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VNC Personal Edition 4.2 - Release Notes
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Below are the release notes for version 4.2. You can also read the release notes for versions 4.1.x and earlier.

VNC Personal Edition 4.2.5

VNC Personal Edition for Windows Changes
  • FIXED: Server memory leak when used on Windows 2000 systems.

VNC Personal Edition 4.2.3

General changes
  • FIXED: Security vulnerability

VNC Personal Edition 4.2.2

VNC Personal Edition for Windows Changes
  • VNC Viewer applies server clipboard text immediately, when it has focus.
  • FIXED: More robust file-transfer directory-enumeration algorithm.
VNC Personal Edition for Java Changes
  • FIXED: Full-colour is now disabled on JREs prior to version 1.5, to ensure compatibility.

VNC Personal Edition 4.2.1

General Features and Improvements from VNC Personal Edition 4.2
  • FIXED: Potential server-crash when using QueryConnect.
  • FIXED: Disconnect issue when using RFB 3.3/3.7 with no authentication and QueryConnect enabled.
VNC Personal Edition for Windows Changes
  • FIXED: Unable to connect to server on Windows 2000 without Terminal Services.
  • FIXED: Potential viewer-crash when performing chained file transfer.
  • Connection access can only be changed if local user has server config rights.
  • Increased trial period to 30 days.
VNC Personal Edition for Java Changes
  • FIXED: Full-colour not working on JREs prior to version 1.5.

VNC Personal Edition 4.2

General Features and Improvements from VNC Personal Edition 4.1.3
  • Queried connections can now be accepted view-only.
  • Improved connection logging, particularly for blacklisted connections.
  • Improved update-handling for slow connections.
  • VNC Server now support new "guest" login.
  • VNC Server now provide full integrated connection management.
VNC Personal Edition for Windows Changes
  • Added file transfer.
  • Added partial support for alpha-blended cursors.
  • VNC Server: Add New Client menu item can be disabled.
  • VNC Server: Improved support for Fast User Switching under Windows XP.
  • VNC Server: QueryConnect timeout behaviour is now configurable.
  • VNC Viewer: Full-screen mode can span monitors on a multi-monitor system.
  • VNC Viewer: Full-screen mode can set viewer's monitor resolution to match server's.
  • FIXED: Relative-Pointer mode does not work correctly on multi-monitor server systems.
  • FIXED: VNC Server does not work correctly with power-saving modes.
  • FIXED: Scrolling VNC Viewer window does not behave correctly.
VNC Personal Edition for Java Changes
  • Added support for full-colour, low colour and very low colour modes.
  • Improved hextile encoding efficiency.
  • Enable Tab key on systems that support it.
  • Server identity cache format is now the same as for platform native VNC Viewers.
 
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