VNC Enterprise Edition 4.4 - Release Notes

Introduction

Below are the release notes for version 4.4. You can also read the release notes for versions 4.3.x and earlier. There is also a list of known bugs in version 4.4.

Improved behaviour of "Use these settings for all connections" option in VNC Viewer.

Added UAC prompt when stopping or starting VNC Server in Service-Mode on Vista.
FIXED: "AES authentication error" using single sign-on with no encryption.
FIXED: Failure to single sign-on between Windows and UNIX on some systems.
FIXED: Blue screen installing VNC Mirror Driver over RDP.
FIXED: VNC Viewer flickering when server screen blanking is enabled.
FIXED: Cannot disable the option to remember the Master Password in VNC Address Book.
FIXED: VNC Address Book crash if the window is scrolled while renaming an entry.
FIXED: Occasional "Bad obfuscated password length" error using encrypted passwords with VNC Address Book.

NEW: Added support for AIX.
FIXED: Licensing directory created with the wrong permissions.
FIXED: Copy and paste not working with x0vncserver.
FIXED: VNC Viewer crash if quit while in full screen mode on some systems.
FIXED: VNC Server crashes with some keyboard layouts.
FIXED: Errors during file transfer block x0vncserver.
FIXED: Single sign-on auto-configuration not working correctly on 64-bit systems.
FIXED: UNIX password authentication not using PAM on some modern systems.
FIXED: Error message when deleting directories from VNC Address Book.
FIXED: Troubleshooting ("details") hyperlink unavailable in some situations despite VNC Server not accepting connections.
FIXED: vnc.so module not serving Java viewer by default.
FIXED: VNC Address Book crash when creating a new entry.

NEW: VNC Address Book application.
NEW: HTTP proxy support.
NEW: User interface improvements.
Single sign-on now works cross-platform where supported by the operating system.
Improved line-speed estimation for adapting to network speed.
Use native password authentication by default.
FIXED: Memory leak causing long-running servers to become sluggish.

NEW: text-based chat between viewer and server.
User-Mode servers configured to use Windows password authentication now allow access to the logged-on user by default.
Improved dead key support.
Added a workaround for Microsoft KB921337 bug.
FIXED: Query connect dialog sometimes opens behind other windows.
FIXED: Mirror driver problem capturing sub-pixel rendering.
FIXED: Occasional failure to restore desktop effects such as alpha-blended icon text and the Aero user interface on disconnect.
FIXED: File transfer truncating files on Vista SP 1.
FIXED: File transfer fails for User-Mode servers on Windows XP and later.
FIXED: Potential file transfer crash.
FIXED: Potential crash on exit from VNC Viewer or VNC Server.

NEW: Better integration with Gnome and KDE, including a server status icon in desktop environments that support this, integration into the Applications menu and support for .vnc files.
Added support for desktop resizing to Xvnc, x0vncserver and the vnc.so module.
Added full support for desktop scaling to VNC Viewer.
Improved x0vncserver mouse and screen capture efficiency.
Added clipboard support to x0vncserver.
Improved support for palettised displays.
FIXED: Potential shared memory leak.