Fetch 5.5.1

Fetch 5.5.1 gives you a kind of an easy-to-use, full-featured file transfer client for the Apple Macintosh. Fetch supports FTP, SFTP and FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS), the most popular file transfer protocols on the Internet, for compatibility with thousands of Internet service providers, web hosting companies, publishers, pre-press companies, and more.

Fetch's user interface emphasizes simplicity and ease of use, including a toolbar that puts the commands you need most at your fingertips and a file list modeled on the familiar Mac OS X Finder. Fetch features include WebView, droplet shortcuts, automatic support for Zip, Tar, Gzip, StuffIt and other common file formats, editing text or image files directly on a server, Bonjour (Rendezvous) support, Unicode file names, synchronizing folders using the Mirror command, automating repetitive tasks with Automator actions and AppleScript recording, a Dashboard widget for easy uploading and tracking the progress of your upload, and extensive online help.

Major Features:

1. Support for FTP, SFTP, FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS), and FTP with GSSAPI (Kerberos)
2. A file list modeled on the familiar Mac OS X Finder
3. Support for drag-and-drop of files and folders between servers and your Mac, or between two servers
4. Droplet shortcuts and a Dashboard widget for easy uploading and tracking the progess of your upload
5. One-click editing of remote files using any application, with changes automatically saved back to the server
6. Quick Look previews of image, video, audio and other files right inside Fetch
7. Synchronizing folders using the Mirror command, which only uploads or downloads the files that have changed since the last transfer
8. WebView, which lets you easily preview files in your web browser and copy their web addresses to the clipboard
9. Automatic resuming of stalled or failed uploads, for rock-solid reliability
10. Resuming downloads
11. Automatic Passive Mode, for more reliable transfers through firewalls
12. Compatibility with virtually all FTP servers, including VMS, VM/CMS, OS/2, Chyron, etc
13. Upload and copy files between servers using Copy and Paste
14. Automatic support for Zip, StuffIt, Gzip and other common file formats
15. Animated progress indicator in the Fetch Dock icon
16. Bonjour (Rendezvous) support
17. Unicode file names
18. Automating repetitive tasks with Automator actions and AppleScript recording
19. Extensive online help, and context-sensitive tool tips
20. Plain English (or French, German, etc.) error messages
21. Localized to French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish and Italian
22. Universal binary for better performance on Intel-based Macintosh computers.

Enhancements:

• Fixed rare crashes when uploading caused by missing default editors
• Fixed rare crashes when opening preferences caused by missing default editors
• Fixed rare freezes when getting file lists
• Fixed delays in renaming items when the list of recent folders is very long
• Fixed a problem where pressing Return in the Put dialog inserted a space into the names of uploaded files
• Made it easier to select all files in the Put dialog when a single file is already selected
• Fixed a problem where file lists wouldn't be displayed when connecting to certain Windows servers and the "Use LIST -al" preference was selected
• Fixed a problem where folders would display as files when connected to certain Microsoft DFS servers
• Fixed a problem downloading folders that appear to contain files beginning with "._" from certain servers
• Fixed garbled text in confirmation dialog when dragging files to the Trash
• Fixed rare problem where Fetch Shortcuts window could become very short and not resizable.

Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later.