[Macpartners] Fetch 5 Release Announcement

[Albert Willis]

Good afternoon. Information Services and Technology is pleased to  
announce the release of Fetch 5.0.2.

Fetch 5.0.2 is a redesigned and updated version of Fetch, IS&T's  
supported file transfer protocol (FTP) for Mac OS X. Fetch 5.0.2  
includes support for secure file transfer protocol (SFTP), a much  
requested feature that enables secure file transfer using SSH as the  
transport. Other new features include:

* Automatic support for StuffIt, Zip, Tar, Gzip and other common file  
formats
* Faster file transfers
* Support for Bonjour (formerly known as Rendezvous) for connecting  
to ftp servers
* Support for checking for and downloading the latest version of Fetch
* Updated user interface
* No longer requires Kerebros Extras

System Requirements
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Fetch 5.0.2 requires a Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later.

Who should upgrade
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IS&T recommends that all current Fetch users consider upgrading to  
the latest version.

How to obtain
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Fetch 5 for the Macintosh can be downloaded from the MIT Software  
Download site: http://web.mit.edu/software/mac.html

Note:  You need a current personal certificate to download this  
software. If you do not have a current personal certificate, you can  
obtain one from https://ca.mit.edu/.

Where to get help
-----------------
The Fetch 5 for Macintosh version page is located at: http:// 
itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=687&platform=Macintosh.

If you need assistance with installing or using Fetch 5, please  
contact the Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or (617)  
253-1101.

Al Willis for the Mac OS X Release Team
   Deb Bowser
   Jonathan Reed
   Lee Ridgway
   Helen Rose
   Matthias Thorn
   Karl Witt


______________________________
Albert Willis
Macintosh Platform Coordinator - Software Release Team
Information Services and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
awillis at mit.edu


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