DRIFT 2000 for Windows NT
DRIFT2000 is a fully NT compatible native 32bit Application
complete with ActiveX for application development.
The DRIFT2000 ActiveX can be used with Visual Basic, Web pages,
Access, etc
Gone
are the .INI files (e.g. WIN.INI and DRIFT2000.INI) as full use is made of the
Registry.
If
you wish to use SSL (Secure Socket’s Layer) please contact us as SSL is made available via a separate install.
The
User Interfaces now conform to the latest UI standards
·
Tab Dialogs
·
Right Mouse Menus
·
What’s this help on dialogs
·
HTML Help
·
And more …
New
functionality
·
Copy and Paste in one operation
·
Passive support on Client and Server FTP
·
TN3279E – for firewall support
A DRIFT Web page is available at http://www.ibmgsa.telecom.com.au/drift/ . Please register so that can receive
updates via email. You can now easily put your bug reports or suggestions in
via the web. We are always keen to get feedback both good and bad.
We
hope that you enjoy DRIFT 2000 as much as we appreciated the opportunity to
develop it.
Known Issues with this Release
·
Downloading
files using Kermit with the long packet size option selected causes file
corruption. By default the long packet size box is unchecked, and this works
correctly for both file upload and download.
·
To
successfully access the DRIFT help files, a browser must be installed on the
workstation.
·
On Win98
only, Print does not work. To print the contents of an emulation screen, use
the Copy/Paste mechanism to copy the screen contents to Notepad, and print from
there.
Fixes in this Release
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When performing an ASCII file transfer the Winsock Binary
flag is no longer set
·
TN3279 string monitoring for Data Blocks Only has been
restored