Connection Keeper 18.0

Added the ability to test an FTP download. An ftp:// URL in the Sites tab can now specify a path and filename. Previously it was only possible to test the login.
Added the ability to test HTTP redirects.
Added the ability to test SMTP logins.
Improved the appearance of the Failure Notice emails.
SNMP stats: added the "TCP active connections" stat.
Added a "Speak" tool to the Help viewer.
Added the "Hyperborean" skin. Numerous skin improvements.
The "Status" tab now updates instantly after unminimizing.
Query All: the error window's OK button is now labeled "Abort".
Help: added the "Rectangle" Selection Mode, which is useful for copying columns of text.
Query All: the mouse cursor no longer changes to an hourglass.
Added a button to the Popup Killer table that opens the context menu.
The /? command line switch will now display the help file chapter on the command line.
Fixed: Query All: the Abort button was not always responding to clicks.
Fixed a rare stack overflow.

* Added support for HTTPS.
* Added the ability to test an FTP login. An ftp:// URL can be specified on the Sites tab.
* Report External IP: this now also reports the domain (PTR record) for the external IP address.
* Numerous interface improvements, especially regarding 4K monitors.
* Added the /kill command line switch which directs the /c switch to abruptly terminate the process.
* Events logged in Event Viewer now reference the user.
* Import/Export Settings: the file no longer appears in the Start Menu Recent Files list.
* Added the "Clipboard Inspector" tool to the Interface menu.
* Changed the colors of the animated "infinity hourglass" to a rainbow.
* Queries are no longer performed if there is a popup window present.
* Now supports installation to a path that contains unicode characters.
* Fixed: when fetching certain DNS records, it was possible that a trailing semi-colon was clipped from the result.
* Fixed: when maximized, the window's border could possibly be visible on a secondary monitor.
* Fixed: possible window flicker on 4K monitors, or when many System-G windows are open, or when kernel memory becomes scarce.

Popup Killer: added the ability to control the interval at which Connection Keeper looks for popup windows. Previously it was hard coded at 2.5 seconds.
Popup Killer: added the ability to forcefully terminate a process.
Email Errors To: added a button that takes you to where the relaying SMTP server is configured.
SNMP stats: each networking adapter is now listed, along with some information.
Backlink checking: the backlink is now considered invalid if it contains a "rel=nofollow" attribute.
Settings are now automatically saved after 30 minutes of idle time. This helps prevent their loss in the event of a power failure.
The animated query indicator is now more colorful.
Added 32 tools to the System Tools tool.
Fixed: rarely, balloon help was not appearing promptly, or not at all.
Fixed: executables were signed with a revoked SHA1 cert. Because the SHA256 cert is valid, this would only be reported to the user on systems prior to Win7.

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Added the ability to monitor the hyperlinks on a webpage. This is useful for informing you when a website removes its link to your website
Improved the appearance of icons. Changed from 8-bit GIF's to higher resolution 32-bit PNG's. Many icons have been redesigned
Added the "Report External IP" tool
There is now an animated indicator in the center of the window while a query is being executed
Numerous minor interface improvements
The "Unminimize On Error" option has moved from the Options menu to a checkbox control on the Settings tab
The installer/uninstaller will now close Connection Keeper automatically to prevent a reboot unless "No Caption" is checked
Fixed: a DLL injection security vulnerability
Fixed: some pairs of characters, in certain fonts, were displayed too close together
Fixed: a rare but serious problem could cause a window to render incorrectly

Added the ability to monitor the hyperlinks on a webpage. This is useful for informing you when a website removes its link to your website
Improved the appearance of icons. Changed from 8-bit GIF's to higher resolution 32-bit PNG's. Many icons have been redesigned
Added the "Report External IP" tool
There is now an animated indicator in the center of the window while a query is being executed
Numerous minor interface improvements
The "Unminimize On Error" option has moved from the Options menu to a checkbox control on the Settings tab
The installer/uninstaller will now close Connection Keeper automatically to prevent a reboot unless "No Caption" is checked
Fixed: a DLL injection security vulnerability
Fixed: some pairs of characters, in certain fonts, were displayed too close together
Fixed: a rare but serious problem could cause a window to render incorrectly

Added the ability to export and import all of Connection Keeper's settings. This is useful for transferring the configuration to a different computer, or creating a backup.
Added the "Limit Reconnection Attempts" option to the Status tab.
Added the "Retry" button to the "Query Failed" error window.
Added the "Unminimize On Error" option to the Options menu.
Added the "Record Connection Events" option to the Options menu. If checked, when the connection is lost or restored, Connection Keeper will record an event in the Windows Event Log.
Added the "No Caption" option to the Options menu. This determines if the title "Connection Keeper" is displayed in the window caption.
Choosing "Disconnect" from the File menu will no longer uncheck the "Auto-Reconnect" box. Instead, the Auto-Reconnect feature will simply be ignored until the user chooses "Connect" from the File menu.
Redesigned the Default skin. The old skin was renamed "Air".
Added a first-time greeting window.
When enabling "Launch At Startup", if there is an error, it will now be reported.
Fixed: the caption/taskbar icon was not always changing during queries and errors.
Fixed: the "Limit Keep-Alive Duration" feature was stopping queries about 25% too soon.

* Added an "Import From CSV File" tool to the Popup Killer table.
* The "Log Errors To File" field now supports Environment Variables.
* Fixed: rare crash when opening a sub-menu.

· The Popup Killer now supports substring searching of the Window Caption. Simply put an asterisk (*) at the beginning of the Window Caption column.
· Added the ability to query NS records.
· Minor interface improvements.
· Added the "Reset DNS Cache" tool.
· When running the "Query All" tool, and an error occurs, the error window now has a "Continue" button that will allow you to resume the operation.
· Added the "Help" button to the bottom of the window.
· When querying a DNS record, CK now instructs the operating system to not used cached records.
· The "/qa" switch now takes care to prevent a second instance from spawning.
· The rows of the Popup Killer table can now be rearranged.
· Added the "System Tools" launcher to the Interface menu.
· The Status Banner is now drawn with a color gradient instead of a solid color.
· When an error occurs, the icon is now drawn with a red bar.
· Connection Keeper now obeys the "Run" shortcut property, which can instruct the window to be initially minimized or maximized.
· Connection Keeper should now be able to tolerate crashes in the operating system's SNMP API.
· Added the "/max" command line switch, which will cause the window to be initially maximized.
· Fixed: the window caption icon was not always drawing the solid bar while issuing a query.
· Fixed: the "Send Keystrokes" popup killer method was not always working on windows that have a parent.
· Fixed: upon the first execution, the Query Mode field would have no drop-down list.