PA File Sight Change History

Updates in 2008

3.4.10.35 * Improved support for UTF-8 report emails

Updates in 2007

3.4.10.14 * Message Box action now works on Vista, and in Terminal Services windows as well
* Message Box action uses configurable message text
* localhost used for Run Now command rather than computer name
* Write to Log File action has configurable max size
3.4.10.4 * Minor resource leak in the Console has been fixed
* Report templates can be customized
* Emailed status reports with embedded report graphs show correct graphs
* PA File Sight database recording defaults to true
* WinHTTP client auto-detects more proxy information from IE settings and handles proxy authentication
* Increased SQLite page size for better I/O efficiency
* Deleting orphaned SQLite master journal files
* Email throughput optimization
* Ability to remove HREFs in emailed HTML status reports
3.4.9.15 * Importing configuration for a server whose name contains the name of the source server works better
* Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS) action will force $Details$ to be a single line of text
* Emailing reports works with UTF-8 report files
3.4.9.5 * Added additional logging for report generation
* Change to try and make WMI let go of our DLL on shutdown
* Fixed a repaint problem in read-only text boxes
* UTF-8 used for HTML reports to better support customers of non-Latin based languages (particularly Asia languages)
* WMI polling no longer causes the floppy disk to seek
3.4.8.17 * Fix in the periodic daily scheduler for monitors with a fixed start time and a small period
* Added logging for hosted .NET CLR startup
* Alternate technique for finding drives in WMI
* Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS) action will appropriately serialize multiple calls to the phone/modem
* PA File Sight fix for particularly slow I/O (coming in from the network) that could get missed
* Server maintenance scheduled now copied when importing from a configuration file
* Added support for the MachineIP script and message variable
* Changed the way .CSV files are attached to mailed reports
3.4.7.6 * Added SMTPS (SSL-encrypted SMTP) support
* Optimized status report creation
* Updated to SQLite 3.4.1
* Improved database layer efficiency
* Ability to delete multiple reporting data sets at once
* Greatly reduced flicker while scrolling and resizing
3.4.4.4 * PA File Sight has configurable handling for alternate data streams (see http://www.poweradmin.com/help/FS_3_4/Monitor_FileSight_DataStreams.aspx )
* More aggressively throttling CPU usage to the target value
* Fixed error in scheduled reports UI where no report type is chosen when OK is pressed
* PA File Sight can filter on and display amount of data read/written
* Application behavior interpretation to override false-positive delete notifications (see http://www.poweradmin.com/help/FS_3_4/Monitor_FileSight_AppBehavior.aspx )
* Updated PA File Sight UI
* PA File Sight rename alerts show the final filename
* Added (experimental) 64-bit File Sight driver to build and install
* Added additional SMTP logging
* Backup From address added to the Email action
* Fixed a bug in File Sight settings persistence
* Added Phone Dialer support sending control characters (useful for sending SMS messages via an attached phone)
* Added Phone Dialer support for variables (for sending SMS messages via an attached cell phone)
* Added the scheduling and delivery of computer and summary status reports
3.4.1.25 * Added additional controls to monitor and improve internal efficiency
* Diagnostics added for graphical report creation
* Creating graphical reports is slighly faster and uses less memory
* Ensuring the monitor's last run time is accurately saved
* Added additional startup logging
* Uninstaller behaves better
* Optimized the scheduler thread
* Activity tracker has been highly optimized
* Security message about app starting to match message for app stopping
* Monitor result status in log file output changed to be more user friendly
* Guarantee no hanging linefeeds in outgoing SMTP messages
* Scheduler fix that sometimes prevents auto-maintenance from starting
3.4.0.39 * File Sight now operates on file name specifications (using * and ?) instead of just file extensions
* Automated server maintenance scheduling
* Phone Dialer action for sending DTMF/CallerID alerts over the phone system via a regular modem
* Dial-Up Connection action for connecting to the Internet so notifications can be sent
* Much more flexible scheduling for monitors, maintenance and scheduled reports
* Mailing of HTML reports is now supported
* Upgraded to SQLite 3.3.13
* Fixed an error with report time frames
* The File Change report now handles partial file names and paths
* Improved server credential handling and related user hints
* MessageBox actions correctly truncate messages too long for the screen
* Option to have status reports almost instantly up-to-date (see Settings -> Status Report Settings)
* Hardened internal HTTP report server
* Ability to set action names for E-mail, Pager and SMS actions
* Files and directories read by FileSightSvc.exe and Console.exe are ignored
3.3.2.8 * Logging SMTP activity for troubleshooting purposes
* Fixed the scheduled report dialog that was always selecting the first data set
* Fixed a crash in report auto-print if running as Local Service

Updates in 2006

3.3.0.4 * New branding graphics to match new website
* MessageBox action constrained so it doesn't go off screen
* Fix for a problem when valid licenses are not recognized
3.2.24.7 * Scheduled reports moved to a more prominent position. They also now have their own schedules
* Numerous minor user interface improvements
* Database robustness increased to fix reporting issue
* Increased default max threads to 80
* Change to ensure monitors are not starved for a worker thread
3.2.22.19 * File Sight ignored file list is stored in a database now instead of the registry
* Various minor user interface tweaks to make it easier to use for first-time users
* Upgraded to SQLite 3.3.7
3.2.22.11 * First Release - (It's version 3.2.22.11 since that is the product platform it is built on)

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