Resco Explorer 2007 – Beta 3.2 available

Resco has just uploaded a new beta of its Explorer product for Palm OS to its beta area. Explorer 3.2 brings a lot of detail improvements – here comes the change log(emphasis by me):

FTP
* Support for active mode.
Now you can connect to servers that do not allow passive connections. (Passive mode is further on the preferred mode to be used.)
* Every user can make use of a free FTP account at the FTP hosting service Drive Headquarters. This account includes 1GB storage and 1 GB download/month and can be used with Resco Backup Pro or desktop ftp clients.

* Secure FTP login (Same implementation as in Resco Backup Pro)
Means your user name and login are transferred via safe lines.
Explorer always attempts secure login (over SSL) and if it is not supported, the standard plaintext login follows. You can disallow fallback plaintext login in the FTP setup dialog.

Conditions for using secure login:

* Your FTP server must have this ability.
(Ask if it supports AUTH command with the parameter ‘TLS’.)

* Your handheld must support SSL transfer.
(In other words https links in Blazer.)

File Download
* SSL in HTTP download supported. You can now use URLs starting with https://…
* Password support (Basic Mode only). You can now perform downloads that require user login.

Favorites
* Favorites added to CopyTo Dialog

* Favorites icon (asterisk) added to the address bar

Control Panel
* Time Server support (ControlPanels->Network->Time)
* Improved Preferences browser (assigns names to the system preferences records)

Secure encryption
You can now use zip with secure AES encryption. (compatible with WinZip, 7Zip, PowerArchiver, Resco Backup Pro)
Sample use cases:

* Access to the backup sets created with Resco Backup Pro
* Storing sensitive information passwords, personal data etc.

Using the encryption in combination with zip has several advantages:
* Compression decreases the output file size (less memory consumed, faster card access)
* Possibility to store several files at once.

Other news
* Keyboard Shift for multiselection (Treo)

* Disconnect on Exit option is more reliable.
* Copy To dialog: Added possibility to automatically open destination folder
* Network URL can specify remote directory using URL scheme

Overall, this looks like a truly great update – the beta is currently on its way to my Treo. Expect further information soon!

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