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Fetch 5.8.3

Fixed a performance problem with long transcripts on macOS 13 Ventura
Fixed a problem with unexpected SFTP password prompts
Fixed a problem forgetting the default font size setting
Fixed a problem displaying customer port numbers in the New Connection dialog
Fixed AUTH GSSAPI error making FTP with TLS/SSL connections on Apple Silicon
Added MultipleOutstandingSFTPReads preference for compatibility with AWS SFTP
Fixed a problem with the trial mode Purchase button

Fetch 5.8.2

Added native Apple Silicon support
Fixed a problem where dragged items were uploaded into the last folder of the file list
Fixed a problem with sorting the file list while searching
Fixed a problem with the Edit New Text file command
Fixed multiple problems with dragging items between transfer windows
Fixed a problem with the Fetch Transcript window appearing at startup
Added support for servers that use 0.0.0.0 for passive mode
Restored support for opening a transfer window by clicking on the Dock icon
Fixed a problem with clicking on transfer windows opened from Droplet Shortcuts
Fixed a problem with uploading items twice
Made item paths in Info windows copyable
Fixed a problem with up- and down-arrow keys when keyboard navigation is enabled
Fixed a problem with mirror downloads not deleting stray items
Fixed a problem with long paths being truncated in the Mirror window
Fixed a problem with editing or deleting files while renaming

Fetch 5.8.1

Restored the transfer window Find command
Restored the ability to adjust the font size of the transfer window (View > Bigger Font)
Fixed a crash saving, pasting or dragging shortcuts
Fixed a crash bringing up the Purchase window
Fixed a crash opening folders with .djvu files
Restored support for dragging to folder icons
Restored support for dragging to the status area below the file list
Fixed a problem dragging multiple items from Adobe Bridge
Fixed a problem where the purchasing window offered Fetch 5.7
Fixed a problem with the Info window displaying varying permissions for multiple items
Changed the Put window to display the options pane automatically
Changed the behavior of type-to-select in shortcut list windows to only match shortcut names
Made the reload and lock icons easier to see in Dark Mode

Fetch 5.8

Moved to a 64-bit architecture for compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina
Added support for Dark Mode on macOS 10.14 Mojave and later
Removed AppleScript and Automator support
Removed built-in StuffIt and Zip archive support
Removed the Transfer Window Find command
Removed the Set Font and Size Command
Removed Kerberos (GSSAPI) support
Removed Non-English localizations
Removed the Dock progress indicator
Removed Bonjour shortcut support
Removed the Transfer Window Stop button

Fetch 5.7.7

Fixed a problem with the Edit command on macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Fixed a problem with copying URLs on macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Fixed a problem uploading files over TLS to vsFTPd 3.0.3 servers
Fixed a problem with long mirror operations
Fixed a -982 font error on Korean systems
Fixed a problem with BinHex encoding of files without resource forks

Fetch 5.7.6

Added compatibility with FTP servers that require TLS 1.2 (requires OS X 10.8 or later)
Added compatibility with FTP servers that require SSL session reuse (requires OS X 10.9 or later)
Added compatibility with FTP servers that send Extended Passive Mode PASV replies
Fixed a problem with editing when there are two copies of the editing application available
Fixed a problem with mirror downloads generating Finder sound effects

Fetch 5.7.5

Fixed a problem downloading iBooks Author documents
Fixed a problem with FTP with TLS/SSL connections on pre-OS X 10.8 Macs
Fixed problems with code signing for the Mac App Store
Fixed a problem with slowdowns in multi-file downloads on high-speed networks
Improved support for Retina displays

Fetch 5.7.4

Adopted OS X Mavericks code signing
Fixed a compatibility problem with some versions of the Bulletproof FTP server
Fixed a compatibility problem with the LIST -al command and some FTP servers
Fixed a problem creating folders on some SFTP servers
Fixed a problem resizing windows from the top edge
Fixed a problem uploading files to some SFTP servers
Fixed a problem where .DS_Store files were included in uploads
Fixed a problem with choosing a default shortcut
Fixed a problem with slow scrolling on OS X Mavericks
Fixed a version number compatibility issue with some software distribution systems
Improved stop button appearance on OS X Yosemite

Fetch 5.7.3

Fixed a crash connecting to some SFTP servers when the host key has changed
Fixed a problem with -9807 errors on FTP with TLS/SSL connections
Fixed a problem with MacBinary uploads to Rumpus and other servers with MacBinary support
Fixed a problem with mirror downloads not deleting stray files
Stopped invoking discrete graphics chip on newer MacBook Pros running Mountain Lion to conserve battery power

Fetch 5.7.2

Added compatibility with the Gatekeeper feature of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Changed the Edit command to not open editor windows in front when Fetch is in the background
Fixed a problem that caused crashes when the Fetch.log file could not be created
Fixed a problem where an SFTP passphrase for a server using Two Factor Authentication was not hidden
Fixed a problem where the modification dates of uploaded files were temporarily displayed in UTC
Fixed a problem with using Preview as an editor on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Improved compatibility with Windows NT servers

