Windows 11 Preview Released
Microsoft has made the first build of Windows 11 available, and we have been evaluating it with SocketTools to check for any potential compatibility issues.
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SocketTools Example Projects
SocketTools includes example projects for each edition as part of the standard installation. They are copied into the Documents folder for the current user who installs SocketTools. This will always be where the examples are installed, regardless of the path provided for the SocketTools edition you are installing.
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Invalid or Unsupported Authentication Protocol
When authenticating with an SMTP server using either the Authenticate method in the .NET class or ActiveX control, or when calling the SmtpAuthenticate function in the library API, the attempt fails with an error indicating an invalid or unsupported authentication protocol was specified.
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No Valid Mail Recipients Error
When attempting to send an email using the SocketTools SMTP client component or library, the connection is successful, however the SendMessage method or SmtpSendMessage function fails with an error indicating there were no valid recipients specified.
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False Positive Anti-Virus Detections
If your anti-virus software detects a virus in one of the SocketTools installation packages, it is likely a false-positive report made by the heuristics engine in the software you are using.
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Submitting Data to Web Services
When you want to submit data to a web service, there are several different approaches that you can take in your applications. Code which was written using older versions of SocketTools would simply use the PostData method, or HttpPostData function in the API. With the current version, you have additional options.
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SocketTools Subscription FAQ
The SocketTools Subscription is a comprehensive collection of every component included with SocketTools, and is compatible with virtually every major development tool available for the Windows platform.
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Windows Package Manager
If you're familiar with Linux distributions, one of the things you learn to use early on is a package manager. These are utilities with names like apt, dpkg, yum and dnf which are used to install and update software installed on the system. There is now an official package manager available for the Windows platform.
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Resetting the Windows TCP/IP Stack
There may be situations where a system is having problems establishing a reliable Internet connection. This could occur after an update to the operating system or a network driver, or after the installation of third-party software such as a VPN. Fortunately, it's not difficult to reset your system back to its default configuration and restore
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Prioritizing IPv4 Connections
Windows will normally prefer to use IPv6 instead of IPv4 if the local system has been configured with IPv6 enabled and the system you want to connect with has an IPv6 address assigned in its DNS record. However, there may be situations where you want the system to prioritize IPv4 instead.
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