AllegroSurf® Release Notes

Check here to read a detailed list of what's new for each recent AllegroSurf release.

AllegroSurf Version 4.4.0.0

AllegroSurf 4.4.0.0 was released April 22, 2002.

• Corrected a bug where the MRU list was not saved between sessions.
• Corrected a bug where if a user bypasses a banned site, it was possible for ads and other information to be passed through if the information was in the first packet.
• Corrected a bug where very large files could become truncated when using FTP or the file download might not complete.
• Added the ability to assume users based on a range of IP addresses instead of just by a single IP address or a computer name. This field is especially useful when a user, or a classification of a user can use a range of IP addresses or different computers.
• Added the setting of the SOCKS proxy server in IE and Netscape for Java applets. If Java is used on ports other than the default HTTP port, these browsers will use the SOCKS4 proxy server to make connections.
• Added more checks to help prevent UDP GPF's
• Added "Sports" banning category. Sites can now be based on sports content.
• Improved registration IDs so that name and email address are stored in the ID itself. It is no longer required to have separate fields for the IDs.
• Changed HTTP proxy server to ignore non "GET", "POST" and "CONNECT" requests. This is due to the fact that Windows XP sometimes tries to use the proxy server to perform file I/O requests even when MS Client Networking is NOT bound to TCP/IP.
• Added SSL encryption to TCP Mapping proxy servers and TCP Range Mapping proxy servers. Use these types of proxy servers to encrypt and protect data between two AllegroSurf SSL TCP Mapping proxy servers.

AllegroSurf Version 4.3.0.0

AllegroSurf 4.3.0.0 was released September 17, 2001.

• Corrected potential memory use bug when running as a service. Had to do with putting the icon on the system tray.
• Corrected bug where the proxy servers could potentially truncate files.
• Corrected problem where pages that are moved (either temporary or permanently) are cached.
• Corrected problem where banning was not being done for particular groups/users for both banning sites by strings and for approved sites.
• Added TCP Port Mapping Proxy server
• Added UDP Port Mapping Proxy server
• Improved internal file storage and backup so loss of stored data is unlikely in the event of a computer crash during file writes.
• Improved stability

AllegroSurf Version 4.2.0.2

AllegroSurf 4.2.0.2 was released June 26, 2001.

• Corrected potential memory use bug when running as a service. Had to do with putting the icon on the system tray.
• Corrected bug where the proxy servers could potentially truncate files.

AllegroSurf Version 4.2.0.1

AllegroSurf 4.2.0.1 was released May 8, 2001.

• Corrected FREE problem where AllegroSurf Voyager was unable to connect to the engine.
• Added Options icon to toolbar, menu, and options dialog.

AllegroSurf Version 4.2.0.0

AllegroSurf 4.2.0.0 was released April 28, 2001.

• Minor bug fixes.
• Corrected possible 100% CPU usage problem.
• Added content filtering based on web page titles as well as meta descriptions.
• Improved stability and speed, especially for larger file transfers.
• Improved meta description content filter by improving blocking and checking for compound words.
• Added the ability to import Users from a CSV text file. This feature automatically creates groups as well.
• Improved speed when deleting many users and/or user groups.
• Added *.asp* to the default list of files that won't get prefetched.
• Added graphic icons to pop up menus.

AllegroSurf Version 4.1.0.2

AllegroSurf 4.1.0.2 was released January 18, 2001.

• Minor bug fixes.
• When installing DNS, News, and SMTP if AllegroSurf can't automatically determine the mapping server, the server is installed disabled.
• Corrected DNS proxy server problem where CPU usage would climb and not stop.
• Corrected date bug, where a server was returning a date of 4-Jan-37. This caused AllegroSurf to GPF.

AllegroSurf Version 4.1.0.1

AllegroSurf 4.1.0.1 was released November 28, 2000.

• Corrected filtering bug where filtering meta tags was not being done properly and would not work.
• Corrected uninstall bug where TCP/IP configuration could be deleted from the registry.

AllegroSurf Version 4.1.0.0

AllegroSurf 4.1.0.0 was released November 6, 2000.

• Added full DHCP support.
• Added automatic DHCP support. No configuration is required in most cases. AllegroSurf chooses the correct IP addresses, DNS server, and subnet mask automatically based on the server's IP address.
• Added support for most DHCP "options".
• Added support for the "Del" key in all lists.
• Added the ability to specify a computer name instead of an IP address for assumed users. This only works when the AllegroSurf DHCP server distributed an IP address for the client computer.
• Improved monitoring capability. AllegroSurf Voyager will throttle requests packets from the engine to avoid overuse of bandwidth.

AllegroSurf Version 4.0.0.1

AllegroSurf 4.0.0.1 was released October 6, 2000.

• Added registry entries for Windows 9X/Me so that the WSAENOBUFS error goes away.
• When hangup time was 0, AS was still disconnecting the modem when all users were logged off.
• Corrected FtpTree.ocx uninstall problem if it was already installed.
• Corrected installation bug where registry entries would not get set for the two free versions.

AllegroSurf Version 4.0.0.0

AllegroSurf 4.0.0.0 was released October 3, 2000.

• Minor bug fixes and stability fixes.
• Added User and Group support.
• Added the ability for users to login, logout, and change their password through their browser.
• Added creation of login, logout, and change password URLs on the Desktop during installation.
• Added user auditing for Session Creation and Termination, Request Details, License Violations, Session Traffic, Banned Site Attempts, User Login and Logout, Configuration Changes, and Authorization Failures.
• Added the ability to view user logs through browser. (http://audit.allegrosurf.com/userid)
• Added proxy server logging for Session Creation and Termination, Request Details, License Violations, Session Traffic, Banned Site Attempts, Server Start and Stop, Errors, Configuration Changes, and Authorization Failures.
• Added the ability to view proxy logs through browser. (http://log.allegrosurf.com/servername)
• Added RTSP (RealPlayer) proxy server support
• Added ability to choose who (users and/or groups) filters are applied to for Diversions, Active Content, and Content filtering.
• Added ability to choose who (users and/or groups) can access which proxy servers.
• Added ability to choose who (users and/or groups) banned and approved sites apply to.
• Improved DNS caching.
• Added ability to schedule certain maintenance tasks including: "Delete HTTP Cache", "Delete User Logs", "Delete Proxy Logs", "Force users to change password at next login". "Restart all Proxy Servers", "Reset user accounting totals", "Store user accounting totals", and "Disconnect modem".
• Added ability to select users or groups for maintenance tasks: "Delete User Logs", "Force user to change password at next login", "Reset user accounting totals", and "Store user accounting totals".