long paths and %user% in log filename
- missing ":" for port in %host%

ver: 2.2c
propaganda
  Security fixes
/propaganda
- prevent possible XSS attack
- on specific (non-default) configuration DoS attack and arbitrary file creation was possible
- was possible to know the version of HFS even with proper configuration

ver: 2.2b
propaganda
  Bug fixes
/propaganda
- forged uploads were able to upload outside the assigned folder
- sometimes importing an UTF-8 template resulted in an empty text www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5306
- files with local characters were not sorted correctly
- %item-ext% was not working with enabled "Hide file extension in listing"
- folder was left locked after downloading it as archive  
- incorrect behaviour accessing /~
- incorrect handling of // in URI www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=4969
- incorrect behaviour adding an empty CD drives
- bad URL for links with ?recursive www.rejetto.com/forum/?topic=5070  
- archive for subfolders of real folders had a wrong path 
- fixed unicode support for uploading file names
- file icons on Windows98 broken in build #123
- URLs to folders with no trailing / were not always redirected

ver: 2.2a
propaganda
  Bug fixes
/propaganda
- a protected folder inside a folder protected by different account, was not accessible
- occasional wrong URL building (double slash)
- invasion of "save file system?" dialogs
- AV upgrading
- some files had no icon
- no more dupe filenames if you add items to a real folder
- "hide empty folders" was very slow 

ver: 2.2
propaganda
  Folder archive: download a folder with 1 click
  Anti-leeching system (download accelerators)
  better USB drive support
  Improved usability
  Lot of new features
  Many bug fixes
/propaganda
+ Folder archive
+ smarter bandwidth division (between connections)
+ specific warning messages on some limits
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Allowed referer..." (to stop hotlinking)
+ when the port is busy, reports the name of process holding the port
+ new log file name symbol: %user% 
+ new template symbols: %build% %item-ext% %sequential% %number-addresses-ever%
+ Log menu -> "Addresses ever connected..."
+ File menu -> "Don't log"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Prevent leeching"
+ custom symbols %sym-NAME%
+ offset and limit URL parameters 
+ main tray icon shows -> number of different IP addresses
+ main tray icon shows -> number of different IP addresses ever connected
+ CTRL A in some editors, to select the whole text
+ smarter saving prompting
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Use OEM for DESCRIPT.ION"
+ failed logins are now logged, if enabled Log what -> Other events  
+ warning message after aborting file addition
+ support for dynamic path for the log
+ double (or right) clicking on statusbar: "out" opens speed limit, "vfs not saved" opens save dialog
+ speed limit is shown in the graph
+ remembers edit position for last diff template
+ introduced a workaround uploading 2GB+ files with browser not supporting it
+ \t (tab) and \n (newline) symbols supported in apache log format
+ warning on "don't include port in url"  
+ if hfs runs on a  ble drive, any file on the same drive is pointed relatively (useful for pendrives) 
+ (expert mode) Log menu -> "Clear and reset totals"
+ locks are shown also on the browser (new template symbol: %protected%)    
* log menu -> log what -> replies  ...now disabled by default
* log: no more "served" messages after "full downloaded"
* Moved some File Menu items in a "Advanced" subgroup
* big change for the ON button and the Port box
* beta versions will check for new build every 8 hours
- the "from stable versions to unstable" was not working with the daily check
- "Create fingerprints" misbehaved when fingerprints were disabled  
- problems with multi monitor
- focus problem with options modal off 
- "copy URL with fingerprint" now visible only for files
- virtual file inside real folders made wrong counters
- "Minimize to tray clicking the close button" was not working with Aero in Vista
- removable drives were not handled correctly with real folders
- hovering with mouse while editing a filename in vfs would stop the editing
- clicking on statusbar may lead to the wrong dialog
- "out of space" was shown also for disconnected drives
- possible problem disabling "speed limit"
- sometimes reporting "disconnected by server" while it was actually the client
- "log icons" now filters also favicon in subfolders
- fixed vfs corruption on loading abortion
- file list for "/a/new a" was broken
- user icon indexes are not fixed, breaking saved iconMasks 
- problems with the "always on top"
- problem with "confirm exit" and windows shutdown
- download got corrupted if resumed after 2GB  
- file list not working with diff template
- file list on unexistant path now returns [not found]
- occasional AVs 
- freezing on listing/archiving
- didn't save option when the system shuts down
- access rights, beside upload rights, are now checked for uploads
- inherited files/folders filter was not displayed in hint
- fixed possible non standard formatting in cache commands
- the connection was unfairly closed/reset after downloads (IE6 sometimes complaining about this)
- complains updating  
- graph visibility was not saved
- bad %protected% behaviour
- sometimes "Edit HTML template" was not working from the tray icon 
- @anonymous restriction was considered as protection
- using DNS updater, the IP changes when it shouldn't
- unicode support for diff tpl
- fix for uninstalling error
- handle uninstall/update without only1instance
- AV on void rename

