From: smith59@llnl.gov (Neale Smith)
Subject: ANNOUNCE: LLNL XDIR 2.1b3 available for testing
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 15:35:14 -0800

The third beta release of LLNL XDIR 2.1 is available for testing.  The
only change from the second beta release is the addition of support for
SOCKS5 (SOCKS v4.2 is still supported).

Unless some major problem is found, this should be the last beta version
before the official release of v2.1 in a week or two.

If you would like to test LLNL XDIR 2.1b3, you can obtain the source code from

    ftp://ftp-lc.llnl.gov/pub/ia/llnlxdir/source/llnlxdir2_1b3.tar.Z

LLNL XDIR builds and runs on most Unix systems, but requires Motif.

Please email your comments about building and using version 2.1b3 to
llnlxdir@llnl.gov, and specify your platform and Motif version (e.g., SGI 
running IRIX 6.2 with Motif 1.2.5).  I'd like to hear about which
platforms you have success on as well as any problems you might
encounter.  Also, please mention whether you are using a proxy server.

For the benefit of those who did not read the posting for LLNL XDIR
2.1b1/2.1b2, here's a description of version 2.1:

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LLNL XDIR (which is LLNL XFTP's successor) is a Unix/Motif-based graphical
FTP client that provides a user interface for drag-and-drop file
transfer.  XDIR simultaneously displays any number of directories for any
number of hosts, with each directory being displayed in its own window. 
XDIR supports powerful directory browsing capability, including iconic and
hierarchical views.

Version 2.1 is largely a maintenance upgrade of version 2.0 with a few new
features (sorry I was unable to implement all the many requested features,
but I don't have a lot of time to devote to working on XDIR). 
Improvements provided by Version 2.1 include:

1. Automatic, transparent reconnection when an FTP server times out.

2. Firewall support for proxy servers.

3. Support for passive (PASV) mode data transfers.

4. Support for WFTPD, a shareware FTP daemon for Windows platforms written
by Alun Jones.

5. Improved support for standard Windows NT FTP server.

6. Local, uncompressed files are now viewed in-place (instead of first
being copied to a temporary directory).

7. File transfer dialog now displays data rate instead of number of bytes moved.

8. User control of double-click time interval in directory window.

9. Improved portability.

10. Many bug fixes.

Thanks.

-- 
Neale Smith                                     Email: smith59@llnl.gov
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory          Phone: 510-422-0822
P.O. Box 808, L-561
Livermore, CA 94551