Historic Version Overview

• 2008-03-24 / 2.4.39.2Behind every sun is always a white rabbit.
  Changes reflect differences to last full release. So everything within the
  loooong beta phase is missing.
  
  • New
    • Sidebars
  • Optimization
    • Clipboard support for Telnet and SSH on right mouse button
    • Grabbing URL from Firefox and IE tabbed views
    • Optimized much of Vista Support (PRO version, RAW sockets, PCAP support etc.)
    • Trace Engine Backend Rewrite.
    • ISO-3166 table updated
    • again some WHOIS optimizations
    • Settings have been reorganized
    • Tools page has been reorganized
  • Fixes
    • lots. really.
• 2005-08-30 / 2.1.8:18 There's a red red sun and it's coming for you
  • New
    • Interface Integration for Mozilla Firefox
    • "as List:" some columns have a doubleclick action
  • Optimization
    • Trace button shows state of trace better
  • Fixes
    • tools page: fixed transparency of buttons
• 2005-08-22 / 2.1.5:11 Definitely no bad rabbit jokes inside
  • New
    • GOOGLE MAP/SAT-column added. double click it and your system browser opens and shows the map/sat
    • ERSI-maps: added new map file format, with more detailed maps (but huge map files...)
  • Optimization
    • updated german language files
    • Info window: can be resized
    • Whois: Singe Item Whois window saves settings
    • ESRI-maps: shown by name (instead of file name)
• 2005-08-08 / 2.1.0:5 Separates the Joy from the Burden
  • New
    • Watch and Notify: Monitor web sites and hosts
    • HTTP SPY: "http server spy" is dead. HTTP SPY is faster, higher, longer, better...
    • DIG: nslookup got a DIG feature
  • Optimization
    • Trace: ICMP supports timeouts at trace end
    • IP-Scanner: got some more tools in popup menu
    • Redone "Sync with atomic clock" Stratum1+2-Support
    • trace list clipboard support: adds URL for hosts/ips
    • Whois: multiple parallel queries
    • better and faster application termination/commits suicide very fast
    • IP-Scanner: got a progress bar for visual feedback
    • isotable: changed .eu from "3" to "1"
    • added some Google mapping macros
    • added lots of new DNS RRs
  • Fixes
    • Pop 3 Mailbox Peeker: fixed data adding while sorted
    • Pop 3 Mailbox Peeker: fixed an error when closing if connected
    • IP-Scanners: fixed a crash while accessing data, fixed a memory hole, fixed port saving
    • SSL: fixed a 100% load bug
    • CheckMailServerWithAdress: fixed MX search
    • PCAP: fixed some issues
• 2005-03-17 / 2.0.8:30 collective appearance
  Syncing FREE and PRO to same version number
  • Optimization
    • German translation added for new items
• 2005-03-14 / 2.0.4:26 release is progress
  Pro release changes only, other changes see 2.0.2:21
  • New
    • Interface Integration: Introducing Firewall Log Analysis
    • Interface Integration: Pegasus Mail support added
    • Redesign of "Whois" tab. Multi-Whois-Server request added
  • Optimization
    • Pop 3 Mailbox Peeker: can export all messages, better error management
    • "as List": Bad location reporter
    • optimized management of old PCAP versions
  • Fixes
    • Telnet: fixes writing into INI file
    • fixing variouse map usage errors
    • Interface Integration: fixed an error in Outlook Express Support
    • geo cache: some fixes within "my locations" and "permanent locations"
• 2005-03-02 / 2.0.2:21 stagnancy is regression
  PRO changes are not listed
  • New
    • Redesign of "Whois" tab. Tabbed view to see multiple Whois results, better Whois server management
    • Redesign of "as List" tab. New grid, new columns, more Geek stuff
    • Redesign of "Browser" tab. Supports External Browser and internal IE, Mozilla/Firefox
  • Optimization
    • NSLookup: Find authoritative now works as intended
    • Telnet: Convert CR into CR-LF added
    • "3d Trace": added axis title
    • "3d Trace": diagram settings are saved
    • added a cute little shutdown image (because shutdown can take its time...)