ver: 2.1d - build #088
propaganda
  UTF8 support improved
  bug fixes
/propaganda
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Reset totals"
+ speed limit accepts decimal values 
* clearing the log no longer reset totals
* renamed: "Reset downloads" > "Reset files hits"
* renamed: "Don't count as download" > "Don't consider as a download" 
* renamed: "Save total in/out" > "Save totals", also saves hits/downloads/uploads, enabled by default 
* show browser icon in address bar
- updated template help
- UTF8 fix for filename in progress frame (only uploading)
- ~specials (urls with ~) didn't work with folders with "?" in the name
- holding SHIFT and CTRL keys were undetected at startup
- hfs.comments.txt was not used for symbol %folder-comment%
- template import/export support for UTF8

ver: 2.1d - build #086
propaganda
  template features: section aliasing, new symbols, graph colors, better UTF8 support
  many bug fixes
/propaganda
+ new template symbols: %total-downloads% %total-uploads% %total-hits% %folder-name% %time-left% %item-folder% %item-url%
+ template section aliasing, e.g. [file.gif = file.jpg = file.png]
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Default sorting"
+ dns updater: host is now automatically included in IP address list
+ graph colors customizable via URL 
+ Upgrading, prompt for saving before quitting
+ if an update attempt fails, re-use the already downloaded update
+ Menu -> Updates -> "Offer me to update from stable versions to unstable testing versions"
* now visible in easy mode: Menu -> Upload -> "How to?"
* improved readability in transfer progress bar  
* renamed: "save in/out totals" > "save total in/out"
* non-ascii option applied also inside pages
* file menu: now hidden in easy mode: comment, icon, switch to, new link, browse it
* file menu: rearranged and renamed some items to improve usability (let download > no download, new folder > new empty folder, copy URL > copy URL address, let browse > browsable) 
* address bar redesigned
* "HFS last update check.tmp" is now created as hidden, less intrusive
* now some special files are protected with same access rights as the root folder: /~img*, /~progress, /favicon.ico
- fixed UTF-8 support 
- removed passwords from "show customized options"
- dns updater: User and Host are now saved in options
- favicon.ico now respect the "log icons" option
- uploading, only upload rights were checked but no access rights
- "Encode non-ASCII characters" was not working anymore
- server refuses to turn on after a "complete" IP change 
- fixed continous DNS update requests
- "Max addresses downloading" was not working
- problem fixed with no-ip
- fixed support of special characters in folders
- it was possible set empty name for folders   
- possible DoS vulnerability by asking for big graph

ver: 2.1c - build #071
propaganda
  UTF8 support
  bug fixes
/propaganda
+ Menu -> Upload -> "How to?"
+ support for UTF-8 templates
+ autoupdate clipboard on change ip
- no backward compatibility for no-ip
- "Check update: failed" every minute
- HFS was no more working with "Persistent connections" disabled 
- "last update check" thing works also without saving options

ver: 2.1b
propaganda
  autocheck updates
  bug fixes
/propaganda
+ Menu -> Updates -> "Auto check every day"
+ new template symbol: %ip%
+ filelist.tpl is loaded at every change, not only at start
+ the "Fully downloaded" event, reports the URL
* Build number shown in the title bar
* SVG files are added to the default "open directly in browser"
- edit template: same shortcut for font and find
- solved win9x problem
- downloaders browser was not detected

ver: 2.1a
propaganda
  many bug fixes
/propaganda
* "Keep old version updating" now disabled by default
- forged html could let upload were not allowed
- with port different than 80 and "include password in pages" enabled, port was included twice
- was unable to interpret no-ip response
- problems with unicode encoding of special ascii characters
- characters in the "UP" link were not properly encoded
- upload is broken sometimes
- update feature not working on 98/ME systems
- support for 4byte unicode characters   
- "Let download" erroneously shown for virtual folders

