What's New in Hotline 1.8.5

This document fully describes the new features and fixes since Hotline
Client 1.8.4 and Hotline Server 1.8.4.1.


Who Should Update?
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We encourage all to upgrade to the newest version to take advantage of
the fixes that are detailed below. All users will benefit from the new
"Confirm Quit" feature, which ensures that you'll never end up
accidentally disconnecting from a server during a download again. Users
who wish to register the Client to gain the benefits of the enhanced
Toolbar will need to download 1.8.5 to do so. Finally, server
administrators who did not upgrade their Server to 1.8.4.1 from 1.8.4
should upgrade to fix the security loophole present in the 1.8.4 Server.


New Features:
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**Enhanced Toolbar with Registration
Client owners can buy a unique license number from Hotline
Communications Ltd. Once the Client is registered, users will have an
enhanced Toolbar that is resizable, bannerless, and that allows
two-click bookmarking of the current Server.

**Confirm Quit and Confirm Disconnect
The program will prompt the user if the user attempts to quit while
transferring files or connected to a server. The program will give the
user the option to wait until downloads are complete, or to remain
connected to the server.

**Recoverable Private messages
Users who send a message to a user who has just disconnected will see a
message explaining this and containing the text of the message.

**Limit on the number of connections per IP address
Server owners can control the limit on the number of connections from a
single IP address.


Fixes in Version 1.8.5:
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 Issue: When a file transfer is in the queue, it sometimes fails to
start when the queue count reaches "0".
 Solution: Fixed so that the transfer starts when the transfer gets to
"0" in the server queue.

 Issue: When a folder transfer is cancelled and then resumed, the
statistics displayed in the taskbar are incorrect.
 Solution: Fixed

 Issue: When the Toolbar is minimized and the Client requests a banner
that is larger than the current one, the new banner will not be
displayed properly when the Client is restored.
 Solution: Fixed

 Issue: A security loophole in the server. This server weakness could
allow a malicious user to get a random set of privileges.
 Solution: Fixed

 Issue: The tooltip associated with a view is not displayed properly
when the view is inside a scroller.
 Solution: Fixed

 Issue: On the Macintosh, all of the windows except the toolbar can be
moved over the System Menu.
 Solution: Fixed

 Issue: When a user sends a private message and disconnects before the
receiving user is able to click the Reply button, the receiving user's
Client gives the user no feedback about what has occurred.
 Solution: When the user clicks the Reply button after the first user
has disconnected, the following message will be displayed: "The user
<user name> is no longer connected to the Server."