  • Fixes
    • Port scanner: fixed a possible freeze
    • dns fetcher(internal) fixed a possible 100% load bug
    • Connection viewer: fixed some range checking errors in NON-PID-Mode
    • "3d Trace": fixed an Integer overflow
    • Singlepingwindow: fixed an exception
• 2004-11-26 / 2.0.0:2 the too early Xmas Edition #2
  • Fixes
    • Telnet: fixed some problems raised by the SSH fixes
• 2004-11-24 / 2.0.0:1 the too early Xmas Edition
  • New
    • Interface Integration: 3d Traceroute everywhere
    • IMAP Mailbox Peeker (PRO only)
  • Optimization
    • redone all the setup pages, condensed, condensed, condensed
    • Account Manager: centralized management of Pop3/IMAP/Telnet accounts (PRO only)
    • added a diagnostic data dump (mainly for bug hunting)
    • URL grabber now works with all Operas, Firefoxes and Mozillas
    • added a editor for permanent locations (PRO only)
    • added better support for multiple network interfaces
  • Fixes
    • Telnet: fixed some SSH problems, some local echo problems (PRO only)
    • fixed Kiosk mode
    • a HTTP serverspy GUI bug removed
• 2004-06-04 / 1.8.89:260 "we suck less because we test harder. (3)"
  • Fixes
    • Fixes a random bug introduced by hires timers
    • Fixes a random bug while closing the application
• 2004-06-02 / 1.8.85:255"we suck less because we didn't test hard enough. (2)"
  • Optimization
    • Rebuild of all Port Scanners (Port, Range)
    • GUI: action button now have the same icon
    • GUI: Telnet visualisation works better
    • GUI: Redesigned Settings, more clear, more condensed
    • DNS/Geolocations query can be turned off
  • Fixes
    • Command line: -sui and -time set work again
    • Telnet: fixed disconnet button
    • ASN-queries can be turned off
    • fixed an double <table> item in clipboard copy
    • fixed an index error in window list
    • fixed an error that prevents map drawing
    • fixed an input error for geo-data
• 2004-03-24 / 1.8.81:231 "we suck less because we test harder."
  • New
    • basic IDN/ACE/Punycode support for german domains
  • Optimization
  • added very basic mouse wheel support
  • tools tabsheet reorganized, GUI looks more tidy
  • when entering trace target, ',' (comma) is converted into '.' (dot)
  • URL catcher detects IP number in clipboard better
  • added some icons, optimized button layout
  • statusbar shows errors more flashy
  • "Whois target" does not separate IP numbers any more
  • Fixes
  • fixs the telnet options dialog crash
  • fixed a popup menu reaction in mail header analyzer
  • ASN inspector handles disconnects better
  • fixed a bug in "copy as text" in IP-Rangescanner
  • fixed another but in IP-Rangescanner that prevented multiple scans
  • fixed "'pccontrol' hat kein übergeordnetes Fenster"
  • fixed two 'showstopper errors' in command line interface
• 2004-02-26 / 1.8.74:203 without intermission
  • New
    • The PRO version
  • Optimization
    • Telnet saves settings
  • Fixes
    • a crash after/during longer scans has been removed
    • a initial 3d graph display error has been removed
    • IP-Range scanner can now scan multiple times
    • removed the checkboxes in the list view
• 2004-02-08 / 1.7.68:171 superfluid relief
  • New
    • Integration into IE context menu
    • Smart pasting: clipboard support added for hostnames and IP numbers
    • Portscanner has range option
    • Mailrelay tester (PRO ONLY)
    • ISO 3166 code browser (idea shameless stolen from ISO)
  • Optimization
    • NSLookup shows LOC record, display number of received rr records
    • LOCation lookup optimized
    • Good/Bad controlers behave a little friendlier
    • 'AsList' looks a little nicer
    • WhoIs data input window is much smarter now
    • Portscanner/Rangescanner/HTPPServerspy interface disables during processing
    • redone data cache
    • DayAndNight datafiles now use ZLIB compresser
    • NSLookup
      • handles spaces better
      • can query via TCP
      • saves the settings
    • ASN-Inspector is much more faster
    • eMail header analyzer
      • completely rewritten
      • can do a portscan, IP range scan, trace-to and whois
      • uses a more up to date DNSBL list
      • automatically grabs clipboard data
      • allows adding of extra IPs
    • Atomic time sync: list of time server can be edited and saved
  • Fixes
    • catching variouse exception caused by entering invalid data
    • removed Harvester
    • fixed 'Browser' tab appearance and key distractions
    • loading of ntdll is dynamic
    • fixed "'1 2' is not an Integer" bug
• 2002-12-29 / 1.6.46:94 hypercomplex System
  • New
    • Wow! More multimedia!