ver: 2.1
propaganda
  improved usability
  fingerprints
  external comments
  bind to single network interface
  [file.EXT] sections in template
  many bug fixes
/propaganda
+ Menu -> "Accept connections on"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Support DESCRIPT.ION"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Adding folder"  
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Icon masks..."
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Enable recursive listing"  
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Support Link Fingerprints"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Skip confirmation on deletion"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Input comment on file addition"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Show customized options"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Use ISO date format"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Browse using localhost" 
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Add icons..."
+ Menu -> Dynamic DNS updater -> "Disable"
+ Menu -> Fingerprints
+ Menu -> URL encoding -> "Unreadable passwords in URLs"
+ Menu -> URL encoding -> "Include password in pages"
+ Log menu -> Log what -> "Only served requests" (enabled by default)
+ File Menu -> "Copy URL with fingerprint"
+ File Menu -> "Diff template" (overlap main template)
+ File Menu -> "Hide file extention in listing"
+ File Menu -> Restrict acces -> "@anonymous"
+ File Menu -> Restrict acces -> "New account"
+ File Menu -> Upload -> Upload for accounts -> "New account"
+ File Menu -> Icon -> "New icon"
+ Self Test distinguish between router and firewall problems
+ confirm on item deletion
+ Self-test now cancelable
+ improved file/folder hints
+ improved drag&drop scrolling on VFS
+ when no port is specified and port 80 is busy, port 8080, 280, 10080 are probed (then dynamic port is used)
+ Log menu: clicking "Address 2 name" automatically fills the IP field
+ total download counter works now also for real-folders 
+ symbol ~nodefault to skip the default file 
+ command line: -a <FILENAME> (load additional ini file)
+ support browser cache command (If-Modified-Since)
+ [file.<EXT>] sections in template
+ "Copy url" now works for multiple files
+ double clicking on download tray icon brings to HFS window
+ F8 key switches easy/expert 
+ cancel folder reading if client disconnected (useful for big folders)
+ speed up folder sorting (useful for big folders)
+ template editor: customizable font and status bar 
+ sort by hits
+ added ini-commmand to be used with -a parameter: "load-tpl-from=FULLPATH"
* template: changed default refresh time for progress frame, from 3 to 7 seconds
* removed feature: "Visible only to anonymous users"
* self test: clearer warning
* Set url: old value as default
* accept IP masks with less than 3 dots if wildcards are used
* %up% %host% in [upload] [upload-results]
* renamed items in "Restrict access"
* renamed "Get passworded URL" in "Copy URL with password"
* split "Copy URL" and "Copy URL with different address"
* Users renamed to Accounts
- shortcut to folders inside real-folders are unsupported, thus now are correctly not listed  
- eliminated the lnk2frame() error message
- using "Add to HFS" on many folders, many instances stayed open
- messages "Cannot open clipboard" now trapped
- ~files.lst was not protected
- fixed and improved dns updater

VER: 2.0b
- problem with Login and IE

VER: 2.0a
propaganda
  boosted startup download speed
  bug fixes
/propaganda
+ boosted startup download speed
- problem requesting folders without including trailing slash
- authentication didn't work for URLs http://user:pwd@host/folder (no trailing slash)
- "file list" was not affected by "Let browse"
- "file list" didn't work for folders with single quotes (')
- moving a protected item, didn't paint the lock anymore
- "get passwored url" was not working for inherited user/pass 
- authentication didn't work for URLs http://user:pwd@host/folder (no trailing slash)
- other minor bugfixes