Fetch 5.7.1

Changed SFTP behavior to honor SSH config settings, and no longer require a dummy password for connections using public key authentication
Corrected phone/fax number in Read Me
Corrected system requirements in Read Me
Fixed a crash on Lion caused by the 3ivx video codec
Fixed a crash when the app was launched on Mac OS X 10.4
Fixed a problem that caused very slow file lists for folders with more than 10,000 items
Fixed a problem where an incorrect serial number was erroneously identified as having been revoked
Fixed a problem where certain failed downloads were not retried automatically
Fixed a problem where it took two attempts to get a file list on some servers
Fixed a problem with Fetch not quitting after an upload initiated by a droplet shortcut
Fixed a problem with crashing on quit when StuffIt was installed
Fixed a problem with using Smultron as an editor on Lion
Fixed keyboard shortcuts for Preferences tab switching
Improved compatibility with servers that take more than thirty seconds to start or finish a transfer
Improved feedback during mirror and large transfer operations
Removed Dashboard widget instructions from Read Me
Stopped displaying extraneous post-upload FTP server messages

Fetch 5.7

The major new features in Fetch 5.7 are:

Added find field for filtering transfer window file lists
Added support for displaying the overall progress and time remaining of multi-file transfers
Added support for preserving the modification date of uploaded files
Added support for syncing shortcuts using Dropbox or a shared file server

Other fixes and improvements in Fetch 5.7 are:

Added "Show Fetch.log in Finder" command to simplify support requests
Added automatic removal of trailing spaces from the names of uploaded items
Added hidden preference for compatibility with FTP servers with the cdpath configuration option
Added hidden preference to download symlinks in folders
Added more detailed debug logging of SFTP connections
Added preference for skipping over files you do not have permission to download
Added support for Bonjour discovery of FTP with TLS/SSL servers
Added support for editing remote files displayed with Quick Look
Added support for licensing to a name with special characters
Added the ability to upgrade from a serial number for an earlier version
Changed default preference setting to ignore file list cache
Changed in-application purchase feature to use a different backend
Changed system requirements to Mac OS X 10.5 or later on Intel Macs
Changed the meaning of KB, MB, GB, TB units to match the Finder
Clarified naming of Omit hidden items preference
Clarified naming of preferences relating to hidden files
Fixed "action could not be loaded because it is not Universal" error when adding Get Specified Fetch Items action to Automator workflow
Fixed a problem dragging items from iTunes to Fetch
Fixed a problem quitting while hidden
Fixed a problem that caused the discrete graphics card in late model MacBook Pros to be activated
Fixed a problem where Info windows incorrectly displayed 000 permissions for just-uploaded items
Fixed a problem where an incorrect serial number was erroneously identified as having been revoked
Fixed a problem with file lists on some French FTP servers
Fixed a problem with special characters in passwords
Fixed a problem with stalled uploads
Fixed an incompatibility with an unusually verbose FTP server
Improved appearance on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Improved compatibility with AS/400 servers
Improved compatibility with FTP servers with broken MDTM support
Improved compatibility with FTP servers with broken SIZE support
Improved compatibility with GlobalSCAPE SFTP server
Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Improved compatibility with Tectia SFTP servers
Improved compatibility with Windows NT servers
Improved compatibility with some servers by removing automatic use of MacBinary mode transfers
Improved documentation of text file character encodings
Improved error message for downloads to read-only folders
Improved error message for problem decoding new format StuffIt archives
Improved handling of SFTP host key changes
Improved performance by not retrying transfers that fail due to SFTP permission errors
Improved reliability of large transfers
Improved support for default preference settings on Mac OS X Server
Improved the Dutch localization of the Put command
Improved the Swedish localization of the Mirror feature
Improved user interface for first time SFTP connections
Improved warning message for mismatched SFTP host keys
Removed the Fetch Dashboard Widget
Stopped opening the New Connection dialog when the application is launched by opening a Mirror document
Updated firewall documentation for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Fetch 5.6.3 for the Mac App Store

These changes only applied to Fetch 5.6.3 distributed by the Mac App Store. Versions of Fetch 5.6 distributed elsewhere did not include these changes.

Other than these changes, the features and fixes of Fetch 5.6.3 were identical to Fetch 5.6.

Restored non-English localizations; this release of Fetch includes Dutch, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish localizations

Fetch 5.6.2 for the Mac App Store

These changes only applied to Fetch 5.6.2 distributed by the Mac App Store. Versions of Fetch 5.6 distributed elsewhere did not include these changes.

Other than these changes, the features and fixes of Fetch 5.6.2 were identical to Fetch 5.6.

Removed Fetch Dashboard widget
Removed non-English localizations; this release of Fetch was English-only
Changed system requirements to Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
Removed support for PowerPC-based Macintosh computers; Mac App Store releases only support Intel-based Macintosh computers
Relocated Fetch Cache file to ~/Library/Caches/com.fetchsoftworks.Fetch folder
Removed internal licensing, purchasing, and software update features, because those functions are handled by the Mac App Store