    • Diagram Control Panel
  • Optimization
    • better mini-window title bars
    • even more better exception handling
    • handling of hidden files and 'run from CD'
  • Fixes
    • better error handling in Single-HTTP-window
    • mixed longitude and latitude in some cases
    • some bug in Connectionviewer
• 2002-10-03 / 1.6.42:90 unification #12
  • New
    • Sync PC Clock with Atomic Clock
  • Optimization
    • Connection Viewer shows processes and allows process killing (NT, 2K, XP)
    • Connection Viewer smoother display
    • better exception and bug handling, including bug reporting via email
    • some hints can be turned off
• Fixes
  • Management of invalid URLs in SinglePingWindow
  • various range checking errors in Connection Viewer
• again some
• 2002-09-08 / 1.6.38:87 in memorandum Niki de Saint Phalles IV
• New
  • Connection viewer / TCP, IP, UDP etc. statistics
• Optimization
  • 3d diagram can add a 0/0 entry
• Fixes
  • some geoposition calculation fixes
  • some XP fixes
  • DNS-detection fixed in some situations
  • some strange errors in build in browser fixed
• 2002-08-25 / 1.6.36:83 in memorandum Niki de Saint Phalles III
• New
  • Cache Shower
  • Auto-Version-Checker to stay updated
• Optimization
  • Opera 6.x URLs are catched
  • Clipboard URLs are catched
  • Number of traces are shown in status line
  • IP Range Scanner: runtime estimation in status line
  • Setup: splitted into two pages
  • Option to set links in "Start Menu"
  • DayAndNight:
    • delete columns, move colums
    • Undo
    • reduced save file size down to 95%
• Fixes
  • DayAndNight: again some integer errors
  • Playback: floating error, too.
  • some list visualisation problem
  • some missing german translations
• 2002-08-18 / 1.6.35:80 in memorandum Niki de Saint Phalles II
• New
  • Day and Night-Trace
• Optimization
  • some startup optimizations
• Fixes
  • fixed some playback problems
• 2002-08-11 / 1.6.34:75 in memorandum Niki de Saint Phalles
• New
  • Nslookup
  • IP-Range-Scanner
  • Window-List (F9)
  • create link on desktop
  • eMail headers analyzing
• Optimization
  • again lots of interface optimizations
  • some visualization optimizations
  • Tools page
• Fixes
  • fixed the zoom/rotation/OpenGL-Bugs
  • fixed "function GetNetworkParams is not supported by the operating system."
• 2002-05-21 / 1.5.30:72 "133z haxOr" edition
• New
  • Port-Scanner (knows 3612 ports!)