ver: 2.0
propaganda
  Upload
  Default file mask
  Easy/Expert mode
  Load comments from external files
  Dynamic DNS updater
  IP-ranges
  Self Test
  Uninstall
  Flag files added recently
  Apache log file format
  Autoupdate (automatic download & replace)
  For full list check the website
/propaganda
+ File Menu -> Upload (only for real-folders)
+ File Menu -> Default file mask
+ Easy/Expert mode
+ multiselect files
+ load comments from external files
+ support for IP-ranges (syntax FROM_ADDRESS-TO_ADDRESS)
+ you can abort loading VFS and downloading update
+ new VFS format with compression
+ warn you loading incompatible VFS formats
+ Menu -> Start/Exit -> "Only 1 instance"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Compressed browsing"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Delete partial uploads"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Rename partial uploads"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Modal dialog for options"
+ Menu -> "Self Test"
+ Menu -> "Uninstall"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Flag files added recently"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Auto-save every..."
+ Menu -> Tray icons -> The tray icon shows -> "Number of logged uploads"
+ Menu -> Start/Exit -> "Confirm exit"
+ Menu -> IP address -> "Don't include port in URL"
+ Menu -> IP address -> "Find external address"
+ Menu -> "Dynamic DNS updater"
+ Menu -> Start/Exit -> "Find external address at startup"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Save in/out totals"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Keep old version updating"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Minimum disk space"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Max contemporary downloads"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Max contemporary downloads from single address"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Max contemporary addresses"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Max contemporary addresses downloading"
+ Menu -> Flash taskbutton -> "Also beep"
+ Menu -> Save options -> "Auto-save every..."
+ File Menu -> "Bind/unbind root to real-folder"
+ File Menu -> "Switch to real-folder" 
+ File Menu -> "Don't count as download"
+ File Menu -> "Flag as new"
+ File Menu -> "Reset <new> flag"
+ File Menu -> "Edit resource"
+ File Menu -> "Visible only to anonymous users"
+ File Menu -> "Let download"
+ File Menu -> "Auto-hide empty folders"
+ Log Menu -> "Do not log address"
+ Log Menu -> "Ban this address" (an address must be at caret position)
+ Log Menu -> Log what -> "Banned"
+ Log Menu -> "Apache log file format..."
+ shell context menu: checkbox instead of add/delete (moved to Other options)
+ Template editor -> Find
+ warning on many items
+ better "open folder" dialog
+ "Ignore limits" for accounts
+ Bans -> "Add/delete row" (easier to understand)
+ new HTML template symbols: you can find a full list in the included help
+ file-masks and address-masks now support inverted logic: just put "\" ahead
+ pipelined requests now supported
+ autoupdate (automatic download & replace)
+ /~progress
+ multiple custom addresses
+ new symbol in tray message: %uploads% (global uploads counter)
+ "File list" link generating a list to feed download managers
+ new symbols in the log filename for log rotation
+ username displayed (when logged in)
+ Download counter now works also for real folders
+ command line: -d X (waits at start for X tenth of second)
+ command line: -q (quit, useful with "only 1 instance")
+ command line: -i X (load/save hfs.ini in folder X)
+ average speed are logged
+ ~files.lst template can be loaded from external file "filelist.tpl"
+ first start: a dialog suggest to enable shell integration
* hfs.ini by default saved in the same folder with hfs.exe
* "copy URL" as submenu
* save options -> "delete" replaced by "Clear options and quit"
* "No tray icon for file extentions" has been removed because obsolete
* symbol %login% renamed in %login-link%
* new behaviour for Options dialog
* "Abort file addition" more visible
* "Access for users" renamed to "Restrict access"
* "Run it" renamed to "Open it"
* by default config is now saved in user registry
* filetime sorts from newer to older
- sometimes the VFS was not flagged as modified (and then not auto-saved)
- newline problem in tray message
- comments were limited to 255 chars
- "Flash task button: on download" was flashing on every GET request
- clearing the file system, no new file name was asked
- problem downloading empty files
- "leave disconnected connections" prevented tray icons from being removed
- tray icons now display total percentage, to be consistent with the main window
- fixed problems with unicode 
- logging bytes sent/received could stuck
- ban list was unproperly saved in configuration
- loading a new VFS didn't discard completely old settings 
- sometimes IE hangs after reaching 100%
- ~files.lst showing filenames it shouldn't
- "let browse" was not inherited by subfolders of real folders
- set user/pass: inputing a password with empty username did not raise error
- other minor fixes

ver: 1.6a
propaganda
  many bug fixes
/propaganda
- file hints: also inherited user access were shown (while the rest shown is just local)
- having folders URLs with no trailing slash, caused problems with some folder/browser pairs
- users panel: you was able to enter 2 users with same username
- sometimes DEL and CTRL+V shortcuts were lost
- port changes were not applied to the address bar
- Accept-Ranges was not sent
- URL problems with non-latin characters (thanks Pavel Rus)

