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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2006<BR>To: Members of the MIT
Community: itpartners@mit.edu, winpartners@mit.edu, sw-release-announce@mit.edu,
ed-tech@mit.edu, <BR>From: Software Release Team <swrt@mit.edu><BR>Subj:
IS&T announces availability and support for SecureCRT 5.1 and SecureFX
3.1<BR>Cc: is&t@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu, it-lead@mit.edu</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Good Afternoon, <BR><BR>The Secure Applications Release Team is pleased
to announce the release of SecureFX 3.1 and SecureCRT 5.1 for
Windows.<BR><BR>Who Should Download and Why<BR><BR>The latest versions of<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the applications benefit not only new
users interested in upgrading to SecureFX 3.1 or SecureCRT 5.1, but also those
users wishing to utilize the new features listed
below.<BR><BR>---------------------------------------<BR
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>New SecureFX features:<BR></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>- Files
can be dragged and dropped or pasted to and from applications such as Windows
Explorer, WinZip, Outlook, and Outlook Express.<BR><BR>- SecureFX 3.1 reduces
desktop clutter by allowing SecureFX sessions to be minimized to the
Activator.<BR><BR>- Integrated configuration settings between SecureFX and the
VanDyke Software secure terminal emulator SecureCRT 5.1 making it simpler
to create and maintain sessions.<BR><BR>- Sound notification options for when a
connection is made, when a transfer completes, or when there is an
error.<BR><BR>- Increased firewall flexibility by adding generic proxy, which
supports HTTPS and SSL proxies. <BR><BR>- Support for
IPv6.<BR><BR>---------------------------------------</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt"><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>New SecureCRT features:<BR><BR>- Tabbed sessions
reduce desktop clutter and make it easy to switch between sessions and organize
groups of connected sessions.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>- The new SFTP tab allows you to open an SFTP tab to the same SSH2
session without having to re-authenticate. <BR><BR>- Integrated configuration
settings between SecureCRT and the VanDyke Software secure file transfer client
SecureFX make it simpler to create and maintain sessions.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>· Set your options once and they are
used by both programs.<BR></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>- Named firewalls allow session-specific firewall
settings.</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<BR><BR></SPAN><FONT size=3>- 256-color Xterm support.</FONT></FONT><SPAN
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<BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>- Support for IPv6.
<BR><BR>---------------------------------------<BR></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Known Issues for Secure FX and Secure CRT<BR><BR>The Athena Shortcut
created by the installers are only created for the account used to install the
Secure application. Additional accounts and Windows Domain users will need to
run the "Create Shortcut to Athena" tool in Start > Programs > MIT
SecureFX/CRT > Tools > <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Create
Shortcut to Athena</SPAN> to add this setting to their configuration
files.<BR><BR>---------------------------------------<BR><BR>How to obtain
SecureFX 5.1 & SecureCRT 3.1<BR><BR>Both installers are available for
download at the MIT Software Page:<BR></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="http://web.mit.edu/software/win.html">http://web.mit.edu/software/win.html</A></SPAN><BR><BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>---------------------------------------<BR><BR>Getting Help<BR><BR>The
SecureFX at MIT web page is at <BR></FONT><A
href="http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?name=securefx"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?name=securefx</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>.<BR><BR>The SecureCRT at MIT web page is at
<BR></FONT><A href="http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?name=securecrt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?name=securecrt</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>.<BR><BR>Users with questions or requiring
assistance should contact the Computing<BR>Help Desk at </FONT><A
href="mailto:computing-help@mit.edu"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>computing-help@mit.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> or
x3-1101.<BR><BR><BR>Respectfully,<BR><BR>Deb Bowser <BR>Bill Brids <BR>Heather
Harrison<BR>Atticus Gifford</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Secure Applications Release Team<BR>MIT Information Systems &
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