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March

1. Tip: Overview of VShell for FTPS Configuration
2. Tip: Backing Up and Restoring SecureCRT and SecureFX Settings
3. Heard on the Forums: Batch Mode with the vsftp Utility
4. Call for Testers– New SecureCRT and SecureFX Options
5. New and Current Releases

2010 Newsletters

February

1. Tip: VShell Subconfiguration Revised and Expanded
2. SecureCRT for OS X Enters Limited Alpha Release
3. Call for Testers: SecureCRT Scripting, SecureFX PASV
4. Using Keyword Highlighting in SecureCRT 6.5
5. Heard on the Forums: /T for Tabs, Improved Unicode/UTF-8
6. New and Current Releases

January

1. How to Drag and Drop Files in SecureCRT and SecureFX
2. Creating Scripts with the SecureCRT Script Recorder
3. Heard on the Forums: SecureCRT and Amazon EC2 Keys
4. Best Books of the Past Year
5. New and Current Releases

2009 Newsletters

December

1. SecureFX 6.5 Official – Tabs for Flexibility, Productivity
2. SecureCRT 6.5 Official – Tab Status, Keyword Highlighting
3. VShell Server 3.6, VanDyke ClientPack 6.5 Official
4. The Most Useful Newsletter Tips of 2009
5. Why Not Use that Free Update?
6. New and Current Releases

November

1. VanDyke Software Beta Releases: Ready for Windows 7!
2. User Feedback Strong for SecureFX, SecureCRT 6.5 Beta
3. Tips on Installing and Evaluating Beta Software
4. Heard on the Forums: Scripting Keyword Highlighting
5. Scripting Manual Ch. 8: Working with the Windows Clipboard
6. New and Current Releases

October

1. SecureFX and SecureCRT 6.5 Beta 1: Tabs and Still Better Tabs
2. Yet More Beta: VShell 3.6, VanDyke ClientPack 6.5
3. Fall IT Survey: Security Audits and Outsourcing
4. Heard on the Forums: Controlling Window Titles in SecureCRT
5. New and Current Releases

September

1. SecureCRT Tabs: The Complete Rundown
2. Preview New SecureCRT and SecureFX Capabilities!
3. Call for Testers: SecureCRT Inactivity Status Tab Setting
4. Scripting Essentials Ch. 7: Logging, Reading, and Writing Files
5. CRT to SecureCRT Upgrade Promotion Ends September 30, 2009
6. New and Current Releases

August

1. Tip: Maximizing the Value of the Connect Dialog
2. Tip: Easier Copy and Paste in SecureCRT
3. Scripting Essentials Chapter 6: Getting Information from the End User
4. Call for Testers: Highlighting Keywords
5. Call for Testers: Using Encrypted Passwords in Scripts
6. Call for Testers: ClientPack API for Scripting SSH2 Connections
7. Heard on the Forums: Managing Passwords
8. New and Current Releases

June/July

1. Tip: Use "su" to Change SFTP Login Credentials
2. Call for Testers: New SecureCRT Mouse Features
3. Call for Testers: Improved SecureCRT Unicode Support
4. Tip: SecureCRT Word Selection and Word Delimiters
5. New Scripting Essentials Chapter: Sending Data to Remote Machines
6. New and Current Releases

May

1. Sixth Annual Security Survey Shows IT Security Budgets Drop
2. Call for Testers: Session Tabs for SecureFX
3. Call for Testers: W3C Logging Now on VShell for UNIX
4. Available Now: Scripting Essentials Ch. 4 – Reading Remote Data
5. Security News: New Senate Bill Proposes Security Standards
6. New and Current Releases

April

1. Change Session Settings Quickly With SecureCRT 6.2
2. SecureFX 6.2 Official Adds Filters to File Synchronization
3. ClientPack 6.2 Official Augments vsh and vsftp
4. New Scripting Manual Chapter – Remote Connections
5. Updated Silent Installation Tip Now Available
6. New and Current Releases

March

1. Modify Sessions Faster with SecureCRT 6.2
2. SecureFX 6.2 Has Filters for File Synch
3. Expanded Scripting Manual Now on the Website
4. How To: Quickly Launch Multiple SecureCRT Sessions
5. New and Current Releases

February

1. SecureFX 6.2 Beta — Now With Filters for File Synch
2. Streamline Session Management in SecureCRT 6.2 Beta
3. VanDyke ClientPack 6.2 Beta Release Moves vsftp, vsh Forward
4. Now Available: 64-bit Native Software for All Clients
5. New and Current Releases

January

1. Inside VanDyke Software: Pre-Beta Delivery Process
2. Tip: Using SecureCRT as a Secure Shell SOCKS Proxy
3. Setting Up VShell To Use Kerberos Protocol Transition
4. New and Current Releases