ver: 1.6
propaganda
  LOGIN button (browsing)
  support for external links in the VFS: File Menu -> `New link`
  customizable 401 and 403 HTTP error pages
  customizable ban page
  faster page generation
  more XP styled
  support for default favicon.ico (i saw Mozilla using it)
  new HTML template symbols
  File hint now additionally displays: users, files/folders filter, realm
  fixed possible DoS attack
  4GB single file limit removed
  many bug fixes
/propaganda
+ LOGIN button (browsing)
+ support for external links in the VFS: File Menu -> "New link"
+ customizable 401 and 403 HTTP error pages
+ customizable ban page
+ faster page generation
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Use comment as realm"
+ Menu -> Other options -> "Login realm"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Connection inactivity timeout"
+ Menu -> Encoding URL -> "Use UNICODE in HTML"
+ Menu -> Help -> "Introduction"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Reset hits"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "Reset downloads"
+ Menu -> "Abort file addition"
+ Menu -> "Clear file system"
+ File Menu -> Icon
+ File Menu -> Switch to virtual
+ File Menu -> "Customized realm"
+ File Menu -> Access for users -> ALL/NONE
+ Log Menu -> "Log what"
+ Log Menu -> "Log on video"
+ Connections menu -> "Kick idle connections"
+ Users -> User properties: browse protected resources by user
+ complete downloads counting
+ "Time left"
+ more XP styled
+ added Reset button in "Set user/pass" dialog
+ support for default favicon.ico (i saw Mozilla using it)
+ new HTML template symbols: %total-bytes%, %total-kbytes%, %total-size%  (size of listed files)
+ File hint now additionally displays: users, files/folders filter, realm
* connections box: merge of "IP" and "User" fields
* connections box: "Agent" and "Start time" displayed in tip
* folders known before as "autoupdated folders" are now "real folders", others (yellow) are "virtual folders"
* "Get passworded URL" doesn't show password anymore
* new "let browse" behavior
* options saved to file by default
* "reload open VFS" by default
* username is now case insensitive
- problems sending HTTP error pages
- problems with files with corrupted timestamp
- VFS: minor redrawing problem
- "Hide tree" was not propagating to autoupdated folders
- hits were not displayed (in tips) for folders
- it is safer now during long files addition: files are locked and you can quit the program at once
- removed a useless limit on filenames
- drag&drop was restricted to labels area
- inverted ban logic was not applyed on start (but after opening options window)
- the hidden graph was reappearing after a couple of restarts
- fixed possible DoS attack
- 4GB single file limit removed
- whole drives were unsupported
- file & folder filters were not applied to subfolders
- adding files by copy&paste caused instability
- problems with non-virtual shared folders
- problems with wildcards
- other minor bugs

ver: 1.5g
+ wildcards (*,?) allowed in Bans window
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "List files with <hidden> attribute"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "List files with <system> attribute"
+ Menu -> Virtual File System -> "List protected items only for allowed users"
+ username is shown in Log and in Connections box
+ more distinction between main tray icon and download icons
+ Log Menu -> "Font"
* moved some options here and there
* new GIF library: made by Anders Melander
- virtual sub-items of an autoupdated folder were listed also at deeper levels
- log font is wrong on some systems
- 2GB limit removed on several things (like status bar)
- problem with HEAD requests (0 bytes)

ver: 1.5f
+ Dual mode ban list: ban/allow
+ Log menu -> "Log file"
+ File Menu -> "Hide tree"
- hang on starting

ver: 1.5e
- adding an auto-updated folder can cause AV
- "speed limit" was not able to get over 10k/s

ver: 1.5d
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Persistent connections"
- files remained blocked (open)
- prevents Windows from shutting down

ver: 1.5c
+ improved speed/cpu usage
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Send HFS identifier"
- on some systems HFS refuses to open any port for listening
- the "no download" timeout was reset only at download start, and not downloading
- unstable while user browsing if a "speed limit" was set
- files bigger 2Gb+ were not handled
- ban was not immediate
- the check for duplicate files was case sensitive
- AV if quit occours while uploading

ver: 1.5
+ now the statusbar shows the total bytes sent
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Users"
+ Menu -> "URL encoding"
+ Menu -> Tray Icons -> "Tray message"
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Getright browser specific HTML"
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Auto-save VFS on exit"
+ File Menu -> "Get passworded URL"
+ File Menu -> "Access for users"
+ File Menu -> Filters
+ File Menu -> Expand/Collapse
+ different tray icon when the server is offline
+ items can be added to an autoupdated folder
+ customizable "server full" page
+ user/pass validation on user input
+ statusbar: [not saved] appears when the VFS is edited
- you was unable to set a local address if an internet address was available
- "Hide" should not be available for the root item
- other minor fixes

