DynDNS Updater AppCast http://www.dyndns.com/support/clients/mac.html DynDNS Updater Sparkle Updates Feeder 1.5.4(395) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:00:42 -0500 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:30:15 -0500 DynDNS Updater 3.0 - Internet Guide integration - set your DNS servers dynamically without interfering with VPN connections.
- Improved diagnostic email template with more useful information for troubleshooting.
- Reduced logging of non-warning messages by default.
- Fix for a version problem with the widget present in the beta release.

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:00:42 -0500 dyndns-updater-30 DynDNS Updater 2.4 - Fixed issue causing daemon to not start on boot up in OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
- Fixed a bug that could cause a deadlock when initializing SSL in some rare cases.
- Fixed a bug that would cause the updater to say "The DynDNS Updater daemon was installed but could not be launched" when the install had actually failed.
- Changed how the path is determined when installing the daemon to be a little more resilient.

]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:24:19 -0500 dyndns-updater-24 DynDNS Updater 2.3 - Fixed bug where a host or account could be set inactive if an error occurred while updating hosts.
- Fixed a bug where a host could potentially not update if the IP changed while the daemon isn't running.
- Fixed the Check IP update URL.
- A few minor text changes to make error messages more descriptive.
- Made the interface IP checking code a bit more robust.

]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:36:30 -0700 dyndns-updater-23 DynDNS Updater 2.1 http://www.dyndns.com/support/clients/mac.html - Added a problem description dialog to assist users in generating a diagnostic email.
- Added a timestamp to daemon log messages.
- Fixed a bug where the daemon wasn't exiting in a timely fashion when OS X was in the shutdown process.
- Fixed a bug where the application wouldn't run from a path with non-ASCII characters in it.
- Fixed a bug where NOCHG wasn't sent to the DynDNS server for flags like MX, wildcard, etc.
- Removed excess logging to help make diagnosing problems easier.
- Compressed the account-host info printed in a diagnostic email to shorten the text.

]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:04:22 -0500 dyndns-updater-21 DynDNS Updater 2.0 The following are changes since DynDNS Updater 2.0rc1

Application Changes

  • Added/Updated tooltips.
  • Updated About Box text and design.
  • Removed the unused Paste and Match Style and Speech menu items.
  • If an account is double-clicked then it will be expanded/contracted.
  • If a host is double-clicked, then it will be activated/deactivated.
  • Added better error handling in the SSL code.
  • New interface for changing an account password.
  • Will now handle a failed daemon connection gracefully, attempting to restart the daemon if needed.
  • Will no longer set the host status to "Contacting DynDNS Server" if the daemon is paused.
  • Esc key now works to dismiss the remove account dialog.
  • Deactivate non-essential menu items when the setup wizard is open.
  • The Refresh account hosts toolbar and menu items are no longer active if no accounts have been configured.
  • New manual.
  • New help files.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a "beep" when opening the application without any accounts.
  • Fixed a bug where the status panel could be left open when an error occurred while adding an account.
  • Fixed bugs when changing the account password.
  • Removed some extraneous code.

    • Daemon Changes

  • Added locking to some of the SSL code to make it thread-safe.
  • When an HTTP error occurs during an update, set the host status accordingly.
  • Daemon now allows up to 10 connection errors before it will exit.
  • Adjusted some log strings and log levels.
  • The StartupItem now correctly starts and stops the daemon.
  • Fixed a bug in the host update that could cause the status to be set as OK even when it wasn't.
  • Fixed a bug with the SSL certificate validation when connecting to update.dyndns.com.
  • Fixed a bug in OpenSSL where encrypting/decrypting an empty string should never be attempted.
  • Fixed a bug in the install daemon code that could cause an exception to be thrown under certain conditions.

    • Widget Changes

  • If a host is inactive, don't show a current IP.
  • Will now handle a failed daemon connection gracefully.
  • Removed the gear from the widget.
  • Fixed bugs with resizing and flipping.
  • Fixed the vertical sizing to allow for more descriptive error strings.
  • Fixed a bug where an alert panel could be generated when it should be reported as an error in the widget interface itself.

  • Fixed a bug where the window could be too small for some error messages.

    • ]]>     Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:09:00 -0500 dyndns-updater-20     DynDNS Updater 2.0rc1 Dashboard Widget Changes

    • New interface.
    • Added a widget installer to the Tools menu.
    • Updated the uninstall script to remove the widget as well.
    • The widget now only shows the hosts that belong to the current user.
    • Fixed a bug where widget hosts would update even if the Dashboard wasn't active.
    • Fixed the application ID in the widget.

    Application Changes

    • Changed "..." to the actual ellipses character.
    • More descriptive error messages.
    • Fixed link in About Box.
    • A few styling changes to the uninstall dialog.
    • Fixed general compiler warnings.
    • Fixed bouncing dock icon race condition.

    Account/Host Changes

    • Adjusted wording of duplicate account dialog box.
    • Adjusted tooltip text for adding an account.
    • Set a host status while performing updates, so users know their change is in progress.
    • Changed the wording of the auth error to include the possibility of a bad username.
    • Add a warning dialog when removing accounts.

