A new update for SocketTools is available for download. Version 8.0.8030.2386 was released on May 18, 2015. This is a complete product release that incorporates fixes from the previous general release, as well as all subsequent hotfixes. This updates the protocols used to establish secure connections and address several security related issues. By default, all secure connections […]
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Microsoft released several important security updates, and there’s been some confusion over the impact of these vulnerabilities and the systems that they affect. One has been a vulnerability in the Schannel security provider that could allow remote code execution. Another update addressed a problem with their Kerberos implementation that could allow for privilege escalation. And
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A new update for SocketTools is available for download. Version 8.0.8020.2136 was released on April 30, 2014. This is a complete product release that incorporates fixes from the previous general release, as well as all subsequent hotfixes. This update addresses several compatibility issues with the FTP and HTTP components, and fixes a problem with IPv6 connections on
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A new update for SocketTools is available for download. Version 8.0.8010.1864 was released on December 10, 2013. This is a complete product release that incorporates fixes from the previous general release, as well as all subsequent hotfixes. You can download the updated version of SocketTools using the same link that was provided to you when you
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SocketTools 8.0 has been released and includes two new server components, one for FTP and another for HTTP. Now you can easily include multi-threaded server functionality in your software with just a few lines of code. This release also includes new asynchronous file transfer functionality on the client side, allowing you to perform multiple background
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A new update for SocketTools is available for download. Version 7.2.7250.2172 was released on August 28, 2012. This is a free update for licensed developers using version 7.0 and later versions. Developers who are using earlier versions of SocketTools are eligible for an upgrade at a discounted price.
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SocketTools 7.2 has been released and is a recommended update for developers who are currently using version 7.0 or 7.1. This update includes a new text messaging (SMS gateway) component, as well as new features, fixes and improvements to existing components. We've added support for secure connections using TLS version 1.1 and 1.2, support for
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SocketTools 7.1 has been released and is a recommended update for developers who are currently using 7.0. This new release includes some general network performance improvements, FTP/SFTP and SSH changes to improve server compatibility and a number of fixes. This is a free update for licensed developers, and is a complete package that replaces the
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Today has been designated as World IPv6 Day, when the largest Internet backbones and many of the major Internet search engines and social network sites will test IPv6 deployment. It was originally promoted earlier this year by Akamai, Facebook, Google, Limelight and Yahoo to determine if there were any major problems with IPv6 connectivity and
Today, the regional registrar APNIC, which is responsible for allocating IP addresses in Asia, has run out of freely available IPv4 addresses. This means that everyone who requests an IPv4 address in countries like China and India (where Internet usage is growing very rapidly) will not be able to get one. The next registrar that
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