Fetch 5.6

Added automatic resume of stalled or failed downloads
Improved stalled transfer detection to work better in more circumstances
Fixed some cases where automatically resumed uploads would try to resume when the entire file was already on the server
Improved handling of uploads where the connection is dropped after an hour with certain routers, to avoid unnecessary resume upload attempts
Made detection and automatic resume of FTP upload stalls quicker
Added automatic resume of SFTP text files uploads in most cases (when not converting line endings)
Improved behavior of automatic upload resume on very slow connections
Fixed a problem where Adobe Flash (.swf) files would sometimes be uploaded in the incorrect format
Fixed a problem where the Fetch widget would not dismiss Dashboard on Mac OS X 10.6 and later
Improved scrolling performance in folders containing hundreds of different file kinds
Changed system requirements to Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Improved encoding handling when editing files with BBEdit or TextWrangler; if a file specifies an encoding, it will be used instead of Fetch's preferred encoding preference
Added server-side serial number verification
Changed droplet shortcuts to queue uploads if an upload to the same server is already in progress, instead of opening a new transfer window
Changed "immediate return" AppleScript property to queue uploads if an upload to the same server is already in progress, instead of opening a new transfer window
Fixed a rare problem where certain kinds of font files were uploaded as zero length files
Added connection error messages to Fetch Transcript
Improved descriptions of transfer results in Fetch Transcript
Fixed a problem with New Connection dialog moving to background after Option-double-clicking a shortcut
Fixed Automatic Passive Mode to immediately honor changes to "Use passive mode transfers" preference
Fixed a problem where "Automatically decode files like this" setting for zip files was not remembered on Mac OS X 10.4
Changed preferences to default to not sending MACB probe
Fixed incorrect upload format display in Put button help tag
Fixed missing "Bounce icon in Dock" notifications
Revised unknown item icon
Fixed rare -108 error after upgrading from Fetch 4.0.3
Improved error message for POSIX Error #51

Fetch 5.5.3

Fixed Mac OS -8905 errors when opening Fetch or saving shortcuts on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Fixed rare freezes when quitting
Fixed a problem where Fetch displayed the copy cursor when moving a file
Fixed problem displaying file lists with Norwegian month names from vsFTPd servers
Fixed a problem where items moved to a parent folder would sometimes not appear in the parent folder's file list
Improved compatibility with certain versions of the VanDyke VShell server that send non-standard TYPE replies
Fixed repeated server messages in transcript window
Changed handling of download stalls — Fetch now displays an error instead of waiting forever

Fetch 5.5.2

Improved Quick Look behavior when using Mac OS X 10.6 and later — Quick Look windows now include Full Screen and Add to iPhoto buttons, and you can switch back and forth between the Index Sheet and individual images
Replaced Quick Look as Text with more flexible View as Text command — View as Text allows you to open multiple windows, cut and paste text, and view the windows while Fetch is in the background
Added support for SFTP through SOCKS proxies
Fixed problem adding Get Specific Fetch Items action to Automator workflows on Mac OS X 10.6
Fixed a problem in the Purchase window where editing the email address would sometimes change the country field
Disabled Stop button in Purchase window when stopping the purchase may not be possible
Fixed problems loading widget on certain systems that have StuffIt Deluxe installed
Fixed problems automatically resuming uploads on certain Filezilla servers
Fixed problems automatically resuming uploads on certain WS_FTP servers
Fixed a problem duplicating files on certain servers
Fixed a problem where the editor choice sometimes would not be remembered when the "Remember this editor choice" checkbox was checked
Fixed a problem using Edit New with JavaScript files when Dashcode is the editor
Improved compatibility of automatic passive mode with certain servers
Improved compatibility with Chyron character generators

Fetch 5.5.1

Fixed rare crashes when uploading caused by missing default editors
Fixed rare crashes when opening preferences caused by missing default editors
Fixed rare freezes when getting file lists
Fixed delays in renaming items when the list of recent folders is very long
Fixed a problem where pressing Return in the Put dialog inserted a space into the names of uploaded files
Made it easier to select all files in the Put dialog when a single file is already selected
Fixed a problem where file lists wouldn't be displayed when connecting to certain Windows servers and the "Use LIST -al" preference was selected
Fixed a problem where folders would display as files when connected to certain Microsoft DFS servers
Fixed a problem downloading folders that appear to contain files beginning with "._" from certain servers
Fixed garbled text in confirmation dialog when dragging files to the Trash
Fixed rare problem where Fetch Shortcuts window could become very short and not resizable

Fetch 5.5

The major new features in Fetch 5.5 are:

Improved Edit command — you can now edit any kind of file using any application and the changes will automatically be saved back to the server
Added automatic resume of stalled or failed uploads
Added Quick Look support for previewing files on servers (Mac OS X 10.5 and later only)
Added support for gestures on laptop trackpads: in the transfer window, swipe left to go back to previously viewed folder, swipe up to go to the parent folder, and swipe down to open the selected folder
Made Get Info quicker by not calculating folder sizes until you ask for them

Other fixes and improvements in Fetch 5.5 are:

Fixed missing modification dates in Put, Open, and Save dialogs on Mac OS X 10.5 and later
Changed transfer window title bar and Recent Connections menu to show shortcut name instead of hostname when there's a matching shortcut
Changed transfer window title bar to list folder name first, followed by shortcut name or hostname
Changed file list to remember the last sorting choice
Redesigned and streamlined purchase window (Note: Fetch for the Mac App Store does not include a purchase window, because purchases are handled by the Mac App Store)
Added Edit With menu for quickly editing a file with a non-default editor
Improved Edit With command to let you to choose any compatible editing application
Added "Remember this editor choice" option to Edit With dialog to permanently set a new editor for the selected kind of file
Fixed Edit command to not open a file for editing a second time if that file is already being editing
Redesigned Recent Folders menu to improve readability and display of folder hierarchy
Added automatic retry when certain errors occur while deleting files
Improved speed of deleting many files when Fetch is in the foreground
Changed Command-O to be the keyboard shortcut for opening a remote folder, instead of opening a saved shortcut or mirror document
Fixed a problem where Microsoft Office documents in the new Office XML Formats (such as .docx, .xlsx) were decoded into folders when downloaded
Fixed a problem where the Back button would sometimes unexpectedly take you to the root folder instead of the previous folder
Fixed incompatibilities between Fetch's Edit command and old versions of BBEdit on Mac OS X 10.5 and later
Fixed rare VAT calculation errors in the purchase window
Changed Automatic upload format to use Zip Archive instead of StuffIt X Archive for preserving resource forks
Disabled the "If a file already exists: Pick a different name" option in the Put dialog for FTP uploads
Added information to transcript about which upload format or download mode was used to transfer a file
Improved compatibility with servers that reset the connections at the end of uploads
Fixed Put, Open, and Save dialogs to have all the features normally found in file dialogs on Mac OS X 10.5 and later
Digitally signed Fetch application with trusted certificate, to reduce unnecessary firewall alerts
Added "Quit Fetch after upload" option to droplet shortcuts
Added option to create droplet shortcuts that upload using a specific format
Added support for saving a shortcut in the Fetch Shortcuts window as a droplet shortcut
Added Open Folder item to Go menu
Added Command-T as keyboard shortcut for New Shortcut command
Improved compatibility of Unicode (UTF-8) preferred encoding
Added capability to display file sizes in terabytes (TB), petabytes (PB) and exabytes (EB)
Changed Command-double-clicking on folders so that a new window opens only when a single folder is selected
Changed list of Bonjour servers to exclude Macintosh that Fetch is running on
Enabled Put command when a folder shortcut is selected
Disallowed getting info on a shortcut
Removed Get Quick Info command because the Get Info command no longer calculates folder sizes automatically, and thus is quick by default
Disallowed pasting an item into itself when using copy and paste to transfer files
Fixed a problem where selecting and then uploading nested items in Mac OS X's list view would cause them to be uploaded twice
Fixed a problem where the info window and file list cache date sometimes did not honor the date and time format settings from System Preferences
Fixed a problem displaying the size of extremely large files in DOS-style file lists
Fixed crash when trying to list files with extremely long names
Fixed a problem saving edited files with CSSEdit on Mac OS X 10.5 and later
Fixed a problem that caused certain PageSpinner files to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a problem that caused certain disk images (.dmg) to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a problem that caused certain AIFF files created by Logic to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a problem that caused certain AppleWorks/ClarisWorks files to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a rare problem where the Option key would be ignored when choosing from the Shortcuts menu
Fixed failure to launch on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Fixed crash on launch when Desktop folder does not exist
Fixed rare crash when uploading folders
Fixed rare stalls when downloading small files from certain servers
Fixed rare case where SFTP downloads would stall with certain servers
Fixed very rare hang connecting to certain servers
Fixed rare freeze when resizing transfer window with certain toolbar configurations
Fixed rare stalls when connecting to certain FTP with GSSAPI servers that don't support data encryption
Improved warning dialog when connecting to an FTP with TLS/SSL server that doesn't support encryption
Fixed transcript window so that it doesn't unexpectedly scroll to the bottom
Improved recognition of URLs and paths entered in the Hostname field
Fixed a problem where extra white space wasn't removed from end of hostname and username fields in the New Connection dialog
Made sure SFTP uploads and downloads transfer items in alphabetical order
Changed name of Open command in file list and shortcut list window contextual menus to Open Folder
Added Paste command to file list and shortcut list window contextual menus
Added Put command to shortcut list window contextual menu
Removed Get Info for Other command
Added support for converting AppleScript objects to Fetch Items objects in Automator
Fixed a problem where the Fetch Shortcuts contextual menu would not work when Fetch was in the background
Fixed a rare problem where shortcut list window contextual menu choice would operate on transfer window instead of shortcut list
Fixed a problem where clicked shortcut would not be selected when clicking on the Fetch Shortcuts window in the background
Updated transcript to reflect new labels for firewall status in Mac OS X 10.5.1 and later
Fixed a problem where the file list would sometimes not refresh correctly after Duplicate or copy/paste upload to an SFTP server
Fixed a problem where filenames beginning with a period could still appear in the file list after checking "Omit filenames beginning with a period" preference
Fixed a problem where transfer window wouldn't accept drags from certain applications (including iTunes and Address Book)
Improved some error messages, including ones for SSL errors
Fixed rare crashes when uploading ClarisWorks files with Automatic upload format
Fixed a problem detecting folders on certain VShell SFTP servers
Enabled proxy password field for USER fireID@remoteHost proxy type
Fixed disappearing hostname when Proxy hostname field contained leading spaces
Fixed incorrect Proxy port setting when Proxy hostname field contained leading spaces
Changed Fetch debug logging to use our own log file (~/Library/Logs/Fetch.log) instead of system.log, and to include transcript as well as debugging information

Fetch 5.3.1

Fixed problems with paid software updates
Fixed purchase problems on future versions of Mac OS X

Fetch 5.3

The major new features in Fetch 5.3 are:

Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Improved transfer window appearance on Mac OS X 10.5
Redesigned toolbar and button icons with updated look for Mac OS X 10.5
Added preference to turn off automatic decoding for all file types
Digitally signed Fetch application, to reduce unnecessary keychain alerts
Added support for Mac OS X 10.5's application-specific firewall
Added support for uploading files using Copy and Paste
Added support for copying files on servers using Copy and Paste

Other fixes and improvements in Fetch 5.3 are:

Changed default download location to be the Downloads folder on Mac OS X 10.5
Improved WebView's Get from Safari button to list all open tabs when used with Safari 3
Improved recognition of URLs and paths entered in the Hostname field
Fixed "Cannot convert from CFNumber to CFBoolean" errors when MobileMe (.Mac) Preferences syncing is enabled on Mac OS X 10.5
Specified that the Fetch Automator actions should be listed under the Internet category on Mac OS X 10.5
Specified that the Fetch Cache file should not be backed up by Time Machine on Mac OS X 10.5
Marked passwords saved in the keychain by Fetch as "Fetch passwords"
Disabled FTP with KClient connections on Mac OS X 10.5, because KClient (Kerberos v4) is no longer supported on 10.5
Fixed a problem that caused certain QuickTime movies to be stuffed on upload
Fixed problems saving shortcut list documents to SMB volumes and Windows-based Apple File Protocol (AFP) servers
Added large (512 x 512) application and document icons for better appearance in Finder's CoverFlow view
Added alternate row shading to various windows for Mac OS X 10.5
Added everyday language error messages for new Mac OS X 10.5 network error codes
Updated transcript window to display information about new firewall settings in Mac OS X 10.5
Fixed problems saving changes to Automator actions on Mac OS X 10.5
Fixed error when adding Generate Fetch Item Report action to workflows on Mac OS X 10.5
Fixed error when dismissing Delete Fetch Items action confirmation dialog on Mac OS X 10.5
Fixed Set Fetch Item Permissions Automator action to allow you to set permissions to "000"
Fixed incorrect icons of downloaded files in Downloads stack on Mac OS X 10.5
Improved compatibility of FTPS uploads with CrushFTP servers
Changed icon displayed for aliases (symlinks) on servers to a combination folder/file icon
Fixed a problem where the file list contextual menu did nothing when Fetch was in the background
Fixed crash when trying to update a corrupted widget
Fixed problems parsing pasted URLs containing scheme names in all capitals
Fixed rare assertion errors when opening Preferences window
Improved behavior of URLs for VM servers
Improved reliability of software update checks when the current version is up-to-date
Updated "Rebuild Launch Services database" script to work on Mac OS X 10.5

Fetch 5.2.1

Fixed slow transfers when Fetch is in the foreground on some Macintosh models
Improved speed of Shortcuts and Go menus when they contain many items
Fixed droplet shortcuts so they can be used with accounts limited by parental controls (managed accounts)
Added information about a droplet shortcut's destination to the Finder Get Info window
Fixed problems with WebView and usernames that contain underscores
Fixed errors when creating a WebView entry and a "View Source" window is open in Safari
Improved compatibility with user-assigned keyboard shortcuts
Fixed -981 and -982 errors when opening shortcut list windows and transcript windows with certain font setups
Fixed a problem where Dashboard would sometimes be displayed without the user's permission when updating the Fetch widget
Fixed a problem where some SFTP errors would not be reported
Fixed empty file lists on some servers that don't support the LIST -al command
Fixed a problem that caused some PageSpinner files to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a problem where dates could be displayed as coming from the future on certain servers
Fixed errors when checking for software updates through a proxy server
Fixed incompatibility with Default Folder X and the path pop-up menu in the Put dialog
Changed WebView to remove filenames from web addresses selected using the "Get from Safari" button
Added Comcast FTP with TLS/SSL connections to the list of automatically created WebView entries
Fixed a problem where Command-S was occasionally ignored the first time it was typed
Fixed a problem where clicking on transfer window scroll bar would not make the window active
Fixed problems entering multiple domains in the "Do not use proxy for" preference
Fixed assertions when connecting after "Add filename extension when uploading" preferences had been changed
Fixed rare -25308 error when connecting (caused by keychain problems)
Fixed rare crashes when connecting to certain servers
Fixed a crash caused by corrupt Fetch Cache file
Changed Back command keyboard shortcut to Command-( in French translation
Changed Command-double-clicking a folder to open the new transfer window in front of, not behind, the existing window
Improved compatibility with CrushFTP Bonjour servers
Improved some error messages
Removed space from default name of new StuffIt archives to improve compatibility
Disabled minimizing of Find window

Fetch 5.2

The major new features in Fetch 5.2 are:

Added WebView — easily view files in your web browser and copy web addresses while in Fetch
Added support for FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS) connections (requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later)
Added droplet shortcuts — drag files to a droplet shortcut's icon to upload them to your server
Overhauled FTP networking for improved compatibility and performance
Moved Refresh button from an optional toolbar button to a permanent button on transfer window info bar
Added Get As command that prompts you to choose a folder in which to save downloads

Other fixes and improvements in Fetch 5.2 are:

Fixed stalls when downloading large files from certain servers
Fixed crash when using Get Specified Fetch Items action in an Automator workflow saved as an application
Made Fetch the default FTP with TLS/SSL application when it is the default FTP application
Fixed connections using SOCKS4 on Intel-based Macintosh computers
Improved support for passive mode connections to servers through NATs with port-mapping
Fixed problems with line endings when pasting transcripts into Eudora
Fixed problem where a shortcut would be deselected after it was edited
Removed need to activate a transfer window before dragging files from it
Fixed a problem saving files with long file names when editing with TextMate
Added keyboard shortcut (Command-Option-Down arrow) to open New Connection dialog filled out with information from the selected shortcut
Fixed incorrect display of some filenames when the names contained dates
Fixed problems printing some graphics on Intel-based Macintosh computers
Changed text windows to use preferred encoding preference when displaying text
Changed file list to automatically select new folder after creating it
Changed default retry between connections delay to 5 seconds
Improved compatibility with DiskXtender/UniTree servers
Improved compatibility with Tops-20 servers
Improved compatibility with Windows CE servers
Improved compatibility with StuffIt 11
Improved handling of usernames, shortcuts, and URLs that contain non-ASCII characters
Removed multi-part BinHex decoding support, fixing potentially incorrect error messages when downloading corrupt BinHex files
Fixed editing of shortcut paths in shortcut list windows
Fixed a problem that prevented the Window menu from listing the Mirror window when it was opened via a mirror document
Fixed keyboard shortcuts for rotating through shortcuts in non-English languages
Fixed error when clearing "new name" field in Rename Fetch Items Automator action
Improved error handling in Set Fetch Item Permissions Automator action
Improved feedback in Automator actions when there are no recent connections or shortcuts to choose
Fixed confirmation dialog of Delete Fetch Items action so that Escape key is equivalent to Cancel button
Improved handling of URLs for remote folders, fixing some unnecessary file lists redraws
Fixed a problem that could cause duplicate entries in the file list when "Save downloaded files to" was set to "Ask every time"
Fixed Edit Other to not save files in incorrect folder in certain circumstances
Fixed a problem where the Edit New File dialog was sometimes incorrectly displayed instead of the Edit Other dialog
Fixed potential crash when sending AppleScript commands to multiple transfer windows simultaneously
Prevented certain rare files from being incorrectly decoded as MacBinary
Fixed a problem with AppleScript recording of "default text font size"
Enabled "hide extension" checkbox when saving transcript and other text windows
Fixed Path pop-up menu and transfer window title bar so they display Home icon again
Fixed problems mirroring between Kerberos servers and non-Kerberos servers

Fetch 5.1.1

Added support for SOCKS 5 password authentication
Fixed a bug that prevented Fetch from opening on case-sensitive file systems
Fixed a bug that prevented Fetch from opening on Mac OS X 10.3.9 when the BSD subsystem wasn't installed
Fixed problems importing shortcut files that include broken shortcuts
Fixed recent connections so they won't remember passwords that are not stored in the keychain
Fixed widget crash on some Intel-based Macintosh computers (including Mac Pros and iMac Core 2 Duos)
Fixed crash in Get Specified Fetch Items action on some Intel-based Macintosh computers (including Mac Pros and iMac Core 2 Duos)
Some Mac Pros shipped with Mac OS X 10.4.7 Build 8K1079, which includes a bug that causes Fetch 5.1 to crash when you open a connection; affected Mac Pros need to be upgraded to Mac OS X 10.4.8 in order to run Fetch 5.1.1 or later
Fixed inaccurate display of size of newly uploaded files when using SFTP
Fixed problems with the Upload Files action in Swedish
Fixed layout problems with the Rename Fetch Items action in Spanish
Fixed tab navigation in Set Fetch Item Permissions action
Fixed widget problems on Mac OS X Leopard Developer Preview
Fixed potential crash when editing hostnames in shortcut list windows
Fixed potential crash when setting URLs of shortcuts via AppleScript
Fixed crash when typing in a blank shortcut list window
Fixed inaccurate font size display for new shortcut list windows
Changed new shortcuts created with Make Shortcut to default to kind Folder, instead of kind Unknown
Added skEdit as a supported text editor
Fixed a problem that caused some GoLive files to be stuffed on upload
Fixed drawing problems with some toolbar buttons when reducing transfer window width
Fixed a problem where a Mirror document was saved with incorrect information after switching between local and remote tabs
Fixed a problem where the incorrect folder could be mirrored after switching between local and remote tabs
Fixed problems duplicating shortcut list windows with AppleScript

Fetch 5.1

The major new features in Fetch 5.1 are:

Added support for Intel-based Macintosh computers — Fetch is now a Universal binary (Note: Fetch for the Mac App Store supports only Intel-based Macintosh computers)
Added Fetch Dashboard widget (Note: the Fetch widget is no longer available or included with Fetch as of Fetch 5.7)
Added Automator actions for Fetch, including Upload Files, Download Files, Set Fetch Item Permissions, Rename Fetch Items, Move Fetch Items, and more
Made the New Connection dialog modeless — you can now use other Fetch windows while the New Connection dialog is open
Included StuffIt Engine with Fetch application — separate installation or updating of StuffIt is no longer required to use StuffIt support in Fetch
Changed Zip Archive format to preserve Macintosh information (Fetch creates .zip files compatible with the Finder's Compress/Create Archive command)
Changed shortcuts to always store passwords in the keychain (passwords stored in shortcuts will be moved to the keychain when you first open Fetch 5.1)