  • HTTP-Server-Spy
  • Telnet-Client
  • simple ping window for "long period" diagnostic
  • very basic passiv fingerprinting
• Optimization
  • 3d diagram colors setable
  • columns in list can be hidden
  • drop down list content is editable
  • Good/Bad sliders can be fixed, got setting menu
  • lots of GUI-optimizations
  • new cache database layout
  • more and better context menus
  • faster loading and closing
  • lists copy in text and html
• Fixes
  • "host not reachable"-problem solved (hopefully)
  • magnetic screen borders fixed
  • some
• 2002-02-01 / 1.2.23:44 "wasn't ready for xmas" edition
• New
  • TLD-Support for AERO, BIZ, COOP, INFO, MUSEUM, NAME, PRO
  • TLD-Support for BIND-style domain configuration files
  • some usage statistic function added
  • Domain Harvester
• Optimization
  • "http-jump to IP-Number" in trace list added
  • "don't change target" in whois lookup
  • some GUI style changes
• Fixes
  • nothing big
• 2001-09-01 / 1.1.18:41 autumn edition
• New
  • Minimize to tray
  • Console mode application support
  • optional DNS/Whois cache to speed up all resolves
• Optimization
  • "Grab-URL-Button redesign, will work with Opera, Netscape, IE, all other browsers...
  • Mehr deutsche Oberflächenelemente
  • Copy trace list and Whois into clipboard in popup menu
  • "Surf to target"-Button
  • overall Whois managment reviewed
  • a WWW address in trace popup menu added
  • last displayed page will be shown at new start
  • window position is stored
  • new icons, some more in side
• Fixes
  • right-click in some listes caused errors
  • leading and trailing space problems fixed
  • lock-problem in Whois fixed
  • lots of unnamed fixes
  • spelling
• 2001-07-23 / 1.0.16:36
  • Redesign of tools-menu
  • kiosk mode with F11-key
  • 3d-data can be added in front instead of behind
  • Want to buy a domain? Use "Surf to registrar" for any gTLD or ccTLD
  • "Whois" page to query any whois-server about domain details (owner, address...)
  • "start with TTL" added
  • fixed an error in playback
  • fixed some font size problems
• 2001-06-21 / 1.0.13:31
  • Spiced up the protocol with some more data for external analysis software
  • some cpu load reducement things implemented
  • Teilweise deutsche Oberfläche, automatische Erkennung der Sprache
  • Sound
  • WWW-Browser
    • just a browser with url line, history, kit-animation-bar, nothing big
    • popup-menu in trace list for quick jump to website
    • grab urls from running IEs
  • quick Telnet call in trace list
  • timeout history items implemented
  • version jump to 1.x.
• 2001-06-05 / 0.9.12:25
  • Render queue to speed up painting on slow systems
  • some more painting optimizations
  • monitor function and playback window added
  • "sliding diagram" now works, if diagram is filled with maximum number of data
  • fixed a blocking bug in pinger-thread
  • added total loss, latitude, longitude, altitude columns
  • fixed a color display error for "*"-pings in list-window
• 2001-05-31 / 0.9.10:25
  • Implemented a threaded Tracer. Works quite well. A bit smoother.
  • Fixed a host-lookup-problem that sometimes overwrites entries in the list.
  • Added ICMP.DLL-Version info.
  • Fixed an x-axis overwriting problem.
  • Fixed a math problem (sqrt causes a -NAN exception)
• 2001-05-27 / 0.9.9:21
  • Fixed a very stupid compilation bug.
• 2001-05-27 / 0.9.9:20
  • Fixed some problems with unreachable hosts
  • Improved display for unreachable hosts
• 2001-05-27 / 0.9.8:19
  • Mini-Floating-Windows changed
    (that fixed some drawing problems, looks nicer)
• 2001-05-27 / 0.9.8:17
  • Mini-Floating-History-Window added
  • colored "as list" with sliders
  • Settings for Visualization
  • lots of cosmetic changes
  • lots of convenience changes
  • some fixes, some still pending
• 2001-05-26 / 0.8.6:16
  • fixed a DNS-Bug in host resolving
• 2001-05-26 / 0.8.5:16
  • Mini-Floating-Statistic-Window added
  • some Fixes
• 2001-05-25 / 0.8.4:16
  • initial release, creation