    Wizard Changes

    • Changed Wizard's Cancel button to Quit.
    • Move the "signup for sweet nuthin's" from the wizard dialog to the add account dialog. This no longer requires an email address.
    • Attempt mailing list signup 5 times before showing a failure dialog to the user.
    • Added a link to the "call upon us" text in the wizard.

    Log Changes

    • Disable log menu item if the log window is not open.

    Daemon Changes

    • Added the "default interface" back in to the interface selection.

    Security Fixes

    • Activate the DSA signature check in Sparkle.
    • SSL errors now show up with the rest of the application logs.

    Preferences Changes

    • Added a ? button for Growl preferences, linking to growl.info.
    • Show a blank view between preference panel transitions.
    • Added a preference to select the daemon log level.

    ]]>     Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:36:54 -0400 dyndns-updater-20rc1     DynDNS Updater 2.0b6 Application Changes:

    • Better error notifications when something goes wrong.
    • Reformatted About Box text and updated links.
    • Improved tooltip text for + and - buttons.
    • Show the left/right arrow when the mouse is over the split view area.
    • Added items for all toolbar actions to the menubar.
    • Altered the status window to avoid unnecessary open and close operations.
    • Fixed a crashing bug.
    • Web links now behave as they normally would in a web browser.
    • Cleaned up the uninstall process. Now will ask if we should remove both the preferences and the daemon log file. Move uninstalled files to the Trash if we can.
    • Split view now snaps to a size appropriate to the length of the host names, for a nicer display.
    • Other minor interface changes.

    Account/Host Changes:

    • Fixed text box for host status so it's no longer editable.
    • Esc will now close the add account panel.
    • Fixed keyboard navigation in the account view.
    • Fixed problem with the host table resizing when it shouldn't be.
    • Fixed issue when changing an account name. This is no longer allowed.
    • Added a "Forgot your password?" dialog when an incorrect username/password is entered for an account.
    • Open the add account dialog when the application is launched without any configured accounts.
    • Refresh all account hosts when the application is opened to make sure we are in sync.
    • Added a nicer dialog when an account without any hosts is added.
    • Don't show error messages when updating the host list at application launch. We should fail gracefully in this situation.
    • Removed the active/inactive checkbox for accounts.
    • Fixed a bug when refreshing the host list without an active network connection.
    • Added a more friendly error message when changing an account password to something invalid.
    • Fixed bug when upgrading accounts from DynDNS Updater 1.x.
    • Dramatically improved the performance of refreshing account hosts.

    Wizard Changes:

    • New sized icon for wizard window.
    • Added Cancel and OK buttons to the wizard window.
    • Added code to subscribe a user to the mailing list if they choose to do so in the wizard window.

    Log Changes:

    • Added more descriptive log entries when checking the daemon version.
    • Will no longer display Growl notifications if the application is active.
    • Added custom search filter options to both the log search box and the menubar.
    • Record the last upgraded date and print it to the log at application launch.

    Preferences Changes:

    • Fixed preference toolbar icons so they are now selectable.
    • Change the preference window title to match the selected toolbar section.
    • Added tooltips for the preference items.
    • If Growl isn't installed, the preferences checkbox will now be disabled.
    • Fixed the timing of opening the log window at application launch.

    Daemon Changes:

    • Added a new construction overlay window when the daemon is paused (works in both Tiger and Leopard).
    • Added dialog to confirm pause/resume daemon.
    • Changed the name of dyndnsd to DynDNSUpdaterService.
    • Daemon now trims it's own log file to a max of 10,000 lines every 30 minutes.
    • Execute daemon updates even when the daemon is paused, so our UI doesn't get out of sync.
    • Fixed bug when retrieving an account list from the daemon.
    • Fixed a memory leak in the daemon interface code.
    • Fixed a few memory leaks in the daemon URL download code.

    Security Fixes:

    • Removed the ability to spell check to prevent unauthorized users to see account passwords. (Radar bug filed with Apple.)
    • Encrypt account passwords before writing them out to the daemon configuration files.
    • Implemented more secure Sparkle updates.
    • Check for correct account credentials before allowing an account to be added.
    • Switched the daemon to only accept connections from the localhost.
    • Added some independence of accounts between different users on the same Mac.

    ]]>     Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:36:51 -0400 dyndns-updater-20b6     DynDNS Updater 2.0b5
  • Updated Sparkle configuration for new web location.
  • Fixed compiler warning messages.

    • ]]>     Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:00:45 -0700 dyndns-updater-20b5     DynDNS Updater 2.0b4
  • If the main window is closed, the application will now terminate.
  • Accounts upgraded from DynDNS Updater 1.x are now auto-expanded in the host table.
  • Only send Growl messages for updated host IPs if the host is active.
  • Fixed the error messages printed while downloading an account's host list. Increased logging if an error occurred while the download was taking place. Added a more detailed status message while performing the download.

    • ]]>     Sat, 26 May 2007 18:01:17 -0400 dyndns-updater-20b4     DynDNS Updater 2.0b3 Fri, 25 May 2007 18:10:50 -0400 dyndns-updater-20b3