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Release 1.11.3
In this release.
1. Added a cancel button to the connecting progress dialog.
2. Moved the acquiring local address, binding, and acquiring server address functions to their own thread. Added a progress / cancel dialog for this thread.
3. Added detection of system logout / shutdown signals to close the application, destroy temporary files, and flush the trace file.
System logout / shutdown signals differ between operating systems.
Windows: The application will clean up on logout, reboot, and shutdown. The application will NOT clean up when closed from the task manager.
Linux: The application will clean up when closed from the System Monitor, and depending on the Linux configuration, logout, reboot, and shutdown. The Linux configuration must be set to issue SIGHUP signals (by default, Ubuntu does, Fedora does NOT. Check the documentation on your particular operating system to enable SIGHUP signals.)
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User login
You've stopped for a cup of coffee or you've checked into a hotel. You've connected to their WiFi but you can't get any web sites to display. The hotel gave you a password but you never see a place to enter it. This simple application will usually fix the problem. Start it up and press the button.
The "Initiate WiFi Login" Android app is available at Google play and the Amazon Appstore.
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SMTP Server
How do I use "Why Can't I Connect?"
I will attempt a connection to an SMTP Server. Enter the server name or IP address. Choose between STARTTLS or SSL/TLS. Select a port. The default port for SMTP STARTTLS is 587. The default port for SMTP SSL/TLS is 465. I expect a response from SMTP STARTTLS so I will wait for the response and close the connection on success. I do not expect a response from SMTP SSL/TLS so I will close the connection on success.
On the lighter side
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Release 1.12.0
In this release
1. Added SSL / TLS support for IMAP, POP3, SMTP, LDAP, Usenet, and Generic Client connections.
2. Added a trace showing the SSL / TLS certificate information after a connection.
3. Fixed a bug when connecting a Generic Client that expects a response.
Warning: this application links to the openssl libraries. Do not download this application if this is illegal in your country.
The SSL / TLS certificate information trace shows the valid date range and subject information if the trace detail level is set to Medium. The trace additionally shows the issuer information if the trace detail level is set to High.