Other fixes and improvements in Fetch 5.1 are:

Added "Clear menu" item to the Recent Connections menu in the New Connection dialog
Changed "Do not upload dot files in folders" preference to apply to both files and folders whose names begin with periods
Added Shortcuts and Recent Connections submenus to Fetch Dock icon's menu
Fixed potential crashes when errors occur while Fetch is in the background
Fixed high CPU usage when errors occur while Fetch is in the background
Fixed problems launching Fetch due to bad fonts
Improved compatibility with ProFTPD servers
Improved compatibility with SnapOS servers
Added AppleScript support for reading transfer time remaining, transfer rate, and transfer percent done
Expanded AppleScript support for URLs and remote item properties
Fixed a problem with AppleScript access when Fetch is hidden
Fixed potential -30006 error when using "interarchy edit" AppleScript command
Added .cfm (ColdFusion) files to the list of recognized text files
Fixed a problem that caused some PageSpinner files to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a problem that caused some files containing Suitcase resources to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a problem where some shortcut files for home folders opened to the root folder instead
Fixed a crash caused by corrupt Fetch Cache file
Fixed a problem importing Interarchy 8 bookmarks
Fixed a problem where newly moved items were sometimes not shown in the file list
Fixed unnecessary file list updates
Changed upload behavior to refresh file lists before uploads begin, instead of afterwards
Fixed a problem with the Set Upload Permissions command
Fixed incorrect status message when a server-to-server transfer is interrupted
Fixed mirror transfer failures caused by folders with quotes in their name
Fixed missing characters when displaying long messages from servers
Added support for specifying KClient and GSSAPI connections in FTP URLs
Improved handling of URLs with empty passwords
Fixed potential error when doing server-to-server mirror transfers from AppleScript
Fixed problems with Copy URL and Enable/Disable Encryption keyboard shortcuts
Improved tab order in Password prompt dialog
Changed "Welcome to Fetch" dialog to display price of Fetch
Changed file list to automatically select child folder after moving to parent
Stopped scroll wheel from scrolling the active window when pointer is outside the window
Made heart icon in New Connection dialog darker

Fetch 5.0.5

Fixed incorrect icons of downloaded files on Mac OS X 10.4.3
Fixed incorrect display of file size for downloaded files on Mac OS X 10.4.3
Fixed incorrect icons of Microsoft Word (.doc) and Excel (.xls) files after downloading
Stopped adding resource forks to downloaded files unnecessarily, which was causing some downloaded files to be larger than they were on the server
Improved compatibility with Windows VanDyke VShell SFTP servers
Fixed quit on launch caused by some Bonjour (Rendezvous) setups
Fixed a problem that caused some ClarisWorks files to be stuffed on upload
Fixed a problem where cleared Recent Connections did not stay cleared unless you made another connection
Improved detection of helper applications
Fixed errors caused by removing a helper application while Fetch is running
Improved error message when a helper application cannot be found
Improved wording of French error messages
Made it easier to troubleshoot firewall conflicts
Fixed SFTP connections under Rosetta
Improved Unicode compatibility in shortcuts
Made disk image background display even when default is column view
Fixed a problem where the name of the read me file was sometimes displayed as "ReadMe"
Stopped displaying "delete stray items at destination" warning when opening mirror documents
Removed automatic decoding of Unix compress (.Z) files
Fixed "Add filename extension when uploading text files" and "Add filename extension when uploading other files" preferences
Fixed error -666 reading corrupt Internet Config settings
Fixed a problem where files with unknown extensions would try to open in Fetch after downloading
Fixed a problem parsing certain file names that look like dates
Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented URLs copied from transfer windows from being pasted into shortcuts windows
Fixed error -30200 when using GSSAPI to connect to some servers
Improved compatibility with ProFTPD's mod_gss security
Improved compatibility with OnMyCommand

Fetch 5.0.4

Fixed problem with purchasing licenses
Fixed automatic decoding of BinHex files
Made adding filename extensions when uploading BinHex and MacBinary files the default again

Fetch 5.0.3

The major enhancements in Fetch 5.0.3 are:

Added Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish localizations
Made Fetch Help available as a downloadable PDF
Added support for many more language encodings for displaying file lists, including Arabic and Simplified Chinese
Fixed dog cursor so that it runs again during transfers
Improved compatibility with VMS FTP servers
Fixed delays going to sleep when Fetch was running

Other fixes and improvements in Fetch 5.0.3 are:

Changed file list to not display VMS version numbers
Increased precision of file size and amount transferred displays for files larger than 1 GB
Fixed a problem where long file names could be scrambled on upload to Rumpus servers
Fixed a problem with resuming downloads after a crash
Fixed the "Use case-sensitive sorting" preference
Fixed error -108 when choosing a Classic application as a helper application
Fixed a problem that caused some EPS files to be stuffed on upload
Fixed Put dialog so that it is no longer dismissed when the "Put As" field is clicked on Mac OS X 10.2
Fixed folder navigation on UNIX servers that do not have a / root folder
Fixed a problem that caused the Fetch Cache file to grow too large
Fixed problems reading corrupt Fetch Cache files
Fixed problems reading corrupt Internet Config settings
Fixed problems launching Fetch on non-English systems after changing default text window font
Fixed problems using local paths that contain non-ASCII characters in mirror documents
Fixed problems opening shortcut and mirror documents after changing encodings
Fixed a problem with disappearing shortcuts after changing encodings
Fixed problems reading recent connections after changing encodings
Fixed an error when quitting from AppleScript
Fixed inconsistent display of port number in Proxy preferences pane
Fixed a problem where the Mirror window would not remember its position after opening a mirror document
Eliminated unnecessary password prompting when mirroring
Fixed a problem where BBEdit was sometimes not selected as the default text editor
Improved handling of StuffIt decoding errors
Prevented pasting of carriage returns into filenames
Fixed invalid hostname errors when importing certain Transmit favorites
Fixed error -32768 on long downloads
Fixed rare error -4960 messages when opening Fetch Shortcuts
Fixed rare "port number is invalid" errors on launch
Fixed rare "username is invalid" error on launch
Fixed slow typing in Mirror connection dialog on Mac OS X 10.2
Improved compatibility with OS/2 FTP servers
Improved compatibility with Chyron character generators

Fetch 5.0.2

Fixed delays when finding helper applications
Fixed a conflict with Ittec that caused the New Connection dialog to be dismissed at startup
Fixed a rare problem where SFTP passwords were displayed while being typed
Fixed a problem with blank file lists from WebSTAR servers
Added support for wide-area Bonjour
Added script for fixing problems with locating helper applications

Fetch 5.0.1

Improved reliability of uploads on Mac OS X 10.4
Improved behavior of "Open files like this with" on Mac OS X 10.4
Improved detection of helper applications
Fixed problems when upgrading from certain Fetch 4 configurations
Fixed crash caused by certain StuffIt configurations
Fixed a problem launching Fetch when Courier or Monaco font is disabled
Fixed a problem with incorrect dates on Windows servers
Fixed a problem mirroring between two accounts on the same server
Improved compatibility with MultiNet VMS SFTP servers
Made behavior of Mirror window direction buttons less confusing
Added .css to the list of recognized text files

Fetch 5.0

The major new features in Fetch 5 are:

Added support for transferring files using SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
Redesigned the file transfer interface to include:
- New toolbar for easy access to common Fetch functions
- Back and Recent folders buttons for easier navigation
- File list that works more like the Finder list view
- Compact status pane at the bottom of transfer window
Improved the Fetch user experience on Mac OS X
Reworded error messages to use everyday language
Reorganized menus for clarity
Added context-sensitive help, including help tags and extensive Apple Help book
Added Automatic Passive Mode — automatic detection of proper connection mode for more reliable transfers through firewalls and NAT devices
Added support for uploading files as StuffIt X archives, Zip archives, Gzip, or Gzipped Tar archives
Added support for automatically decoding StuffIt X, Zip, Gzip, Gzipped Tar, and many more formats when downloading
Added support for resuming uploads of binary file transfers
Added Bonjour (Rendezvous) support — Fetch will automatically detect and list FTP or SFTP servers available via Bonjour (formerly called Rendezvous)
Made file transfers faster
Added a file transfer progress indicator to the Dock icon
Added a recent connections pop-up menu to the New Connection dialog
Added automatic checks for updates to Fetch, with easy update downloading (Note: Update checking for Fetch for the Mac App Store is handled by the Mac App Store, not Fetch)
Added an easier, more powerful interface for setting file types, formats, and transfer options
Improved support for non-ASCII and Unicode filenames
Improved compatibility with non-English servers

Other fixes and improvements in Fetch 5 are:

Enhanced the View command to automatically determine if a file is text or media
Enhanced the Edit command to automatically determine if a file is text or an image
Improved the Edit New File command so that it will not replace existing files
Improved PDF viewing and printing
Improved reliability when working with long file names and paths
Improved Windows server compatibility
Added support for in-place renaming of files and editing shortcut information
Added support for importing Transmit favorites and Interarchy bookmarks
Added support for automatically importing Transmit favorites and Interarchy bookmarks if no Fetch Shortcuts exist
Enhanced the Recent Connections menu to remember and display last folder visited
Added support for Command-double-click to open a folder in a new window
Added support for Command-clicking on transfer window titles to display a path pop-up menu
Added support for Command-clicking on info window titles to display a path pop-up menu
Added support for creating shortcuts by dragging transfer window or info window proxy icons
Streamlined the interface for putting (uploading) files
Changed upload order so that items upload alphabetically
Improved performance when using drag-and-drop with a large number of items
Added support for automatically scrolling file lists when dragging items
Improved Energy Saver compatibility
Added a bigger, smoother, colorful running dog cursor
Improved drag-and drop-feedback — Fetch now shows standard drag-and-drop cursors
Added support for setting UNIX permissions in numeric, ls, or symbolic format
Improved AppleScript support
Improved AppleScript recording
Improved Kerberos and GSSAPI compatibility and reliability
Improved VMS compatibility and support
Improved VM/CMS compatibility
Improved VSFTPD compatibility
Improved compatibility with FileZilla servers
Improved compatibility with WFTPD servers
Improved compatibility with intrusion detection firewalls
Improved reliability of long-duration transfers
Made mirror transfers more robust
Improved accuracy of transfer statistics
Improved reliability of BinHex decoding
Improved reliability of viewing QuickTime VR panoramas
Reorganized preferences

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