ver: 1.5 rc6
+ IP address is checked every 10 seconds
+ HTML template: %item-added% is the item's addition time
+ items' downloads count is now saved to file
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Reload on startup VFS file previously open"
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "MIME types"
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Auto-copy URL on start"
* added standard "..." to menu
- user/pass was not saved for the root item
- non-ascii characters were not encoded in the URL

ver: 1.5 rc5
+ you can now hide the bandwidth graph
+ Connection menu -> "Pause"
+ window position is saved
+ Menu -> Other Options -> "Always on top"
+ Menu -> Tray icons -> "No tray icon for file extentions"
+ Menu -> "Auto-close"
+ switching off the server, user is asked for closing open connections
+ File Menu -> Edit
+ sorting
+ F4 switch the server on/off
+ log improved
+ customizable file-not-found page (404)
+ new template symbols: %item-modified% %item-dl-count%
+ more info on download tray icons
+ brand new html template
+ files in VFS that does not exist anymore are not listed while browsing
+ check for updates
+ browse button
+ comment is sent as message/realm to the user/password dialog (if present)
+ a padlock is displayed
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Bans"
+ Menu -> "Recent files"
+ Connection Menu -> "Ban IP address"
+ F10 shows the main menu
+ support for persistent connections (HTTP 1.1)
* moved many options to Menu -> "Other options"
* when drag&dropping a folder, the dialog for autoupdate is set foreground
- problems with url-encoding for � � � � � (IE, Opera)
- problems saving a template to registry
- sometimes "check for update" was not working after a failure
- CRITICAL: directory crossing was possible on autoupdating folders
- agent was not shown for folder requests
- problems with not-found documents (404)
- solved possible DoS attack
- internal GIFs were not transparent
- password was not applied to items in autoupdated folders
- sometimes the server button was ON when the server was OFF
- sometimes AV on "Kick IP address"
- sometimes the config file was saved in the wrong folder
- fast hits cause AVs
- several minor bugs fixed

ver: 1.5 beta1
+ user/password protection
+ comments for files/folders
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Pause streaming"
+ hidden items in VFS are painted in italic

ver: 1.4 beta2
+ download tray icons, now % filling
+ improved bandwidth graph
+ now you can publish files via copy&paste
+ now you can publish files via "Add files" and "Add Folder"
+ Menu -> Weblinks

ver: 1.4 beta1
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Speed limit"
+ Menu -> Limits -> "Max connections", "Max connections for single address"
+ Menu -> Save options -> "Auto-save options on exit"
+ speed improvement, over 3Mb/s on my Duron@1300
+ smarter tray refresh (less CPU)
- hiding a file, adjacent one was hidden too

ver: 1.3 beta8
- custom ip was never selected on start

ver: 1.3 beta7
+ Menu -> "Use system icons"
+ Menu -> "Official website"
+ Menu -> Tray icons -> "Show main tray icon"
* new tray icon
- invalid mime-type was sent for GIF files
- individual tray icons for downloads were not working

ver: 1.3 beta6
- forgot to encode blank-spaces in clipboard

ver: 1.3 beta5
+ "Custom ip", now you can use yourowndomain.com
- autoupdate folders was not applying the "Folders before" setting
- there were problems with url-encoding for blank-space, � and "
- some crashes may have been fixed

ver: 1.3 beta4
+ added GIF support for internal images (requires JVCL library)
* brand new html template
- kick all connections was not working
- html folder pages were not served for folders with 1 single item, and hidden

ver: 1.3 beta3
+ added CRC checking to VFS files

ver: 1.3 beta2
+ check for same filename in same folder
* new icons
- %folder% in template was not url-decoded
- problems with URLs encoding

ver: 1.3 beta1
+ Autoupdate folders
+ "Leave disconnected connections" in connections menu
+ smarter "agent" colum
+ Bandwidth graph
* Loading a project the tree is not expanded
- Problems with special characters
- While editing the filename, Delete key deletes the file
- "Tray icon for each download" was not saved
- Renaming a virtual folder was not applied on the web

ver: 1.2
+ "Tray icon for each download" in main menu
+ Drastic speed up on fast downloads (LAN)
- Closing HFS with open connections causes AV
- Fast hits cause AV

ver: 1.1
+ "agent" column for connections
+ colored log
- StarDownloader was not recognizing resume feature
- On fast downloads (LAN), information on window was not updated
- Resume was not always working correctly

ver: 1.0
first sane release, fully rewritten

ver: 0.1
